Originally Posted by
Armyguy
The grass is not greener. You are flying a fighter jet in the Navy. Pretty darn cool. I wouldnt trade 1 day of my military service for 1 day at the airlines and I was a loser helicopter pilot for a big chunk of it. This airline flying is by far the most boring flying you will ever do.....how guys do 40 years of LGA-DFW without going crazy is beyond me. Wait, I get it, they do JFK-LHR over and over also.
Massive, MASSIVE thread drift..........
........sure, airline flying can be boring AF.
But if one is the type to get to the airlines and expect excitement/adventure, then they need to SERIOUSLY need to reexamine where they reap excitement/adventure from.
Seriously, it's one of the easiest jobs on the face of the planet for a decent sized check that clears twice a month.
Find time for the pursuits/hobbies you never had time for while in the military, build friendships/relationships you never had time for in the military.
I seriously feel sorry for the guys that make flying such a big part of their indentity/purpose in life that before they know it, their wife has left them, their kids don't talk to them, they won't even know their grandkids......
“Work (as little as possible) to live, NOT live to work”
In short, get over Macho Grande
Originally Posted by
dera
True OGs did 5 hours of airport standby in the dark of the night with no departures left, because "There might be a repo"
There never was a repo.
pfffffft, true OG's did it back in the day when reserve wasn't considered duty.
Sit 12 hours airport standby, THEN get called for a 8-10 hour duty period that turns into 12-14 ACTUAL DUTY.