Basically, I've established for sure that flying is something I am dedicating my life to. I currently work for UPS and would like to fly for them one day. Here are the steps I have planned to meet that goal. I would appreciate it if someone can find any mistakes that I am making with this path.

-Take 1 year of college at a local community college
-Transfer to Souther Illinois University
-Finish last 3 years and finish with Bachelors in Aviation Management
-Apply for, and finish, 1 year internship at UPS before I graduate
-Join military to build up flight hours/Become an instructor to build up flight hours
-Apply for position at UPS

Souther Illinois University will of coarse provide me with all my certificates and ratings, but they can't help you build your hours unless you become an instructor for them after graduating. They also offer a paid 1 year internship at UPS once you finish all your classes required for bachelors degree. I spoke with an aviation manager and flight instructor from that university and was told that, "if you complete this internship and build up the required flight hours you will be put at the top of their candidate pool."

Questions:

1. Are there any suggestions to improve my plan?

2. Which coarse is the best to build up my hours?

3. How accurate is the universities instructor's statement?

P.S. For those of you who are anxious to help because I'm your competiton, RELAX, I won't actually be able to apply for a position at UPS for another 7 years or so. Haha.