Originally Posted by
BoilerUP
Being a military FEX would be a HUGE help for the most important thing in a job search - NETWORKING.
For pure 91 (not manufacturer demo), they have to give you time to serve per USERRA, but many (not all) won't consider an employee that they can't rely on because many are only 2-3 pilot operations and training for bizjets is really expensive. A fractional carrier is a much better alternative IN MY OPINION than a pure 91 carrier and being ANG isn't as much of a detriment.
Is going to Charm School down in TYS and becoming a Nav an option for you? That'll knock the officer part out that would stand between you and a Pilot Candidate slot as a Flight Engineer...
Being a Nav was brought up by the guard unit when talking with them. I am meeting with them this week to talk about all of the options available to me, but it sounded like FEX was what they really wanted out of me. I'll know more the end of this week though.