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Ski Patrol
OK fair enough. All I get out of it is that for the vast majority of line pilots sacrifices to the family life must be made to continue the pursuit. ie holiday's, birthday's etc. to some it's no big deal. To the child it likely is. I will say this however a job at the legacies is not the only way to stay in the biz. ie sim instructors, air amb etc. Just depends on what 1 is looking for.
I've been living the military life for some time so I can safely say that I'm up to date on the whole family sacrifice thing and the effects on marriage and children. I see it regularly and have lived it to t he fullest myself - and yet plenty of people still feel that it is good enough to pursue a career in. Not everybody - and that is OK - but for the ones that it works for or who believe the sacrifice is worth it for some reason - it would not be proper for someone to come along and say that they have failed themselves or their family or have hurt their children in some way or another. Its just mean spirited. If one can't see that then there is nothing I can do about it; but I don't have to be like that.
Second part - I'm in that situation right now. I could take a sim job with good pay and benefits; but I'm not done with flying yet - hopefully I should say. Pretty soon it will be out of my hands and in the hands of some HR people. Scary thought
So I say I'm not done - but we'll see what the industry says.
USMCFLYR