>>6659254>>6659296Just to add my two cents, being a current Commercial, Multi Engine, ATP Certificate holder, I will add that my flight instructor, who was USAF, had to do additional training after he retired, as he was only centerline thrust rated. Us civies who didn't have the jet jockey experience didn't have that restriction. Not a huge deal, just one more thing to think about when you get out. If you want to go commercial, and decide that military is for you, definitely go the cargo route. If you want to be a fighter pilot, you do that as long as you can, then get a career after to carry you to retirement. If you go non military, be prepared to make between 30 and 50k a year for your first 5 years. If you can get in now, do it. All airline pilots MUST retire at 65. Currently, the major airlines are retiring between 250-320 pilots per year, per carrier. In 2020, when the majority of Nam vets start hitting that mandatory 65, that number jumps to 870-930 pilots per year. That is verifiable through several different reporting companies. At that time, there will be a pilot shortage, and the market will change completely. Myself and several others are concerned, because the price of a ticket will skyrocket due to lack of available pilots.
Again, just my two cents, having been in the industry for almost 15 years. Attached is my current project :)
