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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Lots of different plans out there. I know someone who became a flight attendant out of high school. Never did college but is now a pilot making a good living...and flipped some houses on the side which created even more wealth.

Health care is another area where you can start with a short course training (phlebotomy, CNA, EMT etc.) and figure out what's involved with other roles. [/quote]

Uh, no, flight attendants don't become pilots (without $1MM + in training).  And CNAs are living close to the poverty line.[/quote]

You can read about several flight attendants who have become pilots: here's one who had a college degree https://today.cofc.edu/2022/07/18/alumna-goes-from-flight-attendant-to-pilot/ but the one I know doesn't. The one I know flies for Envoy; at the time, that airline was one of the few that didn't require a college degree or military service and it flows into AA, but program rules are always changing. United has Aviate for airline employees and the person in the article works for Delta, but I don't know the details of their programs.

And it's ok for an 18yo to live close to the poverty line and figure out what she wants to do. Working as a CNA exposes you to a lot of different other jobs. Maybe she'll want to go to college after seeing that, or maybe she won't. Parents can't make their kids go to college. They can choose what they pay for, they can nag a lot, but ultimately once you have an adult they go where they want, do what they want, and decide whether they're going to pick up the phone when you call. [/quote]

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