Originally Posted by Albief15

I bailed at 14. Never went AGR because I found I valued freedom over security. I also started a business. For most it would be hard to pass up, however...

Biggest issue is "....its been working for a lot of fighter guys...". Well..it has. And Delta and Fedex have noticed. And I have noticed a trend of guys with 15-19 years of service not getting CJOs after the interviews. HR can take off their shoes off and do the math on how close you are to 20 and what USERRA provides.

Good news is SWA and United hire anyway. I think they are not worried as much about next year but getting good guys 4-5 years down the road, so they hire anyway. Unfortunately, UAL is defering orders and hiring appears to be (temporarily) a bit slower. I would not drop papers, however, and swagger into ATL or MEM and just expect to get hired. You may be more welcome in Dallas or Denver...

Not looking for a fight, and not bashing how anyone has managed their ANG/RES gig. What I will say is at least some airlines do not seem to want to give out seniority numbers and have you bail for 5 years...

Originally Posted by Yuko

If one makes the leap at 17 years Active Duty to the reserves and while in the Reserves they participate part time to gain enough points for retirement, when would you receive your retirement? At age 60? Or at age 50 due to having so much Active Duty time that it reduced it from 60 to 50?

I have an appointment with my base Reseve Recruiter next month

Originally Posted by navigatro

If you get 3 more years (1095 days) of ACTIVE DUTY points as a reservist, then you are eligible for an immediate pension. The active duty does not have to be consecutive (e.g. it could take you 10 years to get the 1095 active duty days.)

Inactive duty points count towards the value of your pension, but not towards the 1095 required points.

If you do not get the 3 years of active duty points, you will get your pension at age 60 (minus any qualifying duty in 90 day increments.)

Your 17 years of (regular) active duty does not reduce your reserve retirement date. Only qualifying active duty orders once you are a reservist/Guard member.