comair25
Well-Known Member
Hello everyone. I can't believe this March I will have been apart from flying for four years. It's weird to see friends I was flying with now working as CFIs and a couple work at AAK. I went a different route due to financial issues with funding flight training, school and paying off my loan for flight training. Well I have done 3.5 years in the AF and have been looking at options for early separation to the reserves as a massive DOS rollback is coming down for thousands upon thousands of enlisted airmen. I am in the process of accepting an IMA job back in Arkansas for an active duty unit at the AFB. I should hopefully get the yes in the next few weeks from AFPC and will be seperating around June.
When I stopped flying I was working on my CSEL and MEL at the same time and ended with 300TT and 22ME. I was flying under part 61and had all of my requirements met flying wise for the rating. When I start back up I will be back at college doing it 141 with the same flight school I flew at before which means I will be starting over with commercial. My VA benifits have been approved for 100%, but from my understanding for flight training they only pay for up to the reported estimated cost by the school. I have been told multiple things on how it works by different VA reps at the flight school and the VA itself. Nobody can seem to give me a solid answer. I also saw in this forum around November somebody said they were receiving $100,000 for flight training under the new 9/11 bill. Where in the world did you get that is my question?? I cannot seem to find that anywhere. I am trying to maximize my benefits to be able to finally finish my ratings which I started in '07. Does anyone have any experience using there ch 33 benefits through a university? Is there anyway to get the VA to pay for "time building" towards your license?
Thanks!
Ryan
When I stopped flying I was working on my CSEL and MEL at the same time and ended with 300TT and 22ME. I was flying under part 61and had all of my requirements met flying wise for the rating. When I start back up I will be back at college doing it 141 with the same flight school I flew at before which means I will be starting over with commercial. My VA benifits have been approved for 100%, but from my understanding for flight training they only pay for up to the reported estimated cost by the school. I have been told multiple things on how it works by different VA reps at the flight school and the VA itself. Nobody can seem to give me a solid answer. I also saw in this forum around November somebody said they were receiving $100,000 for flight training under the new 9/11 bill. Where in the world did you get that is my question?? I cannot seem to find that anywhere. I am trying to maximize my benefits to be able to finally finish my ratings which I started in '07. Does anyone have any experience using there ch 33 benefits through a university? Is there anyway to get the VA to pay for "time building" towards your license?
Thanks!
Ryan