I hope the mil guys out there don't think that all of us civilians are this idiotic. It's frankly embarrassing to read this type of nonsense. Andrewtac, thanks for your service and congrats! I guess there is a reason that you got the job and not this ^ clown.

 

Ha! Civilians aren't the only ones paying taxes.

 

I was thinking the same thing! I always rolled my eyes when some random guy would say "I'm paying for your salary!", and he probably paid far less in taxes than I did. It's an asinine thought process. It's like me telling him "I pay for the roads you drive on!"

As for "contracts", I think that's been hammered on quite a bit. I don't know too many regionals that require their pilots to commit to a decade of employment (under penalty of possible jail time if you just walk away).

I think a lot of civilians don't understand that you can't simply "fly airplanes" for life in the military. They have an "up or out" philosophy, where you could get booted out even if you wanted to stay. And it's damn near impossible to stay flying beyond the 15 year mark...it's at that point many have to make the decision...stay and accept that you're now a military bureaucrat working in an office, or get out and pursue your love of aviation.

 

Jet Blue CJO

3100 TT
2300 PIC
2250 AMEL
ATP, CFI, CFII
B.S. Honors

 

In my community they tell you that they're only obligated to give you 3 flying tours in your career. Your first tour in the community, your department head tour (if you make it) and your CO tour (if you make that)

I know at least one gentleman who had 1 flying tour after flight training over the course of his career, and many others who walked away because they weren't being billeted to fly. For a lot of communities, the Navy intentionally sends you to a non-flying tour before your commitment is up to decrease the chance to leave at your MSR because they know you'll be out of currency for the airlines. That's part of why you're starting to see so many non-tail hookers starting out at the regionals/ ISR gigs these days.

 

Congrats! Very quick & efficient progress on your behalf. According your posts it looks like you were a full-time flight instructor just three years ago and didn't have to spend too much time flying at the regionals. Nice work!

 

Congratulations, any TPIC time in that mix?

 

Thank you! I'm pretty excited.

No turbine time, and no TPIC. All my time was spent Scheduled 135 as PIC on a piston twin. Multiple internal rec's.

 

Are you from the Mid-West?

A professional head-hunter told me years ago:

Mid-West folks are hard-working, humble and have that Mid-West work ethic.

 

I agree there's some hard workers out there! I'm a California native though.

Although I do WORK in the Midwest and went to school at UND. Does that count?