Ok so heres the deal, I'm 23, still really haven't figured out what i'm doing yet. I was in the navy 4 years and now i'm working for jet aviation as a line service tech...though i havnt started yet. I'm trying to decide if i should go to school to get my commercial pilots license or not. I mean i've always wanted to be a pilot but the family thing kinda changed my mind back in the day but i get mixed feedback on how family life is.
The first thing is how's the pay? The school i would probably go to is for a b.s. in aviation operations (33,000 yr. including flight training) so by the time i'm done, i'm sure i'll have atleast some loans for what grants and gibill dont cover. I dont really want to spend that much money and find out that i cant pay any bills with the money i would be making. The good thing is that school hires 80% of their graduates to be flight instructors to gain flight hours.
The next thing is how is the family life? I mean my girlfriend i'm with now waited 6 months for me to get out of the navy only seeing her on the weekends...and not all weekends either. So it may not be that big of problem, but when i do eventually get married and have kids, i dont want to never be home and my kids not know who i am! i kinda doubt its that bad (though it does happen in the military).
So basically is it worth the money if you want it bad enough or should i save my money and get a degree in something else.
