Originally Posted by marinepilot
Wouldn't this be rough if you were on a reserve schedule though? I'm military right now and looking for a regional job when I retire here in August. (Kinda leaves out the military reserves option...) I don't really know how reserve scheduling works, but I am guessing that if you're on reserve "standby" you can't be bartending. What happens if they call and you have to just walk out of a part-time job?
In theory it sounds great, so any info you can give on this would really be great.
Thanks,
marinepilot
It depends on the reserve call out time and if you live in domicile. A 1.5 hour callout would make it complicated to have another job but not impossible. A 12 or 24 hour callout would be OK. Or if you want to bartend, just do daytime reserve and bartend at night. The key would be to find an airline that has adequate staffing such that reserves are not really used much and a part-time employer who is flexible if you suddenly have to bail.
Or if you're on reserve you could do your part time job on your scheduled days off. You'd still be home on your reserve "work" days anyway.
If you're retiring as an officer (you said USMC) then your retirement + regional pay should be livable after year one.