Originally Posted by
Rebeldog
So after i retire from the Navy in a couple years and say things are the way they are now, how long would it take to upgrade at whatever regional you are at? I have 1500TT, about 500 multi and about 1100 PIC? This is just a stop while I build hours to make my resume a little better. Also I have been reading and some people say that this regional will never get a person to a major or that regional is no good. Is this just anger from people, or are there certain regionals that really are looked bad upon by the majors? Thank for the help!
People will tell you some majors care but honestly they don't at all. Being Military you'll have a great advantage over many. The only thing you might need is some 121 time and probably just some SIC time only. I've flown with a few ex-military guys. One was an F-15 guy that lasted maybe 6 months and went to American, Another was a C-130 pilot and he went to JetBlue.
With your background I would look for an airline that is an easy commute especially if you are married with a family. Military folks usually have great connections and usually get grabbed faster then PIC Regionals.
2 years however is a long time in this industry and there will probably be tons of changes. One of those however won't be the retirements coming up.
I doubt you'll even need to go to a regionals by that time. What are you flying in the Navy??