Big Bonus on table for USAF fighter pilots
06-25-2013 | 11:59 AM
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Big Bonus on table for USAF fighter pilots
This just posted on AF Times website
Air Force offers fighter pilots $225,000 to stay in | Air Force Times | airforcetimes.com
Looks like the sleeping giant may have awakened to the sounds of footsteps marching toward the door
Air Force offers fighter pilots $225,000 to stay in | Air Force Times | airforcetimes.com
Looks like the sleeping giant may have awakened to the sounds of footsteps marching toward the door
06-25-2013 | 02:23 PM
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06-25-2013 | 03:14 PM
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$25k/yr is the same pilot bonus the AF has been offering since around 1999-2000 or so, when they upped it from $14k/yr.
The only thing new in this case is that Big Blue is offering the fighter guys a 9-year contract which would take someone all the way to 20yrs of service. The previous standard was a 5-year contract (which non-fighter pilots are still being offered).
The only thing new in this case is that Big Blue is offering the fighter guys a 9-year contract which would take someone all the way to 20yrs of service. The previous standard was a 5-year contract (which non-fighter pilots are still being offered).
06-25-2013 | 03:24 PM
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$25k/yr is the same pilot bonus the AF has been offering since around 1999-2000 or so, when they upped it from $14k/yr.
The only thing new in this case is that Big Blue is offering the fighter guys a 9-year contract which would take someone all the way to 20yrs of service. The previous standard was a 5-year contract (which non-fighter pilots are still being offered).
The only thing new in this case is that Big Blue is offering the fighter guys a 9-year contract which would take someone all the way to 20yrs of service. The previous standard was a 5-year contract (which non-fighter pilots are still being offered).
When I was eligible for the bonus (a long time ago) there was no up-front opportunity.
06-25-2013 | 03:39 PM
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The previous (standard) 5-year contracts were/are worth $125,000, so the 50% lump sum is/was $67,500.
06-25-2013 | 03:46 PM
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To my knowledge (going back to mid-90s), the AF has always offered the 50% lump sum option with the bonus. In this case, a 9-year contract is worth a total of $225,000, so the 50% option lets you take 112,500 just for signing.
The previous (standard) 5-year contracts were/are worth $125,000, so the 50% lump sum is/was $67,500.
The previous (standard) 5-year contracts were/are worth $125,000, so the 50% lump sum is/was $67,500.
USMC didn't offer that option.
I would have taken advantage of that.
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