Originally Posted by e6bpilot

What Rickair said is spot on. About half of Navy Student Naval Aviators go on to fly helos. Nothing wrong with that, they fly awesome missions, but rotary wing flight time will be nothing but a feather in your cap for an airline application. They are looking for fixed wing and especially multi fixed wing.

The AD side of the military is a minimum 10 year gig...a lot can happen in a decade. It is a lot of fun, but if you are only in it for the flight time, you will not do well. Flying, at least in the Navy and Marines, is second to being an Officer and a leader. If your heart isn't in it, you will be miserable.