Concurr with Deuce...I've seen guys who handled it well, but it can be tough to go from being a stan/eval or check-section FAIP to wingman or co-pilot in a MWS. You'll be co-pilot or wingman to guys that are under you in age and rank until you get caught up. But you'll be too old to just concentrate on flying by then. You'll be at the age where you need to be a shop chief or flight commander while you're still trying to learn the new jet. Not to mention that you'll already be too old for WIC, if you wanted to do something like that.