It was far less than my 121 gig - but like others have said, in the Navy you're an officer first, pilot second. This is good news/bad news. There are a lot of aspects to being an officer that are very appealing - and the pay is very good. I probably averaged 50+ on deployment in the mighty Warpig, around 20ish a month when not deployed. as an IP I was often north of 80. Compare that to what I do in my 121 gig and it isn't very much.

If you're kinda on the fence, and you want some adventure in your life, then AD is by all means a GREAT route to go. You don't seem like airlines is your end all and be all goal - and that's fine. I DID NOT want to be an airline pilot when I started my Navy adventure. But later I decided I liked time off.

You can't beat the adventure of AD military. The suggestion of Coast Guard is SPOT ON. The coasties are a great organization with a very well defined mission and high espirt de corps. Definitely a great way to go.