Originally Posted by FlyArmy

"Will I be stuck flying Helos over Afganistan with half a dozen terrorists firing rockets at me? Or does the marines only do that?"

Are you serious. Have fun trying to "become" a military pilot. Get your priorities straight. Either you want to serve as an officer in the military or you don't. And you clearly don't. You have no idea what the military is about. It isn't Top Gun and it isn't a flying club. Check out the service obligation for flight school and see how it will conveniently fit into your well thought out plan to be a lawyer. Maybe the guard unit that reads this thread and really wants to recruit you to fly fighters for them (because they are probably short well-qualified applicants) will put in your contract that they will give you 3 years off to be a lawyer then you can fly on weekends if you aren't too busy being a lawyer. Go to baseops.net and post a lot of similar posts. And try Kiowapilots.com. I'm sure those fine aviators can give you insight on "getting stuck flying helos and getting shot at" or maybe even peeling potatoes, since thats what military service is about in your opinion. Do you know why every Air Force, Marine, Navy, and Army aircraft exists/trains/fights? To support men on the ground who are in harms way. If you do not undertsand or respect that, you need to go to consider another line of work.