I'm currently in the military (IT, flying a desk) and have 2 years left on my contract. My original plan was to get out, join ROTC and try to compete for a pilot slot with the AF. The only downside is the 10 years commitment or the chance of me not getting select for a rated slot and stuck doing something i do not love for another 4 years.

After further thinking and researching, i think joining a school like ASU or Texas State Technical College using my Post 9/11 GI bill on flight training and get out with all the require certificated beside ATP and 250 flight hours and hopefully landing a job flying at a regional airline.

Does anyone on here have any experience with using their post 9/11 GI bill for fly school? any success stories?
Since i have 2 years left in the military, beside trying to knock out as much of my degree as possible and saving money, do you have any tips/pointers?

Have you considered applying to become a Warrant?

Take a look at a direct entry slot in the ANG or AF reserve. Slide over to a enlisted slot in a ANG squadron and go to college. You can actually pursue both options at the same time. You might even be able to work a transfer before your current commitment is up.

One thing I regret is not taking advantage of college classes they offer while your in service! Do all that you can while you can for free without dipping into your GI Bill.

See this thread.

http://www.airlinepilotforums.com/mi...g-answers.html

If becoming an airline pilot is the target, I would heed the ANG/AFRES advice above. I ordinarily would not advocate delaying the completion of a college degree, but in today's current hiring environment I would try to knock out the flying minimums and get to a regional to build that time. If between now and the time that you EAS you can finish the degree, great but don't let it stop you from flying. You can certainly finish it along the way, and then you are still working towards furthering the flying. I was an enlisted guy for 6 years, finished school and was commissioned and went to flight school. If you do that on the active duty side, there goes the next 12-13 years based on training and payback for wings. Not a bad way, it was good to me but know that before you do it. Good luck, it's a great time for part 121 aviation.....opportunity out there that hasn't been there for decades.