No more 6 year flight commitment

[nysky]

I met with my OSO and was told that the Marines stopped offering the 6 year air contract to guys who get helo's out of flight school. As of a month ago its all 8 year commitments from the time you get your wings (Helo or Jet) as opposed to the 6 year helo and 8 year jet. So no matter what type of aircraft (helo or jet) your looking at a 10 year commitment totall.

 

[riley]

I'd rather fly and serve for as long as they'll let me than rot in a cubicle, posting Dilbert cartoons on my walls and watching re-runs of Office Space

 

[EA-6B1]

Interesting...

 

[Alex Fowler]

Awesome news, this means less competition for a spot in flight school from folks who aren't as committed as I am.

 

[Warlord]

Riley McConnell you just said the best quote I've ever heard.

 

[DBLang]

Riley and Alex pretty much just summed it all up.

 

[AviatorMR239]

agreed, i'm sure the helo drivers wouldn't scoff at another couple years of stick time, unless they are chomping at the bit to get some airline job.

i work in the ER at the local hospital, and was talking with the med-flight helo pilot, and she left a regional job to fly helicopters again began the flying was too "boring". Took a paycut but is much happier.

 

[reapergm]

Yeah man, Im a wannabe, I hope some of the competition get alittle discouraged about this new rule. Im ready to go.

 

[Daedalus]

"Riley and Alex pretty much just summed it all up."

I second that motion

So it is written so it shall be done

 

[kcracer816]

I heard it was 8 years for helicopters and 10 years for fixed wing.

 

[Banjo33]

Time.....I have no grasp of the concept of time.......I was in OCS 41 years ago.......TBS 63 years ago (16 months ago).....API 17 years ago.....Primary 25 years ago.....Intermediate sims 9 months ago.....and I'll be hear for 32 more years.....then there's always FRS.......how old am I again? My head hurts.....

 

[FrogFly]

Originally posted by riley mcconnell
I'd rather fly and serve for as long as they'll let me than rot in a cubicle, posting Dilbert cartoons on my walls and watching re-runs of Office Space

Well, I guess Dilbert is kind of funny... And hey, Office Space is one of the best movies ever. I suppose I'm not too partial to the whole "rotting" thing, though.

 

[phrogdriver]

No one is making anyone leave after 6 years. If I wanted to stay 8 as a helo pilot, I still have the choice. I just like to have options open, rather than closed.

It costs less to put someone through the helo pipeline, so I don't understand why the payback should be the same as jets, unless they're having problems recruiting for jets--whoa, I think I'm onto something there!

 

[dividebyzero]

Had I known that by going crypto I'd be stuck in the cubicle maze, I'd have gone as a civlian so I could at least go where the action is.

God, how I wish I were kidding.

 

[DBLang]

Originally posted by phrogdriver
It costs less to put someone through the helo pipeline, so I don't understand why the payback should be the same as jets, unless they're having problems recruiting for jets--whoa, I think I'm onto something there!

One can only hope..