Originally Posted by
hindsight2020
The only people who enter this industry with a grounded sense of reality is the career changers or the mil retiree crowd, both which do not rely on the industry lack-luster compensation to survive day to day. In eseence they are hobby pilots.
So because I am a military retiree and want to work as a professional aviator you consider me a hobbie pilot? Are you applying this term to only those wishing to pursue a airline career and not every aspect of commercial aviation?
I agree with the education aspect of your post and think that the reality of the situation ought to be pushed forward so that people of all rank and file can make a truly informed decision. But to call me, or my peers, a "hobby pilot" is inaccurate and insulting to my past experience and hopeful future professionalism.
USMCFLYR