Originally Posted by arouth

Thanks for the info. I'm currently in the Air Force and will find out if I'm getting retained to 20 next June (I've been in 14.5 years). I'm deployed until early February and will be getting my ATP late Feb/early March. If I am separated then I'll be out in October...

If I get hired how hard would it be to get a training class date in November?

Also, the reason I'm asking questions about the schedule is I'm trying to figure out if the regionals are even worth it since I have about 2200 hours. I lived in Las Vegas prior to Atlanta and knew pilots that did Grand Canyon tours (Maverick Aviation Group is one). I'm kind of wondering if I should just do that for a couple of years and build up my hours and try to get to the Majors...that being said I don't know if that is a feasible plan and I can only do it if I am early retired vs being separated.