Originally Posted by Hansel

I agree. I enlisted in the ANG at 20 as a boom operator with 2 years of college under my belt. Spent way more time than I should have finishing my degree, but still got picked up for a pilot slot. Very few units that I know of have age cut offs as low as 25 now days, some maybe as low as 27. I think the cutoff in my state is 28 (must start UPT prior to 30). I would do some research on what and where you would like to fly. If you are interested in a specific unit talk to the pilots there. Many ANG units will put a lot of emphasis on hiring prior enlisted airman over off the street guys. I have sat on interview boards and I can tell you that the "I want to serve my country" answer is a hell of a lot easier when you are in the interview wearing a uniform. I hear off the street guys tell me all of the time that they have always dreamed of serving their country, but
when I ask "If we don't hire you as a pilot would you enlist?" they look at me like I asked them if I could sleep with their wife. The ANG is looking for people that want to be in the military not guys that just want to be pilots/ want a fast track to the majors (not that the OP said/implied that, just throwing that out there.)
Also, I haven't heard of any min commitment after enlisting prior to commissioning. If you accept a enlistment bonus their may be a clause that prohibits commissioning, but that only means you would have to pay back the bonus. Regardless, a four year enlistment prior to commissioning is nothing. You will eat up 2 years of it finishing your degree and another year just waiting to start UPT since most units hire at least 1 year prior to your anticipated start date.