Hi all! First time poster here.
I'm currently 32 years old serving in the Air National Guard and going through OJT. I'm hoping to get CTO and rack up my 52 consecutive week training so that I could apply for the Experienced Bid in the near future before the cutoff of age 35.
I was wondering if there was anyone on this forum who joined the FAA at an older age (and/or took a similar route) and how things have panned out such as
- pay scale (how hard is it to go up since starting considerably later than other coworkers)
- what retirement looks like for you especially with the mandatory retirement age of 56
- family life (if applicable)
- etc.
All in all I'm wondering if it was worth all the effort even though you joined the FAA at an older age.
Any advice or insight would be greatly appreciated!
I'm currently 32 years old serving in the Air National Guard and going through OJT. I'm hoping to get CTO and rack up my 52 consecutive week training so that I could apply for the Experienced Bid in the near future before the cutoff of age 35.
I was wondering if there was anyone on this forum who joined the FAA at an older age (and/or took a similar route) and how things have panned out such as
- pay scale (how hard is it to go up since starting considerably later than other coworkers)
- what retirement looks like for you especially with the mandatory retirement age of 56
- family life (if applicable)
- etc.
All in all I'm wondering if it was worth all the effort even though you joined the FAA at an older age.
Any advice or insight would be greatly appreciated!