| On top of all that, you are only 25. How long could you possibly have in the RAF? 7-8 years? That's nothing really other than a drop in the bucket of your working life. I was in the USAF for 9 years and took the option of being RiF'd (Reduction in Force) out. ALl I saw was the lump sum payment and the civilian world. When I got out there (the civilian job market) I seriously second guessed myself. Unfortunately I had a bad leg injury that I was recovering from that precluded me from re-enlisting than and there, otherwise I would have.
Like the other posters said, there aint a whole lot going on out there. Airlines are just trying to stay afloat at the moment. What jobs they can outsource to handling agents they ARE. Not that there is anything wrong with working for a handling agent. I do and I love it. That said, the pay is probably on par or less than what you are currently on without the military perks. |