Thank you everyone for all the gouge I should have known before I got to this point. I hadn't known I could fly military in any form after retiring. It might help bridge the gap even if I can get on with the bug smashers until something better comes along. Next huge task is to figure out through all these threads who in the commuters/corporate/fractionals is hiring. Someone told me the pilot hiring fair that went in Miami a few weeks ago had more people lined up to see the majors than the Boston Marathon and that the next day when the commuters were there the place was empty. Clearly there's a trend here. I feel like I'm on a fool's errand giving up the security and pay check of active duty military for the peanuts and hardship of a beginner commercial pilot's life, but I'm praying there's a payoff in the end.