I have been lurking here for a couple of weeks while deciding if the dispatching world is for me. I am being medically retired from the Air Force after 15 years. All 15 years have been spent as an aircraft maintenance scheduler/planner. It is a job with alot of responsibility, heck I was one year out of basic training and standing in front of a full bird explaining what I was doing with HIS aircraft. I love the aircraft maintenace world but have always wanted to take a walk on the dark side, operations.
Hence the interest in aircraft dispatching. My GI bill will cover the tuition and my wife says go for it. Just a bit apprehensive due to my age, I will be 46 this year. Are most of the folks in the class under 30? I joined the AF quite late in life so am used to being the old man but this will be an entire career change for me.
I realize the pay is at the lower end of the scale for the first few years. I have my military pension to fill in the gap and a few bucks in the bank. Heck, I could go out and make $20 per hour starting pay as a aircraft maintenance scheduler which is always something to fall back on.
For those dispatchers who have been out in the career field for some time I have a question? Will my years in the aircraft maintenace scheduling field be a help or hinderance in getting hired?
Hence the interest in aircraft dispatching. My GI bill will cover the tuition and my wife says go for it. Just a bit apprehensive due to my age, I will be 46 this year. Are most of the folks in the class under 30? I joined the AF quite late in life so am used to being the old man but this will be an entire career change for me.
I realize the pay is at the lower end of the scale for the first few years. I have my military pension to fill in the gap and a few bucks in the bank. Heck, I could go out and make $20 per hour starting pay as a aircraft maintenance scheduler which is always something to fall back on.
For those dispatchers who have been out in the career field for some time I have a question? Will my years in the aircraft maintenace scheduling field be a help or hinderance in getting hired?