ATP Vs. Police officer

Well, yes.. The quicker you get the time.. the quicker you get more quality time.. which leads to getting a better job sooner..
 
It really depends on your goals. I did it slow throughout high school and college (non-aviation degree), explored other career fields, and then made a determination to do it full time. I feel that my decision was thorough and well planned. I think it takes a lot of courage to take the full plunge with an accelerated program, but it certainly leaves you sharp and "tuned in," as you're doing it full time.

J.
 
djnorton said:
so i suppose ATP is a good way to go.
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If you have the money and the ability to learn in an accelerated environment, it's a very viable option. You must also realize that learning so fast will provide you with the tools to succeeed in an airline ground school. HOWEVER, this is not to say that you cannot acquire the same skills by doing it "the slow way," which is sometimes much cheaper.
 
ATP isn't bad.. However, you really need to figure out what you want to do with aviation..

This is essentially a career of "checking-boxes.." The more boxes you have checked, the farther you will go..

It's highly competitive.. ANYTHING you can get to put you 1 step ahead of the guy standing next to you, will help..

There are several "key" items you need...

1.) A degree.. be it basket weaving or thermonuclear engineering, no one cares, you just gotta have it..

2.) Ratings.. To compete with the flow of military guys, you gotta do what you gotta do.. Usually your CFI's, etc..

There are as many ways to get where you want to go, as there are places to go, but you still have to have the "core" of boxes checked..

You could have 50,000 hours of PIC Turbine and no college degree.. and go to a FedEx interview.. The guy sitting next to you at the same interview has only 2,100 hours of PIC Turbine and guess who gets the job? Not you.. Actually, my example is a bit flawed, at somewhere like FedEx, you wouldn't even get the interview without the degree..

There used to be a day and age where lots of airlines were hiring and WE could be picky about where we went.. These days, it's the direct opposite..
 
There are many on-line college degree's... I think even Embry-Riddle has an online program. You could look into that while training, I have several friends that did, but just as all have said before me these days you need that college degree..... and from one friend of mine who is a cop, you need it there also to progress!

Good luck either way you go!
 
Agreed on needing the degree to progress as a cop once you pass the rank of SGT. in most departments.
 
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