Originally Posted by
C17turtle
Are you fed up with Active Duty? At 16 years in it would be disappointing to not get an AD retirement. I can tell you that it is very nice to have Tricare benefits, not to mention that nice check coming in every month to augment my airline pay. Great peace-of-mind, too.
There are of course some considerations, such as--is it even possible to stay flying (and therefore current) up until the 20 year point, and is there a good reserve option now that could at least get you to 20 reserve years while establishing a seniority number somewhere given strong hiring over the next 4 years.
It's a tough call...but don't underestimate the AD retirement!
20 would be the goal, but under my terms. If it does not go the way I want, This is potentially my last flying gig. So I would rather get a four year head start. I have looked at money, and it is pretty much a wash. I will use the reserves as a backup plan and certainly to get me to a retirement paycheck at 60.