Dreams don't have a cost benefit analysis attached to them.

Money isn't everything.

Do you want to be 40 years old sitting in the back of an ambulance dying, wishing you had chased that dream?

Only you can answer what will make you happy! We all only have one shot at this thing called life! What are you going to do with your one shot?

That being said. Listen to what many people have said, go into it with your eyes wide open and a positive mental attitude.

This is a tough industry, with a ton of time away from home, but seniority has it's priveledges, so if you jump do it as quickly as you can.