I have taken a forced five year break and it has not been good for my airline career. Whenever I try to get a lessor job to regain currency employers are leery and when I try to get an appropriate position I am told that I need to be current.

On top of that the industry is changing fast. Flight experience is already worth half of what it was five years ago. My guess is that if you voluntarily sit out for even a year the climb back up would be difficult.

I would stick it out.

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