"I too hear of so many former pilots moving on to fantastic careers outside the cockpit - yet I'm hitting wall after wall."

I think there is a lot of embellishment and a lack of concrete examples in those who tout alternatives to the career. I, too, would like to see more people really break down how they did it, what they made the first year, and how life is now. It's easy to say they are hiring cops in Tacoma and they start at 60K. But that's just someone reading an ad in the paper. I want to hear from someone who actually did it...