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Originally Posted by FLY6584
You are absolutely right. I knew the choice I was making would likely prevent me from making Major, but I still decided to make that choice knowing that 20 years on AD would not be an option for me and being the best damn pilot, husband, and father I could be was more important. If I do not make Major it is no one else's fault, but myself and I am ok with that. I just hope that if I am passed over I am not offered continuation and have the chance to walk away with a separation pay so that I have something to show for 10 years of service. Certainly I don't feel entitled to that, but it would be nice to get a head start on a civilian retirement plan considering if I had spent 10 years at a civilian company I probably would have been contributing to a 401k.
I was just pointing out the fact that it's sad that brand new Lt's coming out of Altus or their FTU/RTU show up to the squadron and are told that if they want to make Major to get started on that Masters immediately therefore the new guys are spending more time worrying about checking the box instead of locking themselves in the vault and becoming the best damn co-pilot or wingman they can be. That is what is broken with the system.
Well, did you make it? List was out yesterday at my base. The key is, do they hold you to the commitment?
I didn't have a masters at my majors board, but it was the first year of it being unmasked and I did manage to steal a DP. Not sure if that mattered. Never agreed with the unofficial policy...How many TA $$ have been wasted on Trident U MBAs just to check the square. Eventually I gave up the fight since it seemed the airlines never would start hiring and got the stupid thing. Knocked it out in 6 months while on a deployment.
Will be interesting to see if the ADSC is waved. Can't fly most pilots right now anyway right.... Quick mark of the pencil on the requirements numbers and the usaf will be back to having too many of us....I'd gladly leave at 15 for a watered down pension, or better yet a lump sum.