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subpilot · October 26th, 2008, 06:24

I know I am digging up one of my old threads but I thought I would provide an update...

My tour in Afghanistan is almost complete. I have made my decision on what I am going to do. I decided against going Navy full-time because I don't want to go back to sea and deploy again with 3 young kids at home. The Navy is still there for if I ever need to enact the "the sky is falling" backup plan.

As everyone should know, Eagle is offering Long-term Leave of absences for up to 5 years. I took them up on the offer (doing my part to mitigate furloughs, lol). I have a job interview when I return stateside with IFTA. They are the flight school in Bakersfield, CA that teaches Japanese students. It is a salaried position that pays way more that region FO pay, provides full benefits, and the best part of all is that it is an 8-5 M-F job with holidays and weekends off. When my wife told my son about me possibly getting a job where I will be home everyday, he literally started jumping up and down, screaming YES, YES, YES!!! Hard to go against that... DE727UPS, you called it

. The best part of all is that in the year 2013, I can go back to Eagle and hopefully be able to hold the left seat, or at least be near the top of the FO list.

Thanks for all the advice and support that the JC family has provided for me over the years. I think NJC '09 is in my future as I will only be 2 hours from Vegas next year.

October 26th, 2008, 06:24	#13
subpilot Old Skool Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Bakersfield, CA Posts: 1,608	Re: Not your typical career changer thread! I know I am digging up one of my old threads but I thought I would provide an update... My tour in Afghanistan is almost complete. I have made my decision on what I am going to do. I decided against going Navy full-time because I don't want to go back to sea and deploy again with 3 young kids at home. The Navy is still there for if I ever need to enact the "the sky is falling" backup plan. As everyone should know, Eagle is offering Long-term Leave of absences for up to 5 years. I took them up on the offer (doing my part to mitigate furloughs, lol). I have a job interview when I return stateside with IFTA. They are the flight school in Bakersfield, CA that teaches Japanese students. It is a salaried position that pays way more that region FO pay, provides full benefits, and the best part of all is that it is an 8-5 M-F job with holidays and weekends off. When my wife told my son about me possibly getting a job where I will be home everyday, he literally started jumping up and down, screaming YES, YES, YES!!! Hard to go against that... DE727UPS, you called it. The best part of all is that in the year 2013, I can go back to Eagle and hopefully be able to hold the left seat, or at least be near the top of the FO list. Thanks for all the advice and support that the JC family has provided for me over the years. I think NJC '09 is in my future as I will only be 2 hours from Vegas next year. __________________ RIP Ben...you will forever be remembered!