Originally Posted by
rickair7777
You are beyond clueless.
You obviously did not experience the economic landscape 40-50 years ago... good jobs were hard to find, in fact *any* job could be hard to find and I'm not talking about an 18 month downturn.
The alternative was go live at home and spend your days waiting in the union hall for your number to come up (OBTW they were slowly closing all the factories). Or join the Navy.
Huh, were people paying for a rating and getting sub $20k a year job? Was there a line out the door to get the next spot open to pay your way through training? Did scope get loosened for a few bucks on the legacy side and create the b scale that guys had gone on strike over?
I’m referring to the last 30 years really. But it seems I’ve struck a chord. I guess if the shoe fits…