I know lots of guys who went from zero hours to F16 pilot, or C5 copilot, or T38 Instructor, in about a year.

Oh, and it didn't cost them a cent, in fact, they were paid quite well for their flying lessons.

So...what's your point?

Is it that it should take many, many years to become a pilot??

And you know the first astronaut was a monkey, right?