Originally Posted by DC8 Driver

Fookz, Just to give you my .02... Take Cubdriver's advice and GET YOUR DEGREE!!! If you don't, you'll follow my career path and learn the hard way. I went to a community college, got an Associate degree, flight instructed, flew Caravans and built some time. I enrolled in a 4 year college, but prior to finishing my B.S. I got a case of SJS and dropped out to pursue an opportunity flying jets. It all looked good on paper, I ended up in my mid 20's flying right seat in a heavy; but, in reality, I had already hit my glass ceiling before my career even started. The other guys my age that were hired around my hire date left after a couple years, going to work at places like Continental, United, Delta, Northwest, FedEx, UPS. and guess where I was? Sitting in the right seat of a 3rd tier ACMI. Great company, great people, great equipment; but, I was stuck with no options. I finally realized I needed to finish my bachelors degree and finished it online through Embry Riddle. But guess what, by the time I finished my degree, I was in my early thirties with a mortgage, responsibilities, mouths to feed and in my "comfort zone" with a nice seniority number at a decent ACMI making good money and no desire to start over at the bottom of a seniority list. If I had finished my B.S. instead of taking the first SJS job offered to me would I be flying for a legacy? Who knows?? It's a 6% longshot for even the most qualified candidates, I would never be so narcissistic and presumptuous to think that if I had been able to check that box, I would have had a legacy job thrown in my lap; but, at the end of the day, I would have at least had a fighting chance. That's all I'm saying to you, give yourself a fighting chance, finish school! You will never regret it. The equipment, hours, type ratings will all come in good time, build it on a solid foundation and you will thank yourself when you get to be my age. Again, not telling you what to do, just giving you my .02.