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Old 05-21-2023 | 10:03 PM
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Originally Posted by 100percentshots
Also good to note that if you have kids, not only the private schools are expensive and may not live up to your standards, limited healthcare options, and you will also need to prepare your family for nature such as this:

https://www.guampdn.com/news/typhoon...ed64baa4c.html

https://www.nytimes.com/article/trop...awar-guam.html

So coming as a new hire, single or just as a couple seems to be easy. But adding kids into the mix will be tricky. Of course to each his own. Good luck

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Sounds like the island isn’t for you.

Lots of very satisfied pilots out there w/ families & I’d say it’s roughly a 50/50 split between homeschooling & private schools. (Never knew anyone to use the public school system.) It’s true private schools aren’t cheap, but there are multiple options & most are able to find one that works well for their kids- though it’s not uncommon for families to move stateside for the high school years.

Typhoons happen. Like earthquakes in CA, tornadoes in the Midwest, hurricanes in FL. Most places have storm shutters & WX tracking is good enough that you get a few days to prepare. There are worse things than playing Monopoly w/ your kids by candlelight once every few years.

Healthcare can be tricky. If you’re generally healthy & just need a decent primary care guy you won’t notice a difference, but if you have any medical conditions that require special treatment, educate yourself about the availability of providers. It can be hit & miss. I have known people to just fly off island every time they needed to see their specialist but that obviously depends on how frequently you need care & not everyone’s comfortable w/ that kind of arrangement.

Last edited by hummingbear; 05-21-2023 at 10:21 PM.
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