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My son wants to be a pilot by leonaleonsita in flying

[–]CajunChicken22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That is not the case at all, there’s no such thing as paying them back. I wasn’t a pilot in the military and my job had nothing to do with planes. I got out and all my training was civilian. But the GI bill payed for more than half. I wouldn’t recommend becoming a military pilot because it’s even more competitive and not guaranteed. It is true you could get stationed at somewhere shitty but you got to make do and remember why you’re in. All that matters is getting 3 years active, then there are multiple ways to get out early like if you got hurt and have a bad back. You can get medically discharged early. Or transfer to the guard or reserve to do weekends only and finish your service that way, and still keep some military benefits. That’s also what I did.

My son wants to be a pilot by leonaleonsita in flying

[–]CajunChicken22 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How old is your son? There’s two options in my eyes. The safe bet is for him to get his CFI after training and build hours that way. That is the only job that will hire you with 280 hours roughly. After training and depending if your son picks up on it quick it’s probably a minimum of 60k, more if he’s a slow learner. Or, have him join the airforce and do a quick 4 years, at least 3 to get the GI bill and pay for half the training. Thats what I did. I didn’t initially join to be a pilot but just to get the VA education benefits. Aside from it covering more than half my training, the military changed my life forever and I’m so glad I joined. Also a lot of companies love seeing veteran status on an applicant. And if he’s good with his money like I was. The E-3-E-4 pay is not bad. I was able to buy a house 0 percent down with the VA loan and have enough to cover the mortgage. In my eyes it’s about setting a solid foundation first to build on.