There is no way being an airline pilot would count as a public service.

The income based repaymwnt is fine, but if you know anythig at all about interest rates or compounding interest they are going to get their money wvwntually. Don't come *****ing when you have very high payments near the end of your payment cycles to make up for the lower payment initally.

Just pay off your damn loans like a responsible individual. Don't go saying you cant afford it because all the regionals pay about the same and you knew you would have to go that for some time.