I am just curious to know which routes you all took to pursue your Aviation careers. Pretty simple question.

Civilian. Learn at the local airport. CFI. Traffic watch. Corporate. Regional airline. Major airline. Got 4 year degree. Did masters online while at regional. Had 4,000 hours when hired at regional at age 29. Had 10,000 hours when hired at major at age 39. It's a long route.

Military enlisted and worked on all my ratings before my EAS. Started as a CFI one day after my EAS while on terminal leave. All of my ratings were done at an FBO as opposed to a flight academy or "glossy brochure" establishment.

Hired by a regional around 1200 hours or so and then hired by a major airline at a little over 4000 hours.

PPL just out of high school while at a Junior College. Went to a University for Inst, Comm, AMEL, CFI and B.S. degree. CFI'd for University. Corporate (Saratoga, lol). Single-pilot freight- Caravan. Single-pilot freight- Twin Commanders. EMS- King Air. Fractional- C90s, 350, Beechjet, Phenoms. Now, sim instructor so I can be home with wife/kids...I do miss those lovely Hilton points!

School at KSU Salina, Couple summers flying weather mod missions in a BE-55, two years instructing, Internship in flight test, job aquired in Production Flight Test at 1000tt. I got luuuuuuuucky!

Nice! I'm a KSU-S grad as well. Good to see another Wildcat here!

civilian, flight college, internship at regional in college, instructed 1 year, regional 3 years, and major for about 4 years now

i've been lucky and had good timing thus far...

Got all of my ratings my second year of college, instructed for a year, graduated early to fly for a regional, now I'm doing corporate and love the new job.

Learned to fly in a C-172 with the Chief of Police. Loved it so much I went back to college to get a degree and joined the Navy through Aviation Officer Candidate School. 20+ years in Navy jets helped to develop the antipathy towards kittens that just got me hired at SWA.

Did it through the backdoor. Was a helicopter mechanic in the Army, worked on choppers after I got out and then got my ppl. Worked for a freight dog outfit and got hired s a pfe, then eventually finished all the ratings and went right seat. Now work for a legacy and am hoping for the left seat in 2 or 3 years.