Career Strategizing...

[No Delay]

Goose, you keep saying you want to fly, and if you loose your flying job you will just go to another company and fly. If that's the case, forget about the school and find a way to get more flight time.

If you want to fly and you are not too concerned about the ups and downs that WILL come....you will be MUCH, MUCH, MUCH closer to a flying career if you spend the next 2-4 years flying verses the next 2-4 years in school.

I know there are some who believe education is everything. While it is important, it is the flight experience that will get you the flying job. Plus, you could always continue your education part-time once you have that flying job.

You have a degree, now focus on flying.

 

[Goose Egg]

You have a degree, now focus on flying.

You know, that's actually a pretty good point. What am I worrying about here? It isn't flying, I'll tell you that much right now.

The MBA thing is free, since I am an employee, and classes meet one night per week although I would suspect that the actual time commitment is somewhat greater. But I think I could handle it while also flight instructing full time. If the MBA shoe fits, I'll wear it. But I won't get all consternated if it doesn't work out (i.e. they don't let me in!) Good plan?

 

[lawfly]

Career Strategy, etc.

Don't mean to be unfriendly or whatever, but the mere fact that you are vacillating on this message board suggests that you need to develop clearer focus in your own mind. If asked "Why are you pursuing an MBA?", would your honest answer be: "Because it's free"? You can do both (flying and graduate degree) if you want both, but not necessarily concurrently. I think it comes down to what do YOU want, what do YOU place value upon. An MBA manager type aspiring to key executive or CEO or an Aircraft Commander/Captain needs some flexibility, but tends to display, in my humble opinion, greater decisiveness and a greater sense of commitment than what is implied in your posts. There is nothing wrong with a graduate level education and professional aviation, if that is what you want. Set your goals and then pursue them.

 

[Goose Egg]

Don't mean to be unfriendly or whatever, but the mere fact that you are vacillating on this message board suggests that you need to develop clearer focus in your own mind. If asked "Why are you pursuing an MBA?", would your honest answer be: "Because it's free"? You can do both (flying and graduate degree) if you want both, but not necessarily concurrently. I think it comes down to what do YOU want, what do YOU place value upon. An MBA manager type aspiring to key executive or CEO or an Aircraft Commander/Captain needs some flexibility, but tends to display, in my humble opinion, greater decisiveness and a greater sense of commitment than what is implied in your posts. There is nothing wrong with a graduate level education and professional aviation, if that is what you want. Set your goals and then pursue them.

No offense taken. You've got a good point. I'm trying to get that focus to crystallize for me, which is part of the reason why I started this thread in the first place.

-Goose

 

[Goose Egg]

Thanks for all your help folks. I think I got something.

-Goose