Best Use of the GI Bill for a Military Pilot

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01-11-2018, 05:17 PM

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BeatNavy

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Uh oh. Ruler time.

01-11-2018, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Spike from flyi

Says the twenty-year CRJ pilot.

Not that long, and mostly by choice. But I gave it up and moved on.

As a reserve unit leader seen lots of guys transitioning from AD, through the regionals, and on to majors, including me.

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01-24-2018, 05:55 AM

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Han Solo

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If at all possible, transfer to your kids so when your daughter picks the gucci-boutique art school that totals $50k+/year so she can become a barista, at least neither of you will be saddled with $200k debt. Ask me how I know.

01-24-2018, 07:01 AM

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I told my kids I'd pony up commensurate with the value of the school and the degree (and they have to keep the grades up).

01-24-2018, 08:24 AM

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I told my kids I'd pony up commensurate with the value of the school and the degree (and they have to keep the grades up).

Post 9-11 GI bill + Yellow Ribbon program is a lifesaver to my wallet. It looks like I'll only be out a few thousand dollars a year due to the high cost of living in Savannah. I'm a huge proponent of a solid STEM degree and I've made my opinion known but I won't withhold funding because I disagree with my kids' choices.

01-24-2018, 10:58 AM

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They'll get a degree, but not at $60K/year for a low-end liberal arts degree. If they want the gucci campus, that's an incentive perk which goes along with a marketable degree. One kid downshifted majors, but wanted to stay at the name-brand school. He dropped out for a year, got a job and in-state residency, and then came back with a much lower tuition. All worked out, and he learned some things to boot.

IMO having fun in college is incidental, the priority is getting set up for life.

They'll thank me later when they get their inheritance.