Originally Posted by
mpet
FWIW all the young guys are breezing initial training and I had 2 guys in my class 50+ washout... VERY poor performance. Both were returning from several years off. Also, why would you do this to yourself? Now, I don't know anything but I would imagine at 47 if you're 50+ the majors aren't going to be exactly interested in you.
I'm in my late fifties and resent all of the above^^^^^^^^!
To the OP: it's all very do-able. Get current. Go to a job fair as suggested. But think very hard about why you want to do this. Nothing about the regional industry has changed in the past 12 years for the better! I've been in the regionals 16 yrs and the older I get the worse the commuting and time away from home gets.
With 18 yrs left, you're very marketable (majors have hired many guys from 52-61 that I know of personally), so if you decide you want in, there is a career progression track...dependent upon your timing and luck of course.