Originally Posted by mshunter

I would tell my son to think very hard about going into the military for flying, as the selection process is very hard to get through. I would also tell my son to do his research and make sure it's a career he is ready for, because the life of a pilot can be very trying at times. Sometimes your gone for weeks at a time only to get home and find the owner just declared BK and the airplanes are getting sold, or you got sick and lost your medical, or the economy sucks and they airline is furloughing. So make sure if it's something they want to do, they have a backup plan that will actually work.