I'm in my first year of marriage and have and 8 day old baby girl. My wife knows how much I don't enjoy my job and how much joy I have on the rare occasion that I get to fly. She wants me to be happy and will support any career / job I choose after I leave the military.

However, I have a wife and a baby girl and I have to support them. As much as I'd love to become an airline pilot and as many jobs as there are out there that I am already qualified for, my commitment to support my family makes many of those jobs terrible choices. I am limited on where I can go and how much of a financial (albeit temporary) cut I can take. Is a 60-70% pay cut worth having a happy flying job? How temporary is "temporary" and will I only spend a short time at the regionals should I reach 1K PIC ME before leaving the military?

Regardless of whether or not your family supports your airline career, you have to come to grips with your own doubts and fears.