Warrior Pilot
What do teachers and schools careers advisors know any way?
Most of my experiences with school is that they "put you down".
Don't let them!
A recent experience of mine was to go along to a college open evening, when I was having one of those doubting moments about a flying career, as many of us do. Lo and behold I was chatting to a career advisor. I should have known better. I said I was looking at a career in aviation. She told me, as I wear glasses, that I would never pass the medical! I told her that I had my Class one, still the same answer.
"Are you listening to me!" , I thought. She wasn't.
What did she know?
Diddly squat!
People for pigeon holes, but I am not a pigeon.
My teachers predicted that I would come to no good when I was at school as well.
Here I am, having studied at degree level with the Open University, a good job in the biotech industry, nice wife and a very good life, thankyou very much.
I am a bit older than you but still determined.
I look at it this way. If you enjoy what you are doing and you really love aviation, you will get there. Academia is not for everybody and it doesn't make you a worse person for not going to uni or whatever.
Do what you have to and do what you enjoy.
Best of luck
REX
PS strangely enough "Another Brick in The Wall" is playing on the stereo. How strange
