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Old 04-16-2010 | 06:45 AM
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Ragtop Day
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First of all thank you for your service.

The advice you will get from most on here is to get a degree in anything but aviation. Airlines do not care that you have a specialized aviation degree, just that you have a four year degree. So my advice is to pick something else you like to do, go to school for that. You can still fly and try for an aviation job, but if flying doesn't work out for some reason (medical, financial, family, etc.) you have a back-up.

I don't know if you can use your benefits to pay flight fees, but if you can I suggest looking into a university that has a flight program. Several out there have programs that have associate degrees/minors in aviation while rolling that credit into a four year program. Off the top of my head--Purdue, Auburn, Southern Illinois, University of Illinois, University of North Dakota, Western Michigan, FIT all have programs--there are many others. Each is different, find the one that fits you best.

Good Luck.
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