Originally Posted by
Hilltopper89
My opinion only, the typical fighter pilot response: it depends. If you're an O3, young O4, probably not. If you've been around a while, maybe. In my interview they stressed normal/above average progression. Flying airplanes for 15-20 years and not being an IP is a red flag. SEFE is icing on the cake and is a helper. Being an IP in multiple airframes helps too. I'm not sure how they view an IP in a T-6 vs an F-16. Maybe no difference.
Again, just my opinion. There are a few on these boards who are in hiring at the majors and know better than I.
I am an O-3 now. My O-4 board is next year due to the 1-year slip.
Originally Posted by John 3:16
Any way you could get to Luke? IP/SEFE are a sure thing there
It would most likely be Holloman now. I could probably work that no issue but that would require that I stay in past my commitment which, given the current climate of AD, I am not interested in doing. Things would have to change drastically for that to happen.
I doubt that it matters much but I was a civilian CFI/CFII prior to the AF so I do have about 500 hrs of IP experience.
This begs another question...would a guard/reserve unit even bother hiring me if I'm only a 4-ship flight lead?