Originally Posted by
DC10
I am unsure if I should or not. I have heard that they will pay for teaching you to fly. Is this true? I have also heard that they pay better than a job like a flight instructor. What do you think would it be best to join the airforce or be a flight instructor to gain hours?
Vastly different roads.
Yes the air force (or any military branch) will pay far, far better for at least the first ten years of your career than any conceivable civilian path would. But it's a whole different level of commitment and effort required.
That said, you'll be a better person and pilot and be money ahead if you go the military route...assuming you have the commitment, aptitude, and pass all the screening.