Originally Posted by tnkrdrvr

I would argue six months out from your availability date is basically late. Even back when I did this in 2017, airlines were interviewing guys well before (6 months) they hit terminal. The easiest way to ease the financial transition is to spend day one of terminal in day one of indoc. This also gives you more time to get interview prep done, polish your applications, and deal with the queep of your final year or so in uniform. Remember the best retirement gift is a great job. Good luck!