[QUOTE=USMCFLYR;481925]
I'm sorry Sky you are losing me here. What exactly are you trying to argue here? You are wrong about the true compensation being overlooked. Every year the DOD puts out a paper that shows what your *true compensation* is - meaning what you would have to make in the **real** world to be provided with the same benefits that the military provides - so nothing is overlooked. Maybe ignored, but that is the individuals choice.
Absolutely everyone that enters the military is given a bunk, health care, and food (even if that food if two MREs a day). That is one reason why the military is such a great choice for many. Do you know what an E-2 makes per pay check - and if he is married and supporting a family and trying to live on the outside then they have often been spotted in food stamp lines.
http://www.dfas.mil/militarypay/mili...ayCharts35.pdf
So....if you are trying to point out how bad you had it when you started out - I'm sorry for that; and I'm glad that you are not in that situation anymore.
Now....what does that have to do with the tone of your posts? Because you had a bad time in the industry anyone who chooses it is destined to failure? Sad.
USMCFLYR
No not everyone is destined for failure in aviation. It all depends upon what you want to get out of an flying career. If all person wants is to fly a plane then that is easy to accomplish. However if they wish to use an aviation career as a foundation to build a fully funded family life upon then I would say that it is a difficult path and that your money is better invested elsewhere.
SkyHigh