Originally Posted by
RCpilot2018
It never ceases to amaze me how many BUBBAS come out of the woodwork crawling to CBP when the airlines take a crap! Look, the job is for you to be a LEO who happens to fly. You will have a BADGE on your chest. You will carry a FIREARM. Flight time is NOT rapidly gained here. If your dream is to fly a 787 10 days a month for 300k a year don't come here!!
If you want to log a lot of time go fly 121 and move up. Period! CBP is a serious career not a place to step on. Bottom line, you will be flying something that directly supports someone on the ground who eventually puts cuffs on bad guys! Many love it here and many hate it but for the most part almost all remain at CBP until retirement. The velvet handcuffs are tough to break.
Flame away.
Not in the organization, but I think you answered this question quite effectively some time ago. It’s hard to deny the pilot market saturation at the < unrestricted ATP level.
RUMINT is that AMO pretty much has enough minimally qualified applicants in the current pipeline to sustain demand throughout 2026, and the years barely started.
The situation does beg the question of if these new hires will/would stay with CBP after getting a 121 class date though