you are right. lots of guys join the military because they want to fly. what they don't realize is that there are several guys in the airforce that fly the fighter jets and after 10 years only have 2000-3000 tt. you are an officer first, pilot second. you are responsible for groups of guys, not just going out and flying the plane around. the military isn't what it used to be anymore either.... pro's and con's to both sides.
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i know this is just one thing, but a buddy of mine that flew f14 tomcats, yes we have more than a couple of them here at pinnacle, says things just got so mundane after a while and that when he finally moved up in rank they sent him to fly a desk. he was proud to have his anchor, but it just wasn't the same for him. Another guy here that flies f-16's in the airforce. he flies the older models and by the end of next year they are retiring his units f-16's and he will be flying predators from a trailer. as you can imagine he isn't to thrilled about that either.