Originally Posted by Humey

Not at pilot but I am paying for my son to finish his Pilot degree at Purdue before he commissions as a pilot in the Air Force. I would like to make one comment on getting a degree in another field so you have something to fall back on. If someone were to get a degree in accounting and work for several years flying, he or she wouldnt be my first choice to hire (I had a CPA office) when they cant fly anymore and decide to use their degree in accounting. A 35 year old person (for example) with an accounting degree but with no actual work experience wouldn't be someone I would hire. I have to imagine that would hold true for all of the other degrees. So sure, if you get a degree in another field and actually work in it, that would be fine but getting an engineering degree and then trying to get their first engineering job 10 plus years after graduating isnt going to work out that well. Nothing wrong in minoring in accounting or other field, but I dont think getting a degre in another field is going to get you anywhere if you dedicate your first 10 years to flying