Recently I have encountered some college students who are studying aviation and it never fails to surprise me that few seem to know about this place. For all that the modern computer age offers it seems that those who are in training to enter the profession prefer to remain in the dark regarding the realities of the career.

Even knowledge of the basics like the seniority system is new material to them. It almost seems like they would prefer to remain in the bubble of their own fantasy until it is too late to change. Others it seems are aware of the futility of their major but do not hold any real plans of pursuing it anyway.

If mom and dad are picking up the tab for a four year post high school retirement then you might as well do what is the most fun I guess. One guy told me that most in the program know that the majority of aviation graduates are going on after graduation on to work in the family furniture store or on some other non-aviation career like Barista but they don't seem to care.

I imagine that when the first student loan bill comes they will.

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