VR&E vs GI Bill: which one actually pays for A&P prep?
Chapter 31 covers short-duration prep programs like ours. Chapter 33 is more complicated. Here's what we've learned working with both through hundreds of veteran students.
Everything we know about turning military aviation experience into a civilian FAA A&P — and the careers that come after.
The step-by-step walkthrough we use with every student — what FSDOs want, where JSTs fall short, and how to package your military experience so you get cleared to test on the first submission.
Chapter 31 covers short-duration prep programs like ours. Chapter 33 is more complicated. Here's what we've learned working with both through hundreds of veteran students.
Eighteen months of airframe work. Thirty months combined. Branch-specific crosswalks. A plain-English breakdown of the FAA rule that governs whether you can test.
Regionals, cargo, MROs, OEM service centers. Real starting pay, overtime realities, and where military veterans command a premium on day one.
Days 1 through 14 of our program, laid out honestly. What we cover, what we skip, and why we don't pretend to be a replacement for an 18-month Part 147 school.
The civilian aviation workforce is about to lose most of its certified mechanics. That's a problem for the industry — and the opportunity of the decade for transitioning military maintainers.
A former UH-60 maintainer's path through Code 1 — from the first JST review to the DME oral. Timing, surprises, and what we'd do differently next time.
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