Originally Posted by TBoneF15

Dude, the reason you don't talk about it is because it's ELEVEN YEARS OFF when you are in UPT. What are you, 22? That's half of your age away! If you are thinking that far down the road, then you aren't dealing with the closest alligator to the canoe, and that's UPT. It's like LTs who talk about being wing commanders and generals. Be a good LT first. If you are talking about something that is so far off to you right now, dudes think that you ARE doing the stepping stone act and looking past where you should be.

If someone asks you if you want to go to the airlines, say "maybe" because THAT'S TRUE, or at least it should be. You don't know how you'll feel that far away. And don't bother talking to your IPs for airline career advice. Dude, they don't know anything about what to do, unless they are part time reservists who fly for the airlines. If you want to know what to do career wise, do this: be the best USAF pilot you can. You'll get the hours, no problem. There are no career moves (except maybe taking a UPT IP job, to get lots of IP hours) that are magic for the airlines.