Originally Posted by aspiring_pilot
if one were to apply to tons of guard units, and was offered to go to upt for f16 in one, or a kc135/kc10 if hes really lucky, in another unit. which would you do? instant pic time? or wait a few years and start building the widebody pic teh airlines love
It all depends on what you want. Do you want to fly fighters or heavies? As much as people think flying heavies is better for transitioning to the commercial world, most airlines won't necessarily give preference to someone with 2,000 hours of KC-135 time over someone with 2,000 hours of F-16 time. It may come down to other things on the resume that set the heavy pilot apart from the fighter pilot, or vice versa. Of course flying a heavy in the AF is going to be the closest thing to flying a commercial airliner stick and rudder wise.