BelArgUSA, that is quite some story and commentary with regards to the 'modern' aviation professional. I guess most fresh wannabes are well and truely hypnotised by the allure of aviation yet fail to fully comprehend the rather adverse affects on their life as a whole, such as marriage, wealth and indeed health. People seem to have the nose so close to the paper they don't see the page which comes around to bite them in later life.
I have read some of your posts on other threads too and the general theme appears to be the same, one of caution with an appreciation of reality. However I see the pilot numbers in coming years and indeed decades falling as most of todays wannabes/junior pilots grew up in the 70s, 80s where avaiation wasn't vilified and a 'man's country' image to it. Today in our fuddy -duddy culture of cotton wool and spectre of global green issues alot of today's youth will shy awy from aviation and head for sports reflexology therapy!
Anyway thanks once BelArgUSA, really appreciate that honest appraisal from someone inside the industry.