Originally Posted by
Islandhopper
Having a car becomes a distraction. A lot of people go out and do stuff throughout the week. Some even start touring crashpads in MEM. Break ins in the parking lot have happened in the past, and more than half of your class will have a car if you need rides to Wallyworld.
You can carpool to Beale Street on the weekends. Not having a car keeps you in your room studying during training. Unless, you came from another 121 carrier, you will need to study a lot more than you are used to.
It is only a distraction if you don't have discipline, and the training isn't all that hard. It is more time consuming than anything else. Anyway, about the car, I would take it so you don't have to rely on anyone else to get around when you need to. During the ground training portion, everyone has the same schedule, so not having a car then is not as big of a deal, but when you get to sims, you really need a car, though there are guys that made it through without having a car. That way you don't have to worry relying on someone else to take you to and from Flight Safety. If you get the 2200-0200 sim session, good luck finding someone to take you around at that time of the day. We used to take a van downtown so that we wouldn't have to leave our car there. Go with a group and it is cheap. You will really appreciate having your car while you are there for 2 months. You will get so sick of being at the Homestead, at least have the freedom of having your own car. But by all means, I wouldn't rent one if you don't have one. You don't get paid enough to do that, unless you have saved up some extra cash.