Originally Posted by
TrojanCMH
Are you guys serious? Just want to get this clear. You are telling him to cancel his wedding for a regional...
Originally Posted by
freezingflyboy
+1 !!!
I can't believe all the people saying the job over the wedding!!! I just hope this guy isn't one of those MAPD guys!? I'd cancel/postpone an interview/job at Mesa for a rectal exam. Or lingerie shopping with my grandmother. Or to have bamboo shoved under my fingernails. Sheesh...y'all need some perspective!
I say again sweetlycool: If SHE ain't happy, YOU ain't happy.
Originally Posted by
TrojanCMH
Maybe the "skip your wedding crowd" doesn't have a lot of experience with women but the one thing you learn early on is you don't dick around with a woman's wedding. Unless it's her 3rd marriage and you're running down to the courthouse to sign the paper work there aren't many excuses outside of dropping dead that warrant missing it. That's her day and she will hold that against you for the rest of your life if you screw it up for her. Plus it's usually a good time, far better than some garbage regional's indoc. Have fun, get married, go on your honeymoon and enjoy the time with your new bride. Once you start doing the regional dance it seems like the music never ends...
I know enough about women and weddings to know 98% are Bridezillas.
I never said skip the wedding. But I would say a church wedding with 300 guests and two weeks in Europe might change to a court house with Mom and Dad and a weekend in Dollywood.
Statistically:
People who are hired first have better careers.
Fifty percent of marriages end in divorce (hopefully not yours).
Everyone entering aviation needs to set priorities and decide which sacrifices he is willing to make. If I take the 747 job I make tonnes of money, but I see the wife 3 days a month. The 737 pays well, and I'm home 15 days. The Chief flight instructor job pays $35k, but it is STRICTLY 9 to 5. Which do I want, which does the wife want, and which do I end up taking? Make sure your decision is one you won't regret.
Joking aside, this IS a good time to talk to the soon-to-be-Mrs. about the realities of this industry. It certainly is as prudent as discussing where you will live and how many kids you want.
I wish you luck.