First off, don't count on going to Skywest. Especially 4 years from now, by that time Skywest could either go bankrupt or they could be the next Independence Air. It's very hard to look ahead more than a year or two. Keep your options open.
What do you mean by school? College, or just a trade school for the navy? don't you have to do 4 years after you complete college? Doesn't that mean you will be 26 when you get out of the NAVY? Anyways whatever the age is take this time to focus on your job in the NAVY don't worry much about being a pilot. Keep the air knowledge fresh in your mind but when you know you are getting out then I would get back into the mode of thinking about a school. Good luck.
ATP is a great school but they require you to be a Full time student, Aviator in Florida seems like a good place also. Also you might want to consider doing the Mesa PD in Farmington, NM. I hear that's a great place with a good placement record for guys that don't care much about being a starving CFI.
Last edited by BURflyer; 09-18-2006 at 08:41 PM.