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Thanks in advance for your responses and advice.
Originally Posted by CPOonfinal
Pardon me for asking a question as it relates to earlier posts in this thread, but if training at DCA cost $30k would you attend? I'm a Chief in the Navy and would like nothing more than to fly. When I retire I won't necessarily be a spring chicken and will need to change careers in a somewhat rapid fashion. I'm not interested knocking out low-quality hours (if there is such a thing) for the sake of logging hours, but time is a concern. GI bill will pay roughly 50%-60% of the cost at DCA. I'm still looking but I'm not aware of too many other schools that accept the GI Bill. I'm currently at a staff command and do a lot of traveling. I have a great time on the road and know I would enjoy being an RJ Pilot. Thanks in advance for your responses and advice.
Dear Squid,
A lot of other 141 schools are accepted by the VA for full GI Bill benefits. Also something to consider is attending a small and cheap community college full time, collecting the GI Bill from it, and doing your flight training at an FBO. Or you could attend a more reputable four year university and take their flight program (Probably unlikely for you since you said you would be in a bit of a hurry).
If you have any questions at all about the transition feel free to send them my way, I just made the transition from active duty to flight school myself and would be more than happy to offer whatever help I can!
P.S - No offense on the squid comment