Originally Posted by
hockeypilot44
There is a problem with your theory. When you fly for a living for a few years, you are not nursing. Therefore, you have zero nursing experience when it's time to look for a nursing job. It is extremely hard to find a job with zero experience in any profession.
Nursing (and other medical specialties) are great fallback jobs in the sense that they are VERY portable, and you can always find part-time work wherever you may be. Do a little bit on your days off to stay current and make a little beer money, and then you can quickly ramp up to full time when aviation eventually falls through.