With training it seems to be a 12 year commitment to pilot for the AF. Is it worth it? Is there a healthy balance for family life? Are you able to transition to guard/reserve a few years in?

i'll hop in here before someone tears this apart. Search around the site, and majority of the questions you have will be answered. Airframes will dictate your balance. I'll just say "it depends". 

 

Edited August 17, 20205 yr by elvis

It really depends on a multitude of things: you, your family, your career ambitions (non-flying), your flying ambitions, where you are ok with living, and bunch other things.

If given the chance I wouldn’t change a thing (other than maybe turning down one opportunity recently). I actually hit the end of my 10 year flying commitment this month and I can say it has been fun. Yes there are some rough times, but the good times outweigh them.

I will also say I rolled into everything a bit older. I was ok with not being the #1 exec in the wing, put me in safety and let me do my thing. I knew early on my family was more important than spending those extra hours getting in good with the boss or trying to win that quarterly award.

In all I would do it again without a second thought.


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