Originally Posted by
flip
DON'T DO IT!!! Seriously...you have to do what you think is the right call. After you get burned out, which these days I notice the younger guys doing quicker, you'll miss flying so bad you'll want to kick your ass!
You see the worst of the world day in and day out and after a while it wears on you. Nobody ever calls the police and says, "Hey, everything is great...you guys come on over". If that happens its an obvious ambush..lol!
I think the economy is going to start rebounding and things may get a little better for aviation...I hope.
If you need some excitement go jump in a 172 and shoot an ILS to DA in a 20kt xwind...with a hood on. I did at BHM Saturday in 15kt gust and I was excited..lol! Anyway..good luck in your decision but take it from a 20 year LE vet...this job is just another job when the newness wears off.
You can get burned out on both. Having done both, I can safely say both have their pro and cons. But I can attest that I like helping people and being an LEO it provides that niche. If you don't like helping people or seeing them during the worse moments in their lives don't become a LE. If you focus on all the bad of any job you will be burned out. Flying or LEO.