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Old 07-25-2006 | 04:51 PM
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Originally Posted by LAfrequentflyer
I agree - you should have stayed at horizon. Skyhigh and I have PMd, emailed, and spoken on the phone. Had I known him years ago and he called to ask me what he should do I would have said the same thing. He knows what my father gave up to give his family a middle-class American dream. I can say without hesitation had I been in your shoes I would have stayed at Horizon and made it work for my kids sake. I'm making similar sacrifices to give my family the dream as well.

Did I make the right choices? I don't know. I made the most of the cards I was dealt and didn't look back. I don't plan on...

There is a hard reality my years in the AF have taught me. Not everyone is suited for leadership. Not everyone is suited for every job. You try to groom your people and give them the tools to make it. If they dont you let them pick themselves up and show them an alternate without saying ' I told you so' or 'putting them down...' We have to know our limitations. We have to be honest with ourselves and those we serve.
I left Horizon and took a risk for the benefit of my children. Regional Pilots don't really do all that well. I certainly could not have been able to let my wife stay at home and raise our children. To stay would have been to accept a lower middle class life. I didn't work several jobs in college and waste most of my youth to earn a carpenters wage.


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