If you want to fly, and by that I mean really experience the thrill of it, go in the military. I know I'm going to **** a lot of people off by saying this, but IMHO after 20 years of flying, the only "real" flying I've done has been in the military. And I'll break that done further-- the 5 years I flew the T-37 and the flying I'm doing now in the C-17, which I'll break down further to say the time spent lowlevel flying, air-refueling, and assualt patterns/landings. Any time spent with an autopilot on IMHO opinion is not flying (and I have 10 years with a major airline) and the civilian flying I've done autopilot off just isn't that thrilling. Flame away!! So why do I "fly" for a major airline if it isn't real flying? Money and QOL (which went down the crapper on 9/11). My advice--if you want to fly go into the military, otherwise go get a real job!