FBI or Delta
02-10-2014, 03:59 AM
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If it helps I was offered the FBI level 2 testing/field prep back in 08' when things were looking ugly again at DL. The AIC explicitly said "don't waste our time if you aren't going to take the job". I turned down the next stage of the process to remain at DL. I haven't regretted my decision yet.
02-10-2014, 04:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Purple Drank
I used to think that, too. But this gig provides me with more time with my family and more flexibility than most of my buddies in "straight" jobs. There are drawbacks, to be sure, but all in all, they're worth it.
With my previous government job experience (military) I am so glad to be outside the rat race, paperwork, and bureaucracy of a government job. Granted, being an SA is not a completely cubicle-based existence...but the red tape would be stifling.
It boils down to this: I say "shutdown checklist complete" and I go home to see my family and do my own thing until I work again. If I think about my job (by posting here, for example) it's strictly by choice.
With my previous government job experience (military) I am so glad to be outside the rat race, paperwork, and bureaucracy of a government job. Granted, being an SA is not a completely cubicle-based existence...but the red tape would be stifling.
It boils down to this: I say "shutdown checklist complete" and I go home to see my family and do my own thing until I work again. If I think about my job (by posting here, for example) it's strictly by choice.
Night and day with these two choices. If I were you I'd pick FBI hands down.
WRT Purple....with whom I almost never agree on, he is spot on with the red sentence above.
02-10-2014, 04:32 AM
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I looked at the DEA a few years ago. I'm guessing the aviation jobs at both agencies are somewhat similar. After talking to a good friend of mine who works for the DEA I decided to stick with the airlines. According to him the flying varies depending on which office you're out of but it's likely you'll do lots of survellience work. The idea of circling a house or car for hours in a C-182 just didn't sound that appealing to me. The DEA also requires you to work for 2 years as a SA before you can transfer to the air wing. I'm not sure if the FBI has the same requirement.
02-10-2014, 05:04 AM
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I flew with an F/O at DAL who was a special agent in OAK during his furlough. He wasn't flying, just a special agent. He said the job was interesting, but the hours were killing him. It was tough to have a home life. He was glad to come back to DAL. He had some great stories.
When I was in the military, we did some flying on behalf of various law enforcement agencies. It was ungodly boring.
When I was in the military, we did some flying on behalf of various law enforcement agencies. It was ungodly boring.
02-10-2014, 05:19 AM
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Originally Posted by orvil
but the hours were killing him. It was tough to have a home life. He was glad to come back to DAL.
02-10-2014, 05:20 AM
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I had a similar choice. I interviewed and passed, was offered a job as a SA with the FBI, but decided against it. I sometimes regret it, sometimes not.
Are you really familiar with the type of flying the Feds do? It is quite boring. If you eventually go to the G5, you will almost never be home. Forget about things as "min rest," etc. If you maybe want to have the option of flying, and do something else there, it might be a good option.
But first, before you even ask about "which should I choose," you need to have 2 options available. Do you have a Delta interview? If not, you have no decision yet.
Pass the interviews.
Are you really familiar with the type of flying the Feds do? It is quite boring. If you eventually go to the G5, you will almost never be home. Forget about things as "min rest," etc. If you maybe want to have the option of flying, and do something else there, it might be a good option.
But first, before you even ask about "which should I choose," you need to have 2 options available. Do you have a Delta interview? If not, you have no decision yet.
Pass the interviews.
02-10-2014, 05:32 AM
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Originally Posted by IQuitEagle
If you maybe want to have the option of flying, and do something else there, it might be a good option.
Do you have a Delta interview? If not, you have no decision yet.
Pass the interviews.
Yes I do. In several weeks.
Since you're not at Eagle, where are you, if you don't mind?
02-10-2014, 07:03 AM
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Buddy of mine left CAL for FBI "flying gig" in 2008. I don't think he's flown once. He's an agent full time. Two very different lifestyles. If you think you'll be home every night with either, you're fooling yourself. IMO, there is no better or higher paying job for the hours involved than being a pilot at a major airline. After all, you didn't ask on FBICENTRAL.com. 
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