Great point about correlation v causation from the ‘box checker’ Master’s for O’s.

I’m going back & forth on whether to use the GI Bill for flight training or a Master’s. Sounds like a no-brainer to use it for flight training, until the VA’s restrictions on training tempo (ie, 1 flight training “course” per year, dwindling number of stand-alone flight schools who take the GI Bill, etc) are considered, along with the fact that the VA requires training 141 (pilot mills) and seems like better quality training could be available in the right 61 (career CFI instead of time builders).

Lots of variables in play, but - if a Master’s degree will help appreciably in getting on with a legacy/major (along with plenty of time built at regional with no training/other issues, networking, etc) - then I’m tempted to use the GI Bill to knock out a Master’s (perhaps even aviation-related) concurrent with flight training 61. I’m still trying to figure out how much a Master’s degree will mean to a legacy/major, though, especially by the time I’d have competitive hours.