Originally Posted by mooney

One thing your argument is forgetting is that most senior guys are not single or newly married 20 somethings without kids that can just contract away on the far side of the world. Do that when you are married with kids, and you will soon find that after the divorce you have less take home pay than a year 1 FO. Most senior guys I know, myself included, don't have to fly so bad that we would want, need or take an overseas gig. There are other options out there.