Competitiveness - Non MWS IP
08-03-2018, 01:33 PM
#11
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Joined APC: Dec 2007
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What's the long term goal? If you're taking a long term view and trying to be more competitive for SW/UA/AA I'd go the regional path because it's the quickest way to upgrade. The upgrade, then 500 hrs and then 1000 hrs 121 PIC are the next big boxes you can check if you don't get hired sooner.
Your resume has more value with 121 PIC time than it does with 320 FO time at a job that you hope is a stepping stone to your top 3 (UA/SW/AA) for SE Texas.
My guess is the odds are in your favor of getting a call for one of your top 3 before you upgrade at a regional. I'd prepare for three years at a regional but would hope that it's 1 - 1.5 years at the most. Reserve/ANG duty can help with the $$$. It's a grind but if you're in it for the long haul regional/USAFR/ANG is probably the best path to get one of you top choices.
Your resume has more value with 121 PIC time than it does with 320 FO time at a job that you hope is a stepping stone to your top 3 (UA/SW/AA) for SE Texas.
My guess is the odds are in your favor of getting a call for one of your top 3 before you upgrade at a regional. I'd prepare for three years at a regional but would hope that it's 1 - 1.5 years at the most. Reserve/ANG duty can help with the $$$. It's a grind but if you're in it for the long haul regional/USAFR/ANG is probably the best path to get one of you top choices.
08-21-2018, 07:18 AM
#14
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Joined APC: Feb 2014
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Thanks for the info. I definitely will not add any time to my commitment, I would rather spend that time flying for a regional than living at the beck and call of the Air Force.
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08-22-2018, 04:03 AM
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Joined APC: Nov 2013
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That is such a USAF answer. Use a sledge hammer to attack a problem that requires tweezers and a scalpel. Instead of trapping pilots with another ADSC they'll instead just run out of IPs when nobody wants to upgrade. Brilliant. I'm sure that idea came from the same a-hole who has been backstabbing his squadron mates for the past 15 years to make O-6 4-BTZ.
08-22-2018, 07:32 AM
#16
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Joined APC: Jun 2015
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Originally Posted by Han Solo
That is such a USAF answer. Use a sledge hammer to attack a problem that requires tweezers and a scalpel. Instead of trapping pilots with another ADSC they'll instead just run out of IPs when nobody wants to upgrade. Brilliant. I'm sure that idea came from the same a-hole who has been backstabbing his squadron mates for the past 15 years to make O-6 4-BTZ.
Maybe we will see a change. Or maybe it’s lip service. And with a fighter pilot now as the AFPC CC, I hope they fix a lot of the nonsense. But the realist in me thinks the bureaucracy is too strong and the disconnects too large to make any meaningful change where it matters.
08-24-2018, 12:37 PM
#17
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Joined APC: Mar 2006
Position: guppy CA
Posts: 5,153
Get out ASAP.
Apply to every airline you WANT to work for.
Then apply to 'safety' airlines. aka Regionals - you will get a job immediately.
Consider Guard/Reserve. It's great for networking, plus it's a good income supplement to regional pay.
Get some professional counseling/interview prep once you've got an interview lined up.
You should be able to get to one your desirable choices fairly quickly.
Apply to every airline you WANT to work for.
Then apply to 'safety' airlines. aka Regionals - you will get a job immediately.
Consider Guard/Reserve. It's great for networking, plus it's a good income supplement to regional pay.
Get some professional counseling/interview prep once you've got an interview lined up.
You should be able to get to one your desirable choices fairly quickly.
