Air Force Giving HUGE Bonuses (up to $125K) To Pilots

[unhappycamper]

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unhappycamper summary of this article: It sounds like the Air Force is trying to ramp up drone operators while downsizing the rest of the force. A few years ago they were offering huge bucks to pilots to reup.






Some pilots are eligible for a $25,000 bonus to re-up. Shown here are Maj. Dan Bradford and Capt. Phillippe Melby preparing for takeoff on a KC-135 Stratotanker at Fairchild Air Force Base, Wash.


10-year aviation vets can net $125K bonus
By Michelle Tan - Staff writer
Posted : Tuesday Feb 1, 2011 11:29:59 EST

Hundreds of pilots, including those who fly unmanned aircraft, are eligible for big bucks if they promise to stay in the Air Force at least three more years.

[DrDan]

1. heckofalot cheaper than training new pilots

[Ilsa]

2. Are civilian airlines trying to lure them away?

I can remember bonuses around $5-8k in the late 1980's, but nothing this big.

[greytdemocrat]

3. Excellent.

Their skill set takes years to hone.

[Zywiec]

4. I don't know about "big bucks"

After taxes it probably works out to about $1600 a month.