I tried to make the career change. Picked a really bad upstart program (called CAPT) and never made it into the industry because CAPT hung me out to dry, the industry wanted a lot more hours than I have, the industry pays like crap, and it wasn't until I graduated did I learn all the truth about the aviation industry and all its ugly sides. Do I enjoy flying? Not so much anymore. It's like driving a car for me these days. It's just another mode of (very expensive) transportation.

You're still in La-La-Land with your idealistic views. I'm not saying this to p!ss you off. I was there too! Then reality hits you when your program ignores your plea for assistance, you're stuck with a huge debt, the airlines want a crap load of hours, and they want to pay you sh!t for the quality of life you're giving up. I can go on and on, but you can see I'm not the only one that think something is fundamentally FUBAR about this career path. So you got views from those who are in it, and those that tried and didn't make it. And we're all saying the same thing. Makes you think huh, meatbomb?