Originally Posted by
flyinryan86
Ultimately my dream is to fly for one of the majors (like everyone else I know). I am only interested in the AS degree from wherever because my understanding is the VA will cover it because it's going toward a degree (pilot technology, what have you). Going to one of the pilot mills, while great training and expedient, will put me 60k in debt with only a reserve paycheck (if that) to pay back loans once I start making poverty wages as a CFI to build up hours before applying to a regional. Also, having a living stipend based upon where the school is located is a nice perk too. (E5 w/ BAH rates).
The GI Bill covers 100 hundred percent of flight training if pursuing a degree at essentially any public institution. Unless things have changed, ASU contracts to ATP as a flight provider (there is your work around for not having to go to ATP directly and shell out money). So you go to ASU and ATP program provides the flight training. If you change your mind and switch degrees later... you can do this without penalty. As far as the VA is concerned, you have 36 months to get a degree; frankly, they don't care how you go about it.