Originally Posted by
KA350Driver
The ISR industry is hurting for pilots as much as everyone else is. My company just hired a bunch of SIC’s that can’t deploy yet because they are still waiting on clearances. Much to my dismay I might add because the rest of us are picking up the slack and flying our balls off.
My recommendation is to apply to everyone if you meet the mins. Hell, apply even if you don’t have them.
How onerous and lengthy is the process to obtain secret clearance for a pure civilian? Obviously don’t need specifics but it sounds as though that’s not a hard-roadblock to hiring? I have operated OCONUS bush flying but not for DoD etc....