Originally Posted by
Boyhooddreamer
Thanks for then reply.
Thankfully for my Visa to get into KSA you have to do a full on health examination which some of the tests are similar to what is expected in a Class 1 medical.
I have a private doctor who has done many of the basic tets also done in the class one.
Thankfully I don't have any vision problems either. The glasses are only worn when I'm staring at artifical light for too long ( Repetitive strain injury- Basically when I've been staring at a laptop all day and I get lazy).
The problem is I will only do the funded training as I don't want to put myself into another student loan debt.
it's great to have something to fall back on but when you have zero to no interest in it, its hard to want to go back to it.
The question is, is it better to be short of cash and love what youre doing or make 3x the salary you are and be miserable.
I have a backup career. I like my career but aviation is something I’ve always wanted to do since being a kid, as many here have probably heard a million times! I’m paid well and would be taking a pay cut for the 4 years if successful, but it’s worth for the salary after that (which I’m not sure would be but I know it’s at least decent!)
I reckon in life you got to appreciate what you have sometimes, money coming in at least and a fall back position. Many guys applying will maybe not have that.
We would only be short of cash for 19 months. After that it’s 4 years of 33k ish. After that you will be on good money (assuming). You will be flying for a living. Sounds good to me!