Originally Posted by
rickair7777
If you join the guard or USAF reserve for a pilot slot, you can still get work as a CFI and then a regional pilot when not on military duty. That way you can progress both careers in parallel without losing much seniority.
Actually since the military wings will get you hired faster at a top-tier major airline, the guard/reserve is probably the fastest way to a good seniority number.
Most of us who came from the military believe this is the best route, even though most of us didn't know that when we were kids.
Assuming you want to serve, but you already know that.
Would you recommend getting my private pilots license before I sit down in front of an interview board? I’ve heard they like to see experience but sometimes too much experience creates habits that some military personnel don’t like when teaching you to fly their way.