Originally Posted by
mikey1029
Hey all, so Im going to be shipping out for basic training in the Army next month and enlisted for 6 years. Im hoping to drop a warrant packet to become a helo pilot. I read that former helo pilots only require 750 hours to be hired by regionals.
Im also going to be finished with my bachelors during that time or hopefully at the regionals.
My question is after the enlistment of 6 years and the training to get the fixed wing licenses, will it still be a shortage of pilots? Because I hear now is the best time to become a pilot.
Peak retirements from the majors will be in the 2022-2023 timeframe. Unless you can arrange an early transfer from active duty to a guard or reserve position you will miss the peak, but they will still be relatively high six or seven years from now.
How many additional openings will occur depends upon how the economy is doing at that time. If you can predict that with any certainty, pm me with stock tips.
