Originally Posted by
bedrock
If training to be an A&P is what you like and it isn't expensive, then go for it. It won't hurt you and it will help you to know more about airplanes. Down the road, when you call in an MEL and the maint. guy gives you some 'tude, you can set him straight. I just think hitching your back up plan to aviation, is putting too many eggs in one basket. If the economy is bad for the pilots, it will be bad for all of aviation as well. But, hey, at least you have a back up plan and are well informed!
No such thing as too much knowledge I suppose!
Also, I can always get my bachelor's in a completely unrelated major that interests me. I just think saving time by doing the flight training and getting my bachelor's at the same time would help me get into hour building quicker and take more advantage of the huge increase in mandatory retirements of pilots that's supposed to peak when I would be 26.