It really bothers me that so many on this forum cut their job skills so short. They think our job is just "so easy a child could do it". Well, I'm here to tell you that's not the case. If this was such a piece of cake job, a lot more folks would be doing it. Just like being a doctor or lawyer, it takes dedication, patience, money, and a lot of hard work to be a pilot for ANYONE. To a doctor, their medical schools are just part of the equation, just as our stepping stones, ie., private, commercial, instrument, ATP, FE, are. They ALL require a certain amont of time and study. Why so many here think it just happens over night is beyond me. I guess some are born with a platinum spoon in their mouths and everything is just given to them. I had to work my butt off to get to where I am today. It was a long hard road, but it was well worth it. Just as the surgeon doesn't become Chief of the Hospital over night, neither do we become B777 senior pilots over night either. Quit selling yourself short guys.................