Hello all. I am new here and have a question about the pilot career field. I am prior USAF and was maintenance on cargo aircraft, love planes and enjoy traveling. I did read the top thread in this section "Considering a Career? Read This" but have a few questions...
I currently live in Thailand and talked to a pilot for one of the airlines here, he mentioned that if you don't have the funds to pay for the flight school, an airline will pay for it, but you have to sign some sort of contract with the company to work for a certain amount of years. Do companies do this in the states, or elsewhere? I just received my degree via the GI bill, so that part is covered.
If it's true, I don't intend on staying in Thailand, I don't trust the maintenance people here (or most 3rd world countries) to do their jobs correctly.
After reading the initial thread about the pay, I was rather shocked, but still interested since I love aircraft.

Thanks in advance