What? You hate when people don't tell you what you want to hear? With all the available information available about how crappy the industry is and how low the pay is, I wouldn't even want to get into the industry today. Much has changed as far as pay and career progression goes since I made the jump. Gone are the days of 2 or 3 years at a regional. Today you can expect to spend 5 years or more in the right seat of an rj.

My guess is you are single with no kids and live in a studio apartment. Great, no problem there. What happens when you meet a great girl you want to marry and she looks at your career potential and decides maybe you aren't the right guy for her. If a great girl is willing to look past your meager pay and constantly being gone how will you support her and your future children on such little money.

I think it is extremely selfish to subject loved ones to your crap profession because you have a burning desire to fly jets. If you want to be a bachelor your whole life this might be a good career. I am sure you will learn the hard way eventually. Who knows, maybe you'll be one of the very few that goes from the right seat of an rj to a major in 2 years. Odds are you won't be though. I am sure you know better then people who have already been where you are now.