Lets switch to Grocery Store clerk then?

The whole point about using the post office as an example is that they are a common job that is universal to all points in the USA. No job is perfect. There is plenty of hardship to go around these days however I would like to restate that the careers I use in comparison to aviation require little to no training or education yet their compensation is superior to most regional flying jobs.

When it comes to flying I have a great attitude. I just don't like being taken advantage of. Flying for the regionals is a bad investment when all else has been taken into consideration. One way to measure the hardship and risk is through comparing it to other common careers.

When held to that test it becomes obvious that a new pilot today who is paying nearly 200K in college and flight training to make less than a mailman is a very bad deal.

If your friends are mail carriers then my guess is that they enjoy a similar quality of life to yours yet no college or training was required. Ask them how they would feel about their jobs if they had to pay a small fortune for the privilege.


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