Originally Posted by
CC268
I have no student debt whatsoever. Not so sure on the whole guard thing...
Having no debt should give you a lot of flexibility on the way forward for your career--if you really want to pursue flying you can start by getting your private pilot license. It's a good way to decide if it's what you want to do for a living, and if not, you at least have a really expensive hobby once you start making engineer bucks.
Good luck!