Originally Posted by
Shrek
You will be fine........5 years a drop on the bucket seniority wise. Why can I come off so crass ? I’ve been furloughed by UAL in 08 and this furlough (if it happens - did you get a letter yet ?) will be MUCH shorter in duration (less than a year).
just to put things into perspective 🤘🏻
You guys are all right on the money...if I wanted to be an airline pilot. I just don't want the profession anymore. I found one I like much more. The last week was just the nudge I knew I needed. Plus I was going to quit the day they took away my leather jacket and make me wear a purple Air Force uniform. Whether I could squeeze a $100,000 from UAL or get nothing just doesn't matter.
I've had every line in the log book filled exactly the way anyone could wish...low levels in the A-7 (anyone remember the SLUF?), green ink for some combat time, more night carrier landings than I ever wanted, test pilot gig, great days on the Shuttle...Santa Barbara layover at the Peppertree anyone? Then on to nothing but Island flying for over 5 years. I've had the sweetest gig going. Just time to go to a new career. Thanks again. I've always been a money on the table guy anyway, spent most of mine on whiskey and women, then I wasted the rest. Actually quoting an LAX Shuttle Captain on that one.