"I made it to the majors and am still looking at getting out. The price this business takes on the family is one I failed to estimate correctly."

Let us know when you leave and what you find is better. Thanks for taking personal responsibility for underestimating the needs of the career you walked into vs blaming the career for everything that went wrong in your life.

"If we pass the word to the next generation...."

When I was active at Jetcareers, I constantly attacked the easy ways into the career via the All ATP's, the Riddles, the Delta connection academies, the Gulfstreams, and the TAB expresses. Places that promise shortcuts for a high price. It's not worth it. You can't appreciate each step on the way up unless you pay your dues at that step and move on. The moving on has admittedly been hindered recently, but it's ALWAYS been a cyclical biz. I submit that those who persevere through this downturn ready to move up will be the ones who come on here and defend the career as I'm trying to do. No problem with those who walk for their own good reasons. Just don't push those reasons on everyone else cause not all are in your shoes.