I got out of the military in late 91.... things were just turning bad.... got hired at AE with 1700 total time in jets and turboprops..... got the ATR-42..... I was low time guy in my class. spent three years 50 from the bottom of the seniority list before I left for a better paying job. Loved the flying.... but the pay crippled me. 92-94.... those were some lean years in aviation.