Originally Posted by canav08

Thanks for the reply!

Yep, infection thing really happened, thats the short story, haha. I can get FAA medicals, a few extra hoops to jump through but not a show stopper, lucky there.

I do, thank God, have the GI Bill benefits as far as I understand. I'm still technically active duty stationed at a ROTC command but will be processing out soon. Commissioned on 28 September of 2012 so I got just over a year AD.

I need to educate myself more on the entire GI Bill Process, not just as it applies to flight school as my knowledge is very basic. I just recently found out I could use it for anything flight related. Furthermore, it seems most people, even in the VA, don't understand the process when it comes to flight stuff and some will try to tell you its a complete no go.

I did use the search tool and found a few private 141 flight schools in my area that do accept GI Bill Benefits which is cool. I need to get off my butt and start talking to them and see how familiar with the process they are.

I did not feel like you were calling me out, don't worry about it. The meteorology market, much like aviation, is comprised mostly of low level jobs paying peanuts and a relative few at the top making the big $$$. Like aviation, people are often surprised to hear the pay can be so low but its true. The only difference is there are far LESS jobs at the bottom than one would find in aviation. Bottom barrel/bottom pay aviation jobs seem a dime a dozen. In the WX world, people fight over jobs that pay $19K. Research style jobs can pay ALOT more but require at least an MS and I burned most bridges on that jumping ship for the Navy , PhD preferred. Furthermore, its not so much meteorology at that point as it is applied computer science/IT. I find that stuff mind numbing and can't think of anything I'd less rather do than pure desk/computer work hence the aviation bug.

I guess its a general sign of the times in many fields, too many people with degrees and not enough jobs.