I believe that an essential element of preserving ones satisfaction with the profession lies in planning to be single your entire career. No kids, spouse, or extended family to have to pay for or satisfy. Sleep when you are home. Visit other single airline friends on days off. Jumpseat alone to far flung corners of the globe. Move when the career asks you to and the salary should be able to adequately support a studio apartment, cable bill, and Toyota Echo. And who knows, you might actually even make it to a legacy airline.

Apart from that if you have a family or want one an aviation career can make it very hard to be able to accomplish your goals in either category.

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