Originally Posted by
arbalist1
If I did it all over again, I'd enlist in the air force in an IT field. Learn everything I can for at least 36 months, then get out and use post 9/11 GI bill at a university with a flight program. Get my licenses and IT certs at the same time. Maybe even join a ANG unit and put in for a UPT slot every chance I got.
Hindsight 20/20.
^^That. Also, take a look at Auburn for their aviation program. Last I checked, they graduate guys with a business degree instead of the usual generic aviation/pro pilot degree. That would be a good backup strategy and is what I kinda wish I’d done with the GI Bill.