Originally Posted by
jpmizzou
I’m also interested in hearing people’s thoughts about the early jump before retirement, it seems like the verdict is mixed in some of the threads I’ve seen...cheers
The only reason to jump early is if you KNOW you can head straight to a major from active duty AND you will be heading into a desk job AND there is a reserve job waiting for you. In your case, its likely that you are headed to a regional for several years. You can do that easily after retirement and with minimal currency. Meanwhile your salary will be practically doubled during the timeframe with a retirement check.
You will likely lose 4 of your peak earning years but you will still retire as a narrow body captain. The retirement pay will likely make up for a good chunk of that lost pay and nobody can take the retirement check away if you get furloughed etc.