The amazing story of retired Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer Chris Fisher's journey to become a professional pilot using VA GI Bill benefits at the age of 42. Chris is The Guardian in real life! This will surely be one of our most popular episodes, as it contains so much great information on using military benefits to obtain your pilot certificates and ratings.
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Here's some links to the news stories we were referencing in this video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NK1xeXkQRMM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnih2FX3y_4
https://www.va.gov/education/about-gi-bill-benefits/how-to-use-benefits/flight-training/
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CHAPTERS:
00:00 Intro
01:55 Chris Fisher introduction
03:40 Age thing
04:17 Chris's background story
05:55 Chris Fisher's first flight
06:47 Enlisted in Coast Guard to become a San Diego Fire Fighter
08:41 Fisher/Fischer from The Guardian movie?
12:39 Stolen boat story about rescue swimmer video
16:40 Just retired from the military
18:44 G.I. Bill flight benefits
21:00 Key to using the GI bill for flight training
27:50 Chris's total cost for flight training
33:51 Flight instructor in Arizona
34:50 Army helicopter pilot without being an officer
39:14 Career in the military- 20years
41:30 Flight training while in the military
46:28 Chris's future plans 48:45 Jet Blue Airline pilot
53:22 Chris's advice to aspiring pilots
55:12 Chris's contact info
56:32 Wrap up - TAKE ACTION