gitmo234
Line Up and Wait
Ladies and Gents,
I'm serve in the national guard as an officer. I'm an 11A, first lieutenant. Was just picked up for Space Operations (functional area 40A), and I'm completing space 200, the first part of the qualification now.
I'm sitting in an O-4 billet, although I'm a 1LT, I dont have command time yet either.
I also have a really really good full time federal job, I make more at that then what I make on active duty orders as an officer.
With those decision points in mind, I'm wanting opinions on aviation. I ask because I am consistently bothered about applying for aviation. It seems like a near monthly thing I get emails or messages on applying for aviation for different states, to include today when I received an email from my state asking me to apply and all the packet instructions.
So it seems the total school is about 12-15 months long which is a long time to be away from my wife who is also full-time employed. On the other hand it's a once in a lifetime sort of offer and I'm already beyond the max age (was told that would be waived).
I'm also at the point in my career, even though I just got picked up for space, that I'm starting to get a bit frustrated with the whole system and what not. To the extent that I'm considering resigning in a few years just so I dont have to deal with it.
Opinions please?
I'm serve in the national guard as an officer. I'm an 11A, first lieutenant. Was just picked up for Space Operations (functional area 40A), and I'm completing space 200, the first part of the qualification now.
I'm sitting in an O-4 billet, although I'm a 1LT, I dont have command time yet either.
I also have a really really good full time federal job, I make more at that then what I make on active duty orders as an officer.
With those decision points in mind, I'm wanting opinions on aviation. I ask because I am consistently bothered about applying for aviation. It seems like a near monthly thing I get emails or messages on applying for aviation for different states, to include today when I received an email from my state asking me to apply and all the packet instructions.
So it seems the total school is about 12-15 months long which is a long time to be away from my wife who is also full-time employed. On the other hand it's a once in a lifetime sort of offer and I'm already beyond the max age (was told that would be waived).
I'm also at the point in my career, even though I just got picked up for space, that I'm starting to get a bit frustrated with the whole system and what not. To the extent that I'm considering resigning in a few years just so I dont have to deal with it.
Opinions please?