Christopher Torrella
New Member
I'm hoping to get into the airlines/regionals as fast as possible, but I want to know if I can realistically enlist in the Coast Guard straight out of high school (as an E1, not an officer), pay for a flight school with some saved USCG pay and my GI bill (something like ATP), and then go into the regionals for a few years (then the majors.)
Main questions:
1. Can I go through the Coast Guard and ATP, not go through a four-year college, and still get into a good paying Major Airline job (i.e. 100k+)?
2. How long could I expect to stay in a Regional airline before I jump to a Major?
3. Are there better ways to do this? I've considered doing flight training at a mom-and-pop without the coast guard, but that would take too much time at a min-wage job. I also can't do the ROTC program; i'm past the deadline. I also can't apply for a loan for ATP (and it would be a not-so-good idea, anyway).
Thanks you any/all replies! I'll clarify anything if needbe.
Main questions:
1. Can I go through the Coast Guard and ATP, not go through a four-year college, and still get into a good paying Major Airline job (i.e. 100k+)?
2. How long could I expect to stay in a Regional airline before I jump to a Major?
3. Are there better ways to do this? I've considered doing flight training at a mom-and-pop without the coast guard, but that would take too much time at a min-wage job. I also can't do the ROTC program; i'm past the deadline. I also can't apply for a loan for ATP (and it would be a not-so-good idea, anyway).
Thanks you any/all replies! I'll clarify anything if needbe.