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Originally Posted by jtrain609  Heya,
We've got kids out there who come on and ask, "Do I REALLY need a degree?" or, "I don't wanna flight instruct! Do I have to?" As far as I'm concerned, if you need to ask the question, you need not apply.
To all you new guys; listen up. You are entering a profession of overachievers, people smarter than you, people more driven than you, people more dedicated than you, people that have 4.0's from schools you didn't even dare apply to, people that are better looking than you, people that are more likable than you and people that have better training than you.
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If you think that it's a good idea to skip flight instructing, skip college, skip flying freight, skip the regionals, skip charter, skip corporate or skip any number of things that will make you a better, more well rounded pilot in addition to a better, more well rounded person then you might as well just get your application to Mesa in order because that could well be the final stop for you.
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I agree with some of that, but not with others. I didn't get my CFI, I'm going to finish it, but I don't particularly need it in my career right now. Getting that rating should be about self fulfillment not about a job. Do you really want a CFI to whom you're just a number inj the logbook? As for a degree, I'm buying mine at UVSC. And as for skipping...welllllllll....
If you can get up to that next notch in the career ladder and do it quickly, by all means do it. Get that precious seniority number, and get your time in the company. Why? because the less you work, and the more you get paid the happier you're going to be. In other words, its all about QOL. Get the best deal you can for yourself, if that includes going to school to get a good job right off the bat then do it, but otherwise do what you want. You came off a little preachy on that one. Look, I'm 19 years old with a C-Amel/Asel IR. I'm FO in a Beech 1900C, and I'm making over 30k per year right out of the gate. By the time I'm your illustrious 25 years old I'll have well over 6 thousand hours if I stay where I'm at, and a type or two. And I'll be able to go pretty much wherever I want. I'll have my degree by then, but the point remains, it doesn't matter how you get there, just that you get there. Do you need to CFI? No, I didn't, I flew boxes in the bush. Do you need to fly freight? No, I am, but I didn't have to, I wanted this job. Do you need to fly SIC in a CRJ? No, but if the money is better, the progression is good, and the bene's are there, then do it! You don't have to prove yourself to Jtrain