i had a great apprenticeship a HDH Bankstown,and ended up at the Rat due to there being no on else to work for really in Sydney on airframes, that paid a half descent wage.once i got there i found the wages to be terrible,but ha i got my 747 license in a short time only to be shown the door in 2006 with 450 others,i now manage a liquor store with a much brighter future than aircraft maintenance engineers in Australia.sad really because i really did love the game,but i have a family to feed.....