First of all, I want to thank you all for your input... its awesome to have people respond with geniune care and ideas. OK enough sunshine....
One last question/comment mainly to the ex reserve/guard military people.
If I live at my USAFR base, and take a job with a regional domiciled at the same place can't I have the best of both worlds?
More specifically, anytime the reserves will give me orders, can't I tell the regional I am on orders and fly for the reserves getting the PIC time and paid more... then when the reserves don't have any money/orders, I can still fill the wallet (with change), but more importantly still build time and get air carrier experience with the regional? Also by having that civilian job, I would have continuous benefits that I wouldn't have as a reserve bum.
Is this idea realistic, or am I way off?
Thanks
ps Go Bengals.... its our year!!!!!