Originally Posted by FloridaGator

Seriously? When I was a butter bar I got an all expense paid trip to jet camp. It was rediculous. Nearly every butter bar gets a year of UPT and 6 months of Graduate pilot training. Nobody does anything usefull until 1st LT. I was told at UPT that the two most useless ranks in the AF are 2LT and Major. 2LTs just learn a job and Majors learn how to manage an operation.

Unfortunately, 0-1 pay does somewhat resemble first year airline pay. The difference is that the benefits in the military are excellent. Airline benefits kinda suck these days.