I wrote that, "She was interested in nursing (her aunt is an RN), so hopefully she'll get an nursing degree and a year or two of work experience."
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.
You are going to able to get a job in the medical field with an old nursing degree and formerly a few years of nursing experience. In hard times, you'll beat out the high school grad with a big smile and big dreams for that medical assistant job. It'll get you in the door.
Just like when the hiring starts in the airlines, the guy with ATP, XX thousand hours of experience, and type rating will probably get the job before the CFI with big dreams.