Originally Posted by
FLYMIA
......Do you gentlemen think this would be a major setback in getting to the majors due to the time I'll take out of the cockpit?
The Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA 38 U.S.C. 4301-4335) protects your civilian job while serving our country in the military.
Employers are not legally allowed to discriminate and not hire solely for your current service. You do have to start employment at your employer (airline) at the time the employer needs to hire an employee.
Ideally, you would use the USERRA protections from where you want to be, not necessarily where you are currently employed.