Guard to the Regionals
01-12-2019, 07:32 AM
#41
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Going 121 church’s several boxes - any organization has trained and vetted you, 121 experience, a new type rating.
1600 hrs fighter meets the bottom end of the ‘qualified’ range. Meets the bottom end might be key. At the top end another top rating is almost meaningless. At the bottom end checking additional boxes might in invaluable.
Have you gotten you’re civilian CFI ratings using the military conversion process? If no knock them out. More boxes checked. You can’t get enough especially if you’re on the low end of the qualified pool.
01-12-2019, 01:28 PM
#42
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Joined APC: Jun 2017
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Thanks for the feedback gents. A lot of good considerations in here. It’s tough to know what’s competitive in this hiring climate and I think I’ve been a little ignorant thinking my fighter time at the mins is enough. Have definitely been updating my apps at least once a week and went through a professional review service. No skeletons, training failure or giant red flags (that I see anyway) on my resume. I’ll keep flying my balls off, get my network on and keep pressing forward. Thanks!
01-13-2019, 07:24 AM
#43
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Position: Window seat
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He got his IP qual, updated his resume with that info, and was contacted in 10-14 days.
Going 121 checks several boxes - another organization has trained and vetted you, 121 experience, a new type rating.
1600 hrs fighter meets the bottom end of the ‘qualified’ range. Meets the bottom end might be key. At the top end another type rating is almost meaningless. At the bottom end checking additional boxes might in invaluable.
Have you gotten your civilian CFI ratings using the military conversion process? If no knock them out. More boxes checked. You can’t get enough especially if you’re on the low end of the qualified pool.
Going 121 checks several boxes - another organization has trained and vetted you, 121 experience, a new type rating.
1600 hrs fighter meets the bottom end of the ‘qualified’ range. Meets the bottom end might be key. At the top end another type rating is almost meaningless. At the bottom end checking additional boxes might in invaluable.
Have you gotten your civilian CFI ratings using the military conversion process? If no knock them out. More boxes checked. You can’t get enough especially if you’re on the low end of the qualified pool.
01-13-2019, 06:33 PM
#44
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Joined APC: Jan 2019
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He got his IP qual, updated his resume with that info, and was contacted in 10-14 days.
Going 121 church’s several boxes - any organization has trained and vetted you, 121 experience, a new type rating.
1600 hrs fighter meets the bottom end of the ‘qualified’ range. Meets the bottom end might be key. At the top end another top rating is almost meaningless. At the bottom end checking additional boxes might in invaluable.
Have you gotten you’re civilian CFI ratings using the military conversion process? If no knock them out. More boxes checked. You can’t get enough especially if you’re on the low end of the qualified pool.
Going 121 church’s several boxes - any organization has trained and vetted you, 121 experience, a new type rating.
1600 hrs fighter meets the bottom end of the ‘qualified’ range. Meets the bottom end might be key. At the top end another top rating is almost meaningless. At the bottom end checking additional boxes might in invaluable.
Have you gotten you’re civilian CFI ratings using the military conversion process? If no knock them out. More boxes checked. You can’t get enough especially if you’re on the low end of the qualified pool.
01-13-2019, 06:41 PM
#45
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Joined APC: Jan 2019
Posts: 8
That’s what others keep telling me too. I read these ride reports of guys with my hours getting hired so who knows. 6 months really isn’t that long for the interview waiting game. Like others have said though, I can’t see it hurting to go to a regional. If I stay at my current job, really the only thing I’ll add to my apps is about +150 hrs/yr, won’t be eligible/ready for SEFE, DO, CC so won’t be checking those boxes. I’ll still get about 150 hrs/yr in the A-10 as a traditional, but could also get more total time and 121 experience on my app by going to a regional...just a big pay cut and lost time with the fam. I guess that’s airline life though!
01-13-2019, 07:30 PM
#46
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That’s what others keep telling me too. I read these ride reports of guys with my hours getting hired so who knows. 6 months really isn’t that long for the interview waiting game. Like others have said though, I can’t see it hurting to go to a regional. If I stay at my current job, really the only thing I’ll add to my apps is about +150 hrs/yr, won’t be eligible/ready for SEFE, DO, CC so won’t be checking those boxes. I’ll still get about 150 hrs/yr in the A-10 as a traditional, but could also get more total time and 121 experience on my app by going to a regional...just a big pay cut and lost time with the fam. I guess that’s airline life though!
01-13-2019, 07:40 PM
#47
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Position: Window seat
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Continuing your current job adds little to your resume. I tell guys I’d check a new box every six months if I was close to getting hired. Going 121 checks at least two (121, type rating) and as many as four (add recent training event and civilian experience).
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