I tried to do exactly what Rickair advised. Get a regional job then guard or reserves, and I’d still recomend that as well, if you have the means to pay for it.
I was a CFII with a about 2,000 hours and started interviewing for regional jobs in late summer 2001. I had my reserve application package ready as well. As you can guess, plans changed on Sept 11, 2001. I went to an Active Duty recruiter on Sept 12th and made the barest move of my career. 12 years later finally got the Air Force Reserve job and Major Airline job.
Ricks advice is sound, Ill just add 2 things
1. avoid debt if you can.
2. If you go military (other than ROTC/USAFA)
You must work with an Officer Accession Recruiter. Recruiters will lie to you, especially non Officer Accession recruiters, they will try to get you to enlist. They don’t care one bit about your dream of flying. Don’t give up if they tell you you aren’t medically qualified. Don’t accept any job other than pilot, the Active Duty Service Code (AFSC) for a pilot trainee is 92T0...go to baseops.com forums and start learning about the nuances...