Originally Posted by MikeF16

I spent some flying F-16s with the Emirates. Most of the Lockheed bubbas seemed fairly content over there; however, I've spoken with several Eagle guys who have either done the Saudi gig or know somebody who has and I've heard nothing good about it.

The Saudi pilots are not pleasant to hang with, they are an abomination once airborne, the country is miserable for any family you might bring, and the jets are extremely poorly maintained -- as in I've heard of US pilots refusing to fly them because of safety concerns.

I guess the nice thing about flying with the Saudis was there's not much to debrief since they always die on the first push. Sorry AlbieF15, not trying to make your life difficult but as you said this job isn't for everyone -- IMO 99.99% of all American fighter pilots would be miserable there. Anybody who considers this needs to go in eyes wide open or they're going to be in for the shock of their lives.