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Originally Posted by tizzizzailslf04  To become a flight attendant after graduating college (I think every day about leaving school because I feel like i'm wasting my time there when my goal is aviation..but I know it could come in handy some stay so I'm duking it out, lol), and pay for flight training as you go, with the hope of getting to the airlines.
I have a little over $15,000 already out in school loans (Parents make waaaay too much money), and still have about 4 semesters left.
I'm majoring in criminal justice but I really want to fly (flight attendant, pilot, something in the air, haha), which is why i figured flight attendant would be the way to go. I have a ton of customer service experience, including american eagle...so yea...
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I would get your degree first.
I became a FA after college (I also got my degree in Criminal Justice). While i was in college, I did look into the Navy about doing something in aviation. I knew I couldn't be a pilot for them b/c my vision is really bad. But, that didn't work out in the end.
As a FA, pay wasn't good. It wouldn't have been enough to pay off college loans and then try shell out all the money it takes to become a pilot.
It can be done to be a FA and work on the pilot stuff on the side. I know someone who is a FA right now and has been working on becoming a comm. pilot. I know he was eyeing a regional, but this person has been a FA for a while and the first year FO pay would be a good paycut for him.
In this industry, I cant stress enough to get your degree first.