military to civlian atc job ... yes or no

Radium Epic Member SoCal Tracon

Not to mention how old is this cat? If you are 30, dont get out. Under that... every year under that makes it more and more lucrative to get the out!

eggs Newcomer Iraq

A huge thank you to all of you!!!!! I never expected such a wonderful response. I am 29, no family, dual rated, and have private pilots and bs degree (not really relevant in our case ref faa job but it is what it is)... I have applied twice for pilot school and ots keeps saying no. My thoughts on staying in are to go pilot and retire an officer. I am just scared at the thought of getting out now with the hiring freeze

duranme Trusted Contributor San Diego (SCT)

29 ehhhhhhhhhhhhhh iffy but I'd say gor for it and pressure (I mean put pressure on getting a TOL before 31) put no preference and move where they tell you. Not having a family still you should have no qualms about not caring where they put you. Transfer is always doable a few years after your first fac.

I don't think I can stress the "not caring where you end up, just GET IN to the faa" part... Don't end up like 80% of the people trying to get hired because they want to be close their girlfriend/boyfriend/friends/cemetery they want to buried at/cool looking tree.

Also: while your waiting highly suggest contract job in the AOR... Or use your gi bill to get ifr rated if your not already. Just don't twiddle your thumbs while waiting... Money is good overseas and not as shitty of a time as people think.

JP13 Senior Member momoville

if you have no family get out and go to school or go overseas, worst case you dont get picked up and maybe you can become an officer in the military.

highly unlikely you dont get a tol before you turn 31, esp if you are not picky. Your experience will get you picked up before ots and cti. Just pick two states in need and with a lot of facility choices.

IMO, if your thinking about getting out, 90k over 6 six isn't going to be the difference maker. You have to really like the AF to stay in if you aren't hurting for the re up bonus.

aksmall22 Newcomer South Korea

GTFO!!!! Run like hell!!!

RFDATM Trusted Member IL

when the VRA/CTO bid reopens - apply to the FAA - in the meantime, can you extend your current enlistment -say 6-12 months while waiting to get picked up?

flyinrico Trusted Member 6 XXX 7 EXX00 10 XXX..OKC..BHM

I'm not so sure you can extend just for the sake of extending/job hunting. I can only give you the "I was told by the MPF that..." the AF will only let you extend if its in the "Best Interest of the AF," deployment, remote, PCS...that sort of thing.

Even participation in an ORI/ATSEP didn't classify as best interest of the AF...Yes, I'm a little twisted...I asked...

mtlatc Epic Member In a bus down by the river!

Before I retired they had a clause that you could extend in the "best interest of the member", did they do away with that?

yankeeoscar Rookie KNEL

Im in the same boat as you brother, except 2 years younger. I'm getting out.

boston Senior Member San Diego

I'm confused... how would the OP just get out? Doesn't he have one of those inflexible enlistment contracts?