I wasn't saying being a pilot counts, only military service, and I believe tha has t be full time.
If you pay your interest, or if you qualify, the government pays your interest, you are not going to have the high payments at the end, as I believe after 25 years the rest is forgiven.
Maybe it's forgiven to you after 25 years, but my family and I are the ones picking up the rest of the tab.
I am a responsible individual, and I will say I can't afford my loans right now, because I can't. And I'm certainly not going to shell out money I don't have to keep you happy.
If you were a responsible individual, you wouldn't have borrowed such large amounts of money to begin with. So you don't have to shell out the money to keep me happy, but I have to shell out the money to pay off your loans?
"Then you shouldn't have borrowed the money" you'll say. Well maybe, but at the end of the day, I'm gonna do what I have to to put food on the table.
Oh good, you can put food on the table now, while at the same time forcing the rest of us to foot your irresponsible bill. Thanks!
Again didn't mean to start a debate, just letting people know what is out there. By all means, feel free to take the high road.
It would be nice if you took the high road and paid off your debts, but instead I need to take the high road and pay them off for you. 
And people wonder why this country is headed in the direction that it is.