I have found that most people ask for advice never really take it, they just want to see if everyone agrees with what they are already planning to do.

Look kid, if you spend 5 minutes reading on this subject you see everyone telling you the same thing. There's no magic ticket, some people get lucky but you can't plan on that happening, no matter how much you really really want it.

Listen to what they are saying: Spend as little money as you can on your flight training, don't get yourself into too much debt for this, it may never pay off. Have a back up plan, and aviation science is interesting to study, but it will not help you get another job if you can't find one flying, or you get laid off like so many are right now.

The air national guard isn't something you just snap your fingers and do either.. you need to figure out what you want and do a lot of research to avoid big disappointments down the road.