IIRC, the anthrax vaccine was never really tested against inhalation nor “weaponized” anthrax…. It was developed to counter skin infections in sheep farmers/shearers. So there may be a big question mark over your “protection”
But that was a long time ago, and those brain cells have been abused.
“Retired reserve” are the key words you need to research. There are caveats to unit manning and other stuff. I can, and has, been done …. But I don’t think it’s blanket approval
Same shit they were telling us 6-9 years ago …. Feel free to leave we’ll make more and what not.
glad to see they’ve learner their retention lessons.
get your foot in the door at a major yesterday. Then you can dabble in the guard until you realize your loosing significant money for every TP.
For most folks, that’s somewhere year 2 or 3.
And the best teacher for bidding, scheduling, work rules, etc is when you screw it up due to lack of knowledge and then suffer with a terrible schedule for a month, etc.
Ours (delta) is simple.
50% until age 65.
(and they double the 401 contribution)
there are add-on policies (DPMA, etc) that will bridge that gap (to get up to 100% pay) but generally only last 2 years max.
Don’t discount the boring flying. It’s dreadfully boring. It’s seriously the worst part of the job.
on the pro-20 year retirement side:
-the $50k+ per year just for breathing makes it a lot easier to deal with airline stuff … especially the first 4-5 years when that’s a significant portion of your total income. Furlough … meh. Drop a trip every month for Qol … meh. You have a house payment and groceries as long as you’re breathing. That’s not nothing.
-Tricare … “standard” is effectively free. Similar coverage (at delta) costs about $800/month for a family. Also good as long as you’re breathing (assuming congress doesn’t fuck us). That’s not nothing.