Originally Posted by
Flymeaway
How much your private costs you depends on a lot of factors. Also, the GI bill is awesome, but the way it’s structured means it won’t just pay from private on. There are caps per year and per course that you run into. If you love flying then keep your current job and start training on the side. It’ll probably take you awhile if you’re also working full time and have a family. This will all have settled out well before you’re ready to quit your job and start this full time.
That’s what I like to hear. I have a 7Xk DoD job that I hate, but it pays the bills and wife’s a teacher so we live just fine better that a lot of people, but aren’t super rich. I can definitely do the training on the side and hope that is 4-5 years places are still hiring.