Well, an event like this should make you think long and hard about choosing aviation as a career. The whole pilot dream hangs on a fine thread. Any terrorist attack, war, oil shock, taxation, recession or anything of that ilk means that you may well be left unemployed and/or with no way back into the industry. Most of the wannabees reading this were not around these forums during the 2000 - 2003 period. Back in 2000 things were much like they are now; jobs around and plenty of hope. 9/11 changed all that and left experienced guys like Scroggs wondering when they were going to be laid off and newbies with 60k of debt and a qualification that wasn't going to lead to a job. That's pretty much how things were for the next couple of years. I'm not saying don't train, but do worry!