1. I bet by the time you drop there is either a UAV track or T-1's and 38's will have a "equal" portion of the UAV's. It won't take long before someone realizes sending the best studs to worst A/C doesn't make sense + nobody will choose -38's.
2. Don't give up the dream.....fighters are worth the effort and worth the chance. Unless you have always dreamed of flying a heavy(some have, more power to 'em) you need to roll the dice to fly -38's.
3. Man, I know that C-17 with the hudand stick sounds cool, but there is a reason AMC guys are skipping the bonus and gettin the hell out. I'd rather take a U-28 ANYDAY than a cargo or tanker. Better flying, probably gone less, job satisfaction to name a few. Heavy dudes will argue but if you go the fighter track...you can always go fly a heavy later on. If you go T-1's....the dream is over.
4. The 38 is the ticket. There are a TON of guys out there flying fighters who didn't get one out of 38's back in the 90's. When the fighter shortage happened, those guys got snatched up from C-130's, C-141's etc to go fly F-16's. No T-1 guy has ever gotten to Xfer to fighters.
5. Even if you only fly the 38 for 6 months, you've still gotten to fly a high performance supersonic afterburning jet solo. Not a toned(excuse the expression) down civi beechjet.
