Originally Posted by
USMCFLYR
As far as not following the herd into the airline world....yes.
You are right about the different paths possible - but one thing that MANY people forget is that the AIRLINE business is ONE PART of the AVIATION industry.
It sounds like you never tried general aviation either - aircraft renting, share, or ownership?
Can you say where you found the "...the camraderie, the sense of mission, the overseas assignments, etc. that [you] missed so much."?
Thanks for sharing your story.
I went into the Foreign Service. Many former military here, and surprisingly, some former pilots as well. GA is great and I would get into it if I had the funds. Nonetheless I am only a few years from retirement and will be going back to aviation in some capacity when I finish this career. It's going to be interesting to see how well I pick up on flying again after 20 years out of the cockpit!