OK.
Here's another question: Does an Air Force Reserve or Air National Guard job make it harder to get a civilian job? I've been told that there are laws to prevent employers from firing service people who have been deployed, but what about when it comes to getting hired? |
Yes
I was active duty for 10 years and left for the reserves. I had an interview at Netjets. All questions stopped after I said I was in the Reserves. Now I have a job as a civilian contractor at my reserve base... go figure.
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Originally Posted by T-1A
(Post 670405)
I was active duty for 10 years and left for the reserves. I had an interview at Netjets. All questions stopped after I said I was in the Reserves. Now I have a job as a civilian contractor at my reserve base... go figure.
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It's always about timing
When the economy is bad and you need 2 pilots with 10 in front of you equally qualified do you take the one that can get activated for 3 months? Or do you pick the one of the other 9 with no stings attached? I don't blame them. Had it been a year prior I don't think it would have mattered. It worked out for the best. I make more money and I'm home every night in my current job.
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Originally Posted by T-1A
(Post 670405)
I was active duty for 10 years and left for the reserves. I had an interview at Netjets. All questions stopped after I said I was in the Reserves. Now I have a job as a civilian contractor at my reserve base... go figure.
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Heh, wow. That's quite a disparity of experiences.
How about people pursuing a civilian job outside of airlines? Anybody? I would think intuitively that you'd be less desirable to the typical employer. All that ANG means to them is that you're going to be away from work a lot. But what if you work in an Aerospace or Engineering field? I can see how in some ways it would be beneficial for an employee to have actual flight experience, but I'm sure the employer would rather not have that flight experience take place during time that the employee might otherwise be getting **** done.... |
Glad it worked out for you
Maybe it's my interpretation, but I'm just saying you could have heard a pin drop when they found out and the interview ended rather abruptly. My guys weren't prior military either so who knows. Best of luck to you!
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Coming from a guy who is also working towards earning a Guard slot, reality checks are certainly appreciated from you old heads, but why does reality always have to be so depressing! :mad: ;)
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Originally Posted by runge
(Post 670258)
Haha, yeah man. I think undergrad is like 72% guys right now. Fortunately I've already got a girlfriend and I bought her here with me. Otherwise I'd be going nuts.
I think it'll be worth it in some years to come away with a graduate degree from here, plus all the contacts I'll get to make in government and aerospace contractors... Sounds like a peach of a place if you take that kind of abuse from a complete stranger without so much as a whimper. I thought you could only do that kind of stuff in Russia. |
Originally Posted by runge
(Post 670416)
Heh, wow. That's quite a disparity of experiences.
How about people pursuing a civilian job outside of airlines? Anybody? I would think intuitively that you'd be less desirable to the typical employer. All that ANG means to them is that you're going to be away from work a lot. But what if you work in an Aerospace or Engineering field? I can see how in some ways it would be beneficial for an employee to have actual flight experience, but I'm sure the employer would rather not have that flight experience take place during time that the employee might otherwise be getting **** done.... As for academia, like I posted before, they said they were "very Reserve friendly" but when I inquired about being given availability to perform weekly duty at the unit while not teaching class or during student counseling hours I was flatly told "h#ll naw, we need you here 5 days a week". Turns out my "part-time" job pays me more than their full time job, so I told them they could keep their "mil friendly" gig. So that was that. Good luck |
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