Originally Posted by
4thgenaviator
Pops won't allow me to finish my term with the team because he fears that ANY time not spent towards the aviation industry is seniority lost, and, ultimately, waiting another 4-5 months would make it not worth it. Is is true?
Pops probably knows best on this one. A lot of people wish they had your problems...you have family connections, and your career timing should make you eligible for a major right about the time hiring really picks up in a few years. If you can get on before 30, you're probably set. Wilmington is reasonably close to the junior east coast bases of most majors.
You certainly need a spouse who is reasonably independent but the long term QOL and pay (you would upgrade at a major before 40) should be a net positive for the family in your case.
Any reasonably lucrative career is going to have a cost, usually in QOL. A high-paying corporate-america job will take it out of your hide every day until you retire.
It probably all comes down to the wife...is she willing to make the trade-off?