Too bad, but not any more. As far as I have seen, the FBI doesn't do most of the missions that make CBP palatable - SAR, interdiction, state and local police work. Just the surveillance - the dreaded left turns.

Also, I heard their coolest mission - NCR stuff - is now being done by contract pilots in the -60m's.

Or it could be like in Casino, run out of gas and have to land on the golf course, with a sore neck :eek:

(Wanted to insert/embed the youtube clip but it contained profanity)

Not sure if I understand your first point. Are you agreeing that FBI flying might have been interesting in the past, but now-a-days the type of flying that makes CBP a good LEO flying related job are gone from the FBI flying missions?
You're still considering CBP a good LEO related flying job correct - a good merge between the two?

John carr - yes - classic scene and very funny!

Where's dis friggin guy gonna laynd, on the fairway?

Hundred dohhhlarz to whoever hits da' playne!! (bonk)

...or you'll end up investigating corporate aviation fraud.

All that said, having dabbled in law enforcement before the military, I considered jumping to FBI or DEA mid-career. Glad I didn't, because the second half of the mil career was a hoot, but for that matter the road not taken probably would've been pretty cool as well.

Yes, I'm finding that there are some true benefits to having a job you can leave on the jetway... but everything comes with a price, and some experiences are worth digging in the pocket for.

Sounds like the jobs have some parallels

I had one of those sweet Gov flying jobs in a sweet large cabin jet and when I was in the pilot's seat I freaking loved it. The problem was that I was only in the pilot seat once or twice per week. Guess what I did the other 3 or 4 days of the week...PAPERWORK and MEETINGS!

Flying for a major has allowed me to work less per month and exceed my former gov job salary by a large margin. So now I tend to work less than my monthly bid schedule and end up matching the pay of my Gov job by flying 10 days of work per month...the rest is gravy if I want to work more.

After commuting I can usually get 18 days off per month and that has had an enormous impact on my personal and family life. Oh yeah...zero PAPERWORK and zero MEETINGS now.

I'd lean toward the FBI. Simple fact is you can work the fed side until your 50 yrs old, retire and you'd still have 15 years to work as an airline pilot. You'd be getting a good pension.

FBI retirement
https://www.fbijobs.gov/333.asp

But just like flying being an LEO is a special calling and I don't think you should do it if you truly don't believe your willing to sacrifice for the job. But you may like one and not the other. I'd give both a shot, who says you can't?

Delta. No brainer. You can believe there is life affirming excitement in some federal job, but you'll have a life at DAL.

Good luck in your interview.

Its a long road to the FBI. Been waiting now for over a year for a phase 2 interview and it looks like I will hit age 37 before I can go. With no classes but for a select few this summer it seams like you could go to Delta try it for a year or two before you could even get a class date for the feds. Also, no guarantee you will be offered both jobs. You can also check out 911jobforums.com to get a different prospective.