I remember one of our best LAEs who did that that
hangar-rat. He did all his basic training at own expense, paid
...for a type course,
was
... prepared to work hard, learn and put yourself out. Thats what a guy did where I work and guess what - he is now a
...B737 Captain. Quite a loss to Line Maintenance that was, but he's happy in his work.
Dunno why though. Flyings not all its cracked up to be...