Leroy,

I think the point is to be informed. Purple or Brown would be great! However, I didn't have enough Fied-wing PIC time (damn multi-seat cockpits and I guess being an RW PIC is easier somehow) to get hired by either when I jumped....since neither is hiring at the moment or any time soon, I think it's unrealistic to base your post-military life on working at either anytime soon.

So, while yes, you'd be better of at Purple, Brown, SWA than staying in, those aren't options right now and one needs to plan to bridge that gap. Most options to bridge that are either going to pay less and/or keep you out of the cockpit (which affects your ability to get hired there when they open up).

There's an infinite number of experineces out there, take them all into consideration when deciding what is best for you.

HTH
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