Originally Posted by
AR1978
So I just crossed 20 years of being in the Air Force, and my check-ride is due on March 31st. If I retired before that would I be making a mistake or look bad or anything like that?
I’ve had 14 check-rides in the Air Force with no failures, but I would honor the check-ride and study and prepare like I always do but that would take time and effort where I’d most likely put the airlines on hold until after the check-ride was completed. I could potentially retire prior to March 31st though with terminal leave and such. The main advantage of doing that would be to solely focus on the airlines with the interview prep and everything else that goes with getting hired and not getting the “come back in 6 months thing”. I could potentially go fly for regional as well if the majors do not hire me by then. Also, trying to post in the correct forum, so apologize if this question is in the wrong spot.
Thanks
The airlines don’t care when your last check ride was, only if you’ve failed any events, and if you’ve flown in the last 12 months (generally).
If I were in your shoes I would be going full bore on retiring ASAP and focusing on getting hired by the airlines. I’d skip the check ride and focus solely on getting a seniority number most ricky tick.