NFO after military?

[Brett327]

What was the exact amount of the NFO bonus we gave up anyway? I know it will probably hurt to hear...

Same as the pilot - 25K x 5 years = 125K

Brett

 

[scarnuts]

So what kind of jobs are in the civilian world that a retired NFO might want to jump into?

Open up a bar!

 

[VS FO]

ouch.

 

[Brett327]

ouch.

You just HAD to keep a set of controls for yourself, didn't you.

Brett

 

[VS FO]

Definitely makes them an expensive set of wings...

 

[Intruder Driver]

Unless the rules have changed, an NFO sitting upfront with a stick in front of them (S-3, C-12) can log co-pilot time in a civilian log book. When I was Air Ops O in Roossy Roads, we had an S-3 NFO and an F-14 RIO who both logged co-pilot time flying in the front right seat of the C-12. They both got their civilian tickets (private pilot single and multi and instrument rating; total cost about $2500 in the early '90s) and are now airline pilots. In my last squadron, a reserve A6 outfit, we had four B/N's who were airlines pilots. All had completed a 'professional pilot' course (about 300 hours total or so) and, combined with their NFO time, were accepted by major airlines.

Check with any airline types you know.

 

[Brett327]

Unless the rules have changed, an NFO sitting upfront with a stick in front of them (S-3, C-12) can log co-pilot time in a civilian log book. When I was Air Ops O in Roossy Roads, we had an S-3 NFO and an F-14 RIO who both logged co-pilot time flying in the front right seat of the C-12. They both got their civilian tickets (private pilot single and multi and instrument rating; total cost about $2500 in the early '90s) and are now airline pilots. In my last squadron, a reserve A6 outfit, we had four B/N's who were airlines pilots. All had completed a 'professional pilot' course (about 300 hours total or so) and, combined with their NFO time, were accepted by major airlines.

Check with any airline types you know.

True enough, but with the S-3 all but gone and the chances for an NFO to have access to a C-12 rare in the extreme, this opportunity is OBE.

Brett

 

[Fly Navy]

Hmmm, I always asked somewhat the same questions when I was a junior enlisted. "What kind of quals and certificates can I get fixing airplanes that will help me to get a job at Boeing or United Airlines maintenance?"

Here I am still in 25 years later!

It doesn't get better than Naval Aviation! (flying or maintenance) Bar none.

What CAN you guys gets in the civilian market? Can you get A&Ps?