Originally Posted by
Scraggly Heron
At USAFA, they make you so well rounded that you're pointless...
Jokes aside, getting a Master's degree doesn't seem like an efficient means to your ends unless you're really interested in the subject matter. I've heard from multiple sources that volunteering helps. I haven't been hired by anyone, though, so take this with a grain of salt.
That's actually kind of funny. I set my sights on the USAFA the summer before my freshman year of high school. I had perfect grades, was involved in a variety of extracurricular activities, and had three separate Congressional nominations only to be medically DQ'd my senior year. I was bummed out to say the least, but you learn a lot from those experiences.
If I'm ever going to get a masters now would be the ideal time to do it. I made so little as a regional FO last year that I bet I qualify for federal grants to pay for part of it.