Delta Pilot to UPT
 

Is it worth it to fly for both Delta and a reserve unit?

What's family life like?
What's the commitment?
What should I know that recruiters wouldn't tell me?

Seriously you have a job at Delta and you want to fly for the military?! Usually it's the other way around!

It's not worth it financially. The 401k and profit sharing you'd lose out on while on MIL leave would be worth tons. You can't put a price tag on all the BS you'd have to endure along the way.

Money isn't the deciding factor...and money isn't everything.

Yes, I know it's tabo to be working at Delta then go to UPT

Well one plus is UPT could be a breeze between your current experience and IP's sucking up to you to try and get a job.

I agree with the rest though, financially would be a bad move. True money isn't everything, but you could also view not taking a UPT slot at your stage in the game as leaving one more slot available for a young guy with little experience looking to get started.

If money isn't a factor then QOL would scare the hell out of you. The military isn't what it used to be...as VIPER said....there is so much BS these days....But to each his own!

OP, how old are you?


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At Delta you are a pilot. That is your job. If you are in the AF, being a pilot is way down the list. There is a long list of things deemed more important than your primary job. SAPR, Fit test, OPRs, shots, more SAPR training, flu shot, safety down day, suicide prevention, another fit test, chicken pox shot (oh, you had chicken pox as a kid? Go get the shot anyways), flying cancelled due to lack of funding, hurry up and order a bunch of useless crap for the office because there's money in that pocket, time to go to PmE, back to the squadron-weather cancel...

I'm curious as well. Isn't starting UPT cut off at 30 years old w/o waiver? Must be quite a young DAL pilot to be considering this.

Age isn't an issue.