Many of us got a "loan" from the military: pilot training and a reasonable salary in return for several years of service. If you don't have (and don't want to borrow) large sums of money, it's worth considering. If I were starting out today, I would do the same thing again, but there's no guarantee it would work out as well this time. Many things have changed, and there is a lot of good information available on APC's "military" forum. Good Luck!