What are the alternatives? Paying money to attend some half arsed uni. aviation management course?
Maybe an engineering cadetship with Energy Australia, or an electrical or building trade. There are plenty of options for school leavers.
I am simply stating the facts from experience. I have even seen an apprentice who had another job as a manager for KFC! Guess which job paid more, and guess where his commitments, therefore, were. There are a few AME's out there working part time jobs to make ends meet because they are being paid less than cleaners!
Last year we saw heaps of AME's walk out the door due to no career path. The reason behind this has yet to be addressed.
Mr Buzzy, I may have agreed with your comments 12 years ago, but not now. Infact I doubt that many in Engineering would.