Separating at 17.5 Years

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04-04-2018, 06:48 AM

#51

F4E Mx

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It seems like a furlough resulting from a lower seniority number would be a lot easier to take if you had the full retirement check coming in each month. If you leave early you have to consider the possibility of a sickness or injury that could result in you losing your medical. Then there is the possibility of your airline merging and the two pilot groups having to merge their seniority lists. You are leaving pretty much a sure thing to work for a company that, in all likelihood, filed for bankruptcy just to avoid promised pensions and benefits for an earlier group of employees.

04-04-2018, 06:58 AM

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Originally Posted by Lilbit2lt

I separated at 17.5 in Dec 17. Have started with SWA, will finish on EAD orders (full time, 3yrs) working in AFJORTC. Will have 3yr seniority with SWA and will receive my military retirement.
It is possible, just have to do a little digging and find what fits.

This. It's the best of both worlds.
Get out, get a seniority number. Then see if you can work out getting the last 2.5 years in the reserves or by being called back to active duty. You will have a seniority number at your airline that will continue to build while getting your military retirement.

04-06-2018, 04:49 AM

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Originally Posted by C130driver

I know many guys who stay and “stay in the cockpit” only to work some random IG job or a 365 making PowerPoints and never actually flying except once a month whilst missing out on thousands of seniority numbers and an exponentional jump in pay based on worked performed.

There are exceptions to every rule of thumb, not sure why you felt the need to point out the obvious. *shrug* I was chief of XP in my last assignment and the MAJCOM chief insisted everybody take some kind of BS oath of honesty prior to doing inspections. Not sure how XP got recruited into IG but he wanted me doing inspections instead of flying. I refused to take any oaths and he found somebody else, I got to fly. Where there's a will there's a way.