Originally Posted by
NJA04
Wiping the tables and toilet seat is part of the job. After kids, dried pee is nothing. Obviously you weren't doctor material.
Military at 18-20? Plus 23 years, plus 25 years. Sounds like you're 65. Father time has made the factional decision for you. Not sure about Flex or the small operators but NJA hasn't had great luck with older pilots. Historically almost all either fail or quit, so they shy away from that group.
You don't want to get a job and fail out because you didn't know when to hang it up. That will ruin your memory of a successful career. Don't be Michael Jordan. Leave the party on a high note.
ANG or Reserves overlap. My 9 year ANG career overlapped 46 yr civilian career. Total was only 46 yrs, and not 55 years, because two counters were running at the same time.
Historically most operators also have young FO's quit or fail also. Some ex-airline guys will fly forever, some for awhile, and some do the '1 and done' cycle.* Everyone keeps moving on, to some extent, until they get to their destination job. Flown with a couple of ex fractonal CA's who had quit once a Big 3 major called.
*- current job had just implemented part-time flying, on a trial basis, when the jets were sold. Plenty of the ex-airline guys, especially 'one and done' guys, would have stayed if PT was available. FT was just "too much." Hard to do much retirement stuff with an 8/6 or 7/7 schedule.