USMC offers $100,000 to go back on Active Dut
01-18-2021, 06:10 PM
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Originally Posted by R0GER BALL
If only I wasn’t past prime. And my airframe wasn’t mounted at the front gate.
01-19-2021, 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Chipjumper
IIRC, (pre-China Flu) the USAF offered a $400k + signing bonus.
Last edited by EyesOn; 01-19-2021 at 10:26 PM.
01-20-2021, 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by EyesOn
It makes a good headline, but mostly fake news. It’s not really a bonus; it’s money in exchange for a service commitment. They offered $35k per year and you could sign a commitment for 4, 6, 10, or 12 years. 12 years at $35k per year = $420k.
01-20-2021, 07:23 PM
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Originally Posted by EyesOn
It makes a good headline, but mostly fake news. It’s not really a bonus; it’s money in exchange for a service commitment. They offered $35k per year and you could sign a commitment for 4, 6, 10, or 12 years. 12 years at $35k per year = $420k.
01-21-2021, 06:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Chipjumper
What’s the value of $35k extra a year? What does a senior military pilot actually make a year with all benefits (cost if housing, etc).
The contract locks you into a commitment and the military can do whatever they want with you during that commitment. You have no ability to decline moves, assignments, or deployments. If your freedom is worth less than $35k then it’s a good value.
01-22-2021, 09:21 AM
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Well I’ve been a bureaucrat my whole life so I guess I don’t know what absolute freedom is (I’ve always had to work in oddball locations). Seems like government pilots have it easier than the airlines as they aren’t required to work for free all the time (unpaid time for planning, preflight ops, post flight ops, time away from home, etc). I know mil pilots aren’t hourly but they certainly seem to live a decent life.
I’m quite sure that civilian gov pilots (CBP, JPATS, USFS, etc) certainly get paid hourly for almost every moment they are involved with work. I’ve worked around those folks on and off for a long time and none of them seemed to whine about unpaid work.
Side note: it’s violation of fed law for a civilian fed employee to work without pay.
I’m quite sure that civilian gov pilots (CBP, JPATS, USFS, etc) certainly get paid hourly for almost every moment they are involved with work. I’ve worked around those folks on and off for a long time and none of them seemed to whine about unpaid work.
Side note: it’s violation of fed law for a civilian fed employee to work without pay.
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