Originally Posted by Adlerdriver

If this thread was on baseops.com I think it would’ve gone a little differently by now. Here it’s two pages of advice to the fighter pilot hopeful to position himself for his airline career. But I’ll be the crusty old fighter pilot and inject some reality into this discussion.
You’re about to embark on one of the most challenging courses of training available to you. That needs to be your number one priority for the foreseeable future. Very early into your training, your prior time isn’t going to really do anything for you.

It’s good that you’re going to try to go full-time after seasoning. I hope that works out, because the guys that go successfully into the part-time fighter pilot positions in the ANG usually have years of flying fighters under their belt and are experienced instructors. It’s going to take you at least a year of full-time flying after getting back to your unit and finishing MQT before you’re not the weakest link in any formation you’re employing that aircraft in. So just make sure that your number one priority is just focused on the next task at hand. Officer training, then UPT, IFF, B-course, MQT, being the best wingman you can be, etc. Airline stuff needs to wait. Good luck to you.