Originally Posted by fosters

This guy is crazy. 2-4 years as a CFI? Are you joking? Only if you have 3 DUI's. I have a former student who went from 0 time to airline pilot at a jet regional in 13 months (he were so young that going to a prop regional with 12 month upgrades wouldn't help him). 4 months of that was as a CFI. And that was with taking 6 months off inbetween the ratings and job due to family issues. The cost? He spent around $33k total.

I live near a large Navy base. I have neighbors that are F18 guys. All but one of them have roommates, and the one guy that does not has an ironing board for living room furniture. Yeah, that's a great life...

What's that? We're invading IRAN? Off you go. Base closing? Sorry you have to move. I went through that when I was growing up (dad was AF) and lived in more places as a kid than most people do their whole lives. At least with the airlines, if you don't like it, you quit, there's no 12 year deal. If the base closes, you have the choice to commute.

Military is a good route for SOME, but don't go to the military just because it's cheaper, or 'quicker' (it isn't IMO), go because you actually want to serve your country!!!