Originally Posted by tomgoodman

I recommend that you don't specialize too narrowly, too early. A lot of people are unhappy with their current job, even though it is in the aviation field. One possible reason is that, lacking a broadly marketable degree, they had to take the first flying position available in order to pay the rent. Then, with leftover debt and no cash cushion, it became difficult to give up their seniority and change airlines. With a solid engineering or business degree, they would have been more free to wait for an industry improvement and obtain a better pilot job in the first place.