| With the availability of airline schools and aviation | | | | free-lance pilot flying at will and combining their aviation |
| training in the U.S., the percentage of military pilots now | | | | training with another career. Others may prefer to |
| flying for major airlines is decreasing. Ex-military pilots | | | | serve as a first responder flying rescue missions in |
| populate flight decks of commercial airlines all over the | | | | helicopters. |
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| have undergone rigorous training in military settings, to | | | | well-paid careers as pilots. Most aviators make |
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| for those with no military aviation background, aviation | | | | An experienced pilot in charge of commanding a |
| training is readily available in vocational and trade | | | | commercial airliner in the U.S. will average around |
| schools. | | | | $130,000 annually, while pilots working for small regional |
| Aviation training teaches students to operate airplanes, | | | | airlines may earn less than $20,000. |
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