What is good for the goose,
It seems to me like everybody thinks that there is a certain way things should be done..That is fine, but what happend to individuality (don't even know if I remembered how to spell that!)
Andy number 1 has just come out of flightschool, his former job (say he was a carpenter or something) will keep him on part time. He has no wife and no kids, he might be happy flying gliders or being an FI - His other job pays enough to get by. He can wait for that T/P or jet job.
Andy number 2 has just come out of flightschool, he has no other qualifications (lets say he is just out of the forces) at his "graduation" party he forgets his raincoat and his girlfriend for the night gets pregnant. He can get a loan of say £30.000 based on his previous income and that might just land him a £40k PA job. If he doesn't, flipping donalds at Mcburger might be his only option. He'll need to do that full time to pay his bills.
I'm no fan of SSTR's either, but I won't jugde Andy for his decisions without knowing which sh..t pile he has landed in. I would love to be on a level playing field where those who don't get picked first just go home. But in my world things are different.
(What I just wrote makes perfect sence to me.. but then again "just one more beer" also ALWAYS makes sence to me!)