Originally Posted by
Tannhauser621
So this became a discussion. There’s a dude who voluntarily requested to stop flying and the debate was if he was still eligible for rATP. He didn’t lose his wings.
Still eligible. The R-ATP is granted on basis of earning and retaining military wings, not any set amount of mil flying or willingness to do more. The only exclusion is for being removed from flight status for cause:
61.160 (a) Except for a person who has been removed from flying status for lack of proficiency or because of a disciplinary action involving aircraft operations, a U.S. military pilot or former U.S. military pilot may apply for an airline transport pilot certificate with an airplane category multiengine class rating or an airline transport pilot certificate concurrently with an airplane type rating with a minimum of 750 hours of total time as a pilot if the pilot presents: