Go FAIP, it's the best deal going out of T-1s. Get your 3 years in, and hence avoid the inexperienced poolie status for the UAV, work for an AETC ops to ops if you can stomach it, and ride out the current administration and AF policy on palace chase. Do your networking with your Guard/Reserve units of interest and once you get the up and up from AFPC pull the trigger and attempt the palace chase. Worse thing that can happen is you burn bridges which is not that bad considering you're not looking into putting in 20 (although be careful, that active duty paycheck is addicting, I don't care how many SWA/FDX types say otherwise, you can't beat govt cheese and IMO the airlines are not to par pay wise with the stability of that AD paycheck).

I can tell you the ARC lifestyle is much better, my AD counterparts are not a happy bunch, granted I have my own financial hardships as a bum but I'm happy with that opportunity cost. I'm not interested in pursuing the airline (noooo thanks) but if that rat race floats your boat no better way to supplement it (as long as you don't double commute) than being a Guard/Reserve guy. Don't listen to the AD pay your dues "got the T-shirt" crowd, you can pull as much "volunteer opportunities" to the hell hole locales as you want in the Guard/Reserve, to check that container. Rack up that TPIC in AETC, have fun flying your tail off, and try to get picked up by the Guard/Reserves, if you are interested in flying consistently past year 10 of wearing a bag. Good luck.