There is a price to be paid and benefits gained for every life.
Agree - and some are willing to pay that price for their own version of fullfillment. Because it doesn't happen to be yours doesn't mean that it isn't right for some. Of course this is old hat isn't it Sky. How many times have we already said these exact same things to one antoher?

I saw a sea of white shirted zombies who were willing to sell their birthdays to the company for a song. I just cant imagine doing that for the rest of my life.
Now you lost me on this - but then it is late and I'm tired from a long day. Btw - this pilot just enjoyed the heck out of himself this evening sitting in the backseat and watching a guy with 3 hours in the airplane shoot a arcing HI-TACAN approach to a circle to landing at an unfamiliar field, then back to home plate for a simulated single engine PAR, followed by a standby instrument PAR to a couple of laps around the FCLP pattern and I LOVED IT! I guess to most hard core fighter pilots that would be considered boring but I handled it well. I think I'll be OK Sky.

Wait till it is your turn to sit for hours motionless and with arms folded waiting for the next of thousands of identical ILS approaches. Ex-fighter guys have been known to have a difficult time adjusting to the mundane typing pool that is airline flying.
WOW! You're really speaking outside of my realm tonight Sky. Are you saying that I am going to get bored flying beautiful airplanes into new and interesting places? Lucky for me then that I love flying and not what I fly. That has always been the case with me. I don't know about you - but I've already come to peace with the fact that when I fly my last military flight that I am ready to hang up those stirrups and start a whole new career as a professional pilot.


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