The Little We Do Know

We feel very blessed to be in the position we are in through this Silver State Shutdown ordeal. It turned out that the school withdrew all remaining amounts from each students loans the Friday before they filed bankruptcy. If our loan had gone through as we thought that it had, right now we would be in debt $70,000 with only books, a pair of headphones and two shortened classes to show for it. THANK GOODNESS Heavenly Father was watching over and protecting us! So far, it sounds like IF any of the former students do receive any money back, it won't be enough to cover the amount they owe for training they did not receive. I pray for them and their families.
More sad news about this sad event is that all of the employees were fired with less than 24 hours advanced notice and through a mass e-mail. Not very personal in any way huh? I read of one couple who both worked at Silver State, now they are both out of a job. I hope that all of the many people that lost their jobs so suddenly are also able to make things work out and hopefully for the better.
Students all over the country have not heard any word about what to expect. Silver State had a note on their website for one day that said they filed for bankruptcy and that has been the end of it. It's frustrating not knowing what's going on, what will happen or what to expect. But, I do know that this transition is far, far more easier for Jon and I than the majority of those affected by this. Silver State will not be able to obtain money from us in any way without us knowing about it. Which means, the only thing we would ever need to pay for are the books and two (shortened) classes that Jon took. That amount should be VERY low. I don't know if they will come to us in a few months or so about the books or if they will ignore it. I could see it both ways. They are obviously desperate for money. So we will see if/what will happen. I read, meaning I don't know how accurate it is, that we may not see anything will happen with this a three or four months. It may be possibly longer for Jon and I considering we aren't filing anything with the bankruptcy courts since we don't have a huge loan to pay as most former-students do.
Again, we are EXTREMELY BLESSED AND GRATEFUL FOR IT! Heavenly Father was and is no doubt watching over and protecting us.

So for now, Jon and I are looking into other helicopters schools, trying to find the best place for us. There are a few close to home that we are considering, as well as one in Caldwell. We're going to Idaho this weekend to visit Silver Hawk (the Caldwell school) and try to find more information there. When we get back, we will be visiting some others here in Utah. We will definitely be looking at things much differently after this thing with Silver State. I know that God will help us in finding the best place for us.