Please don’t hate on new hires for getting sign on bonuses. I get it why everyone is mad but I’ve been treated by both instructors and check Airmen now on OE who were pretty spiteful about it towards me. If you were in the same situation you would also take the opportunity.

With that being said a lot of people are saying we get 17,500 or 20,000 bonuses. Not true. Some of us are still at 10,000 or 15,000. My bonus was 10,000 1,500 if which was paid during our pit full training checks. After IOE I will get probably $5000-$6000 with taxes. Bonuses aren’t all rainbows and sunshine.