Originally Posted by FSF17

As a military pilot, I have tremendous respect for pilots who go the all civ route. They pay out the nose to get a job making slave wages so they might some day get a chance for a job at a major. And from looking at the hiring threads, it seems like it's harder to differentiate yourself as an all civ guy.

On the other hand, my kids have (and are still) growing up without me because when I finally leave the Navy, I'll have been overseas for the last 5 years of my Navy career. I'm not a fighter guy, but add in all the sims, pilot training, safety officer school, PQS, random tests and boards, not to mention getting the FAA quals... And I think my total time devoted to "pilot stuff" isn't quite reflected in my TT. Plus, it's an uphill battle to leave the Navy current and qualified... Lady Luck has been smiling on me in that regard.

Point is, the process of getting to a major sucks for everybody. It serves no purpose to claim one side, civ vs mil, has it any better or worse than the other. We're all paying dues. Best of luck, gringo. Hope all works out well for you.