Originally Posted by Motosaki

Thanks to all of you for the excellent feedback... my goal in the long run is to make a living flying a plane. The instability and constant furloughs of the airlines is enough to discourage me from ever pursuing that corner of aviation. Everything else will be considered... I have always wanted to be in the military for as long as I can remember. I grew up a few miles outside Charleston AFB and seeing the dozens of C-17s flying overhead every day planted a seed that is with me to this day

I'm 22, and have been told by recruiters that to make OCS I have to have a bachelors by 26. For that reason I don't expect to fly with the military, although after reading this thread and others I am starting to take everything the recruiters say with a grain of salt. My goal of being a pilot of some sort is always the same, but I have changed my plans of getting to that point about a thousand times. Money is an issue, I want to serve in the military, and at some point be a pilot. Other than that, I really am open to anything.