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eas · May 9th, 2002, 17:41

EFC

I would agree with the others that at OUR age ( I am also 38), an aviation career is POSSIBLE. The thing that hasn't been directly mentioned in regards to you is your family. You said that you have a wife and children. This is definitely an industry where being mobile is a plus. That means uprooting the kids from school and causing your wife, if she works outside the home, to look for a new job as well. I have found that it is very difficult to balance 2 careers in todays world. As mentioned in the "Family Life" section of this forum, make sure that your wife is COMPLETELY informed as to both the positives and negatives of this endeavor. There is no career in the world worth breaking up your marriage and we all know that this business has a pretty high divorce rate! It wil definitely put financial pressures on you for the first several years.

CAN it be done, as we have said, sure it can. The question is, are you and your family willing to make the sacrifices that may be required. I definitely don't mean to sound "doom and gloomy" but I think that sometimes our optimmistic outlooks can cloud the reality of the situation, especially since 9-11. Plus, we don't have the luxury of being footloose and fancy free that many on this forum currently enjoy.

Be well and fly safe
Eas

PS

I am kind of the same situation though a bit ahead of you in the game. Wife, 2 kids, returned to aviation last year after getting out in the last hiring slump do to my wife getting transfered and no aviation job where we moved to. Was a major decision to get back in last year. Feel free to message me if I can help in any way.

May 9th, 2002, 17:41	#5
eas Newbie Join Date: Oct 2000 Location: O\'Fallon, IL Posts: 29	Re: What would you do?? - looking for opinions. (long) EFC I would agree with the others that at OUR age ( I am also 38), an aviation career is POSSIBLE. The thing that hasn't been directly mentioned in regards to you is your family. You said that you have a wife and children. This is definitely an industry where being mobile is a plus. That means uprooting the kids from school and causing your wife, if she works outside the home, to look for a new job as well. I have found that it is very difficult to balance 2 careers in todays world. As mentioned in the "Family Life" section of this forum, make sure that your wife is COMPLETELY informed as to both the positives and negatives of this endeavor. There is no career in the world worth breaking up your marriage and we all know that this business has a pretty high divorce rate! It wil definitely put financial pressures on you for the first several years. CAN it be done, as we have said, sure it can. The question is, are you and your family willing to make the sacrifices that may be required. I definitely don't mean to sound "doom and gloomy" but I think that sometimes our optimmistic outlooks can cloud the reality of the situation, especially since 9-11. Plus, we don't have the luxury of being footloose and fancy free that many on this forum currently enjoy. Be well and fly safe Eas PS I am kind of the same situation though a bit ahead of you in the game. Wife, 2 kids, returned to aviation last year after getting out in the last hiring slump do to my wife getting transfered and no aviation job where we moved to. Was a major decision to get back in last year. Feel free to message me if I can help in any way.