Originally Posted by ryane946
Dogpilot and baja are the only people in the world who thinks he ought to be paid for the 100hrs a month he spends SLEEPING in a hotel and spending time checking out the layover city. That is not working! Everyone knows airline pilots spend time away from home (just like military folks), but they spend a lot less time away from home and the pay usually makes up for it.
Well, after a couple years of "checking out the layover city" I think you'll change your tune. We're not talking about Paris here you know...more like Tulsa, and it's the airport holiday inn (close to the airport but nothing else), not the downtown Hilton.
Military folks come in several distinct varities...young kids who are there to get some job training or college benefits, have no college, and DID NOT pay $50-100K for the privelege of enlisting. But they still make regional FO moneyt ($15-30k) ...
The elite folks (pilots, nuclear submariners, special operations) generally get paid WELL over $100K, PLUS all the sweet benies and the retirement. They didn't pay for their training either; most had their college paid for too.
When I decided I needed to buy my own airplane a while back, I simply volunteered for 6 months active duty to pay for it...