I have decided that I am going to look heavily into a nursing program. I have been battling with the idea of leaving this lucrative career of being an airline pilot, and this thread really helped out. I have looked, and there are SO! many jobs out there for nurses and the best part is that there are alot in the state that I live in. Imagine that. The schedule is somewhat better than a pilot's because most work 3 sometimes 4 days a week. The best part is, that in a 24 hour period of a day, I would be able to sleep in my own bed at night.

I have medical experience already as an EMT and though its been awhile, I still confident in the medical knowledge I do have. Im not going to give up in the pilot thing by my actions. I was recently downgraded and the company laid off a lot of folks. I don't think the airline that I want to go to will be hiring or I will not get my captains seat back in the two years time that nursing school takes. This educational move will either give me a very stable career that keeps me in the city and state that i want to live in or becomes one hell of a back up career for when the airlines turn south again.

Any opinions ya'll might have please, I'm all ears. I'm really trying to justify it to myself.