I'm looking for some similar advice, less about the "where" and more about the what, however.
As of now I'm just waiting to get my chance to fly, and I love the idea of being a naval aviator. But I'm a little worried about my options after that. Being an airline pilot doesn't seem like it'll be my thing, or freight or any of those. What other careers are available to someone with that kind of specialized skill set?
Right now I have a degree in International Relations that I sunk waaayy too much money in, but I did enjoy studying abroad, learning languages, and the concepts the studies focused on. So I guess I'm kind of trying to have my cake and eat it too by hoping for something relevant to this after being an aviator. Either...
1) I fly, get a B.S. (or M.S. if applicable) in something to complement my flight experience I'll have had at that point.
2) I fly, get a Masters in something related to my BA, like security studies, etc.. (but then that seems like a total diversion and waste of the skills I'd have learned as an aviator)
3) I don't fly, focus on trying to go in as a ground contract and following a path more directly relevant to my original degree.
I know lots of people's careers are totally unrelated to their undergraduate degrees, but what if there's a genuine interest in the material involved? I'd love to find a Masters degree that complements both my anticipated aviation experience and my degree in IR. The only reason I've really doubted my decision to go to USMC OCS as an air contract is the question of what I would do once I hit field grade or decided to leave the service. I'm all about doing what one is passionate about instead of worrying about the end goal, but that doesn't mean I want to start an entirely different career after I've had my fill of flying (if that's even going to happen).
Besides aeronautical eng, what other non-business degrees are good for aviators?
As of now I'm just waiting to get my chance to fly, and I love the idea of being a naval aviator. But I'm a little worried about my options after that. Being an airline pilot doesn't seem like it'll be my thing, or freight or any of those. What other careers are available to someone with that kind of specialized skill set?
Right now I have a degree in International Relations that I sunk waaayy too much money in, but I did enjoy studying abroad, learning languages, and the concepts the studies focused on. So I guess I'm kind of trying to have my cake and eat it too by hoping for something relevant to this after being an aviator. Either...
1) I fly, get a B.S. (or M.S. if applicable) in something to complement my flight experience I'll have had at that point.
2) I fly, get a Masters in something related to my BA, like security studies, etc.. (but then that seems like a total diversion and waste of the skills I'd have learned as an aviator)
3) I don't fly, focus on trying to go in as a ground contract and following a path more directly relevant to my original degree.
I know lots of people's careers are totally unrelated to their undergraduate degrees, but what if there's a genuine interest in the material involved? I'd love to find a Masters degree that complements both my anticipated aviation experience and my degree in IR. The only reason I've really doubted my decision to go to USMC OCS as an air contract is the question of what I would do once I hit field grade or decided to leave the service. I'm all about doing what one is passionate about instead of worrying about the end goal, but that doesn't mean I want to start an entirely different career after I've had my fill of flying (if that's even going to happen).
Besides aeronautical eng, what other non-business degrees are good for aviators?