The best part of being an Airline Pilot In your Opinion?

NW004

NW004

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Lets stop the pay sucks talk, and lets hear the good sides of the profesion!

Please dont post any negative comments!
 
Commuting!! if i lived in base, i think the job would really suck. Because when you commute, Just when you think you are done with your trip, you get to go on another plane ride. YAY!! and just to make it more exciting, YOu never know if your gonna get on!!

but on a more serious note, I think most will agree once the main cabin door is closed, ther are few jobs that are better.
 
NW004 said:
Lets stop the pay sucks talk, and lets hear the good sides of the profesion!

Please dont post any negative comments!
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The pay positively sucks ...:nana2:
 
Ok, for the orginal poster....

Personally for me a toss up between sipping a nice cup of coffee on a smooth morning/evening or a nice hand flown visual to a mountain town. Good stuff.
 
They sure are Max! I'm going to try my hardest to get into the seaman to admiral program, and obtain my citizenship after one year of active enlistment.

Then If i work hard i can catch a Pilot slot and fly as an ensign for the Navy. Nothing beats that.
 
NW004 said:
They sure are Max! I'm going to try my hardest to get into the seaman to admiral program, and obtain my citizenship after one year of active enlistment.

Then If i work hard i can catch a Pilot slot and fly as an ensign for the Navy. Nothing beats that.
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Okay...this isn't a joke but a seaman...isn't that an enlisted rank not an officer rank?

Lastly...your not a citizen? What nationality are you if I might ask?
 
Maximillian_Jenius said:
Okay...this isn't a joke but a seaman...isn't that an enlisted rank not an officer rank?

Lastly...your not a citizen? What nationality are you if I might ask?
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Yes Seaman is an enlisted rank, but the Navy has a program to train enlisted personell into officers, so you spend 4 years while in active duty getting your degree and when you get it, if you pass all of the physical stuff, and all of the exams, you get a commision to become an officer.

Most people dont do this, because they dont want to, its usually to much work, and most people can just get a ROTC scholarship and study in college to be citizens, but i;m not a citizen, so when i join the military, it only takes one year to become a citizen due to the service you're making for the USA. Regularly if noton the military you have to wait some nice 6 years to become one.

But thats too long since one must get a commision before their 27th birthday, so this will be the only way around my problem. Hopefully it all turns out ok.

I'm a Costa Rican by the way.
 
NW004 said:
Yes Seaman is an enlisted rank, but the Navy has a program to train enlisted personell into officers, so you spend 4 years while in active duty getting your degree and when you get it, if you pass all of the physical stuff, and all of the exams, you get a commision to become an officer.

Most people dont do this, because they dont want to, its usually to much work, and most people can just get a ROTC scholarship and study in college to be citizens, but i;m not a citizen, so when i join the military, it only takes one year to become a citizen due to the service you're making for the USA. Regularly if noton the military you have to wait some nice 6 years to become one.

But thats too long since one must get a commision before their 27th birthday, so this will be the only way around my problem. Hopefully it all turns out ok.

I'm a Costa Rican by the way.
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Aren't tours in the military at the minimum 8 yrs. Anyways carry on with your thread..sorry to hijack!
 
With an additional hitch of 4 more years IR (Inactive Reserves) if you haven't hit the 8 year mark.

Also, if you do go "O", especially if you get a flying slot, after a minimum of 2 years to get the citizenship, Officer program, then college, and then flight training with an 8 to 10 year commitment after flight school, you, sir are looking like a career Squid.:)

Good luck in the Navy...don't let the recruiters talk you into any "Apprenticeship" programs. That's the deck seaman, airman, etc. In other words, no specific job. I saw a ton of people get roped into this with their "truths".
 
What I miss most about airline flying: The people. Walking in to a crew lounge after a flight and seeing a bunch of your friends, swapping stories, spreading rumors, going to a restaurant on an overnight when there are two crews.

The flying gets old very quickly.
 
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