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.
Ya, because those guys can't get over themselves and can't fathom anyone following a path different that the one they took. Sure, he needs to be pushing to get all his proverbial ducks in a row to go to training, and when he leaves for training, it must be his number 1 priority. However, there is nothing wrong with getting a civilian career lined up before going off to UPT. Noone is saying that they'll work less hard while in the AF training or while back in your squadron. In fact, when I interviewed at my Guard fighter squadron, I was asked multiple pointed questions about what job I would be doing to support myself when they kicked me back to part time after seasoning because they likely wouldn't have full time available.