Originally Posted by
RCpilot2018
It never ceases to amaze me how many BUBBAS come out of the woodwork crawling to CBP when the airlines take a crap! Look, the job is for you to be a LEO who happens to fly. You will have a BADGE on your chest. You will carry a FIREARM. Flight time is NOT rapidly gained here. If your dream is to fly a 787 10 days a month for 300k a year don't come here!!
If you want to log a lot of time go fly 121 and move up. Period! CBP is a serious career not a place to step on. Many love it here and many hate it but for the most part almost all remain at CBP until retirement. The velvet handcuffs are tough to break.
Flame away.
^^^^THIS^^^ I flew with a retired CBP pilot a few years ago On the 767/757... he was hired into a commuter for a year/two after retirement then jumped to United when we started ramping up hiring again after the merger. He had some pretty good stories and he enjoyed his time with CBP... and the check every month. He was probably In the late 40’s/early 50s back then.