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Old 07-01-2018 | 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by Vice
No worries, and I apologies, I actually graduated UPT in 2015.
Okay, that makes more sense. So, basically very close to 4 years from start of UPT to finishing up seasoning as a new 4FL. Probably on the faster side than others might experience, but should give someone considering this path an idea of a realistic timeline.
If you can get get hired with a regional and finish training with them by the end of the year, I'd say that would put you on track to have competitive total time in maybe 2 years (mid to late 2020?). If you want to go to a major that's still looking for the magic 1000 TPIC, it may take longer, depending on upgrades and how much ANG flying you can do.

At 500 PIC right now, it's going to be tough to get to 1000 very quickly just in the F-16 alone as a traditional guardsman. Numbers I usually saw as a part timer in a fighter were 150 a year, maybe 200 on a really good one (deployments, etc.). That's going to be especially true if you're going to spend a few months doing Indoc, Initial and IOE at an airline.
Try to find an easy commute if you can't find a local airline job. One leg if possible, same timezone or westbound.
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