Originally Posted by
Greg
Heard a rumor today that AFRC wanted to convert all AGR jobs to ART Jobs by 2013. However AETC has some reservations about this.
I am one of those ARTS tired of working 60 hour weeks. AGR is HANDS DOWN a better deal. You make about 3 grand more as a GS-13 Step 1 ART (with bonus) than an AGR (with no pilot bonus) with everything taken into account (Matching Funds, Free Health Care, Taxes etc). However, you are not working a 60 hour work week and you can retire after 20 years.
I am considering going to a job that may not be as great as my ART job for the AGR prospects. However, I am not interested if they convert to ART or don't offer the bonus.
ACP rules still haven't been released. I hear the rules are getting tougher.
That's 20 hours a week of comp time. Eventually you'll get that back. IMHO, that's one of the few bennies of the ART program. Your AD/AGR bros seldom see that time returned.