Here is the sad part...20yrs in aviation, I'm sitting furloughed...trying to decide between regional#1 or regional#2...uhmm let's see...#1 $20k/yr, and #2 $21k/yr......and my wife hands me an ad in the local paper for an ultrasound specialist, "will pay for training- 6 months to get your certificate...pay: 40-70,000/year." ***!

An 18yr old high school grad with a 6 month community college certificate can smear gooey ****t on an over stuffed belly with oversized stretch marks and earn 40-70,000/year. While an airline pilot starts at $20,000/yr with all string attached.

What happened here? how did we get here? ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!