Originally Posted by ChecklistMonkey

I wholeheartedly disagree with the premise of your post. If your goal is Delta and you have an opportunity to be management(assuming flight time requirements met), there is no way it would be hamstringing yourself if you didn't take it. Why wouldn't you take it? Even a miserable management job is a huge resume booster as long as you can talk about lessons learned and how it improved you. Obviously there are reasons not to take that job but saying it won't help you at all is completely incorrect.

Same goes with a master's. It is possible to get an online master's that may interest you and devote time to the charity on your choice. If you have the time and you're thinking of doing it, do it. Even if you have to take a short break from your charity. Having a master's and volunteering at a charity is better than having one or the other.