Originally Posted by
Freightpuppy
In the last 2 1/2 months I had 2 1/2 weeks off, a 2 day to Honolulu, 4 off, a 2 day to Honolulu, 2 weeks off, a 12 day Asia trip, 2 weeks off. This Friday I go out on a 7 day Asia trip and then 2 weeks off. I prefer this schedule to working 5 days a week. I would rather be out for a week and then off for a week.
I can see the appeal and at one time dreamed of that myself. However having a family and full home life changes that completely. I don't see how anyone with small children could be comfortable with being gone all the time. If a firefighter has a problem at home he is only across town. When a pilots family has a crisis he is across the globe in the wrong time zone and usually does not find out about it until it is much too late to help. Besides that it takes two parents to run a fully functioning household.
One of the biggest points that I attempt to make is that increasingly one must choose between a healthy family life and an airline career. The price was too high for me.
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