I spent a little time in the acquisition world. It's a great career field but very competitive. The AF has a program called the Acquisition Professional Development Program (APDP). There is a certification process which last your whole career. If you complete the program and are rated an APDP level IV, you can name your price in the civilian world. Just to put it in perspective, APDP level IV guys are the ones running programs like building the F-22. They also have a very high level of education in management and technical areas.
For what it's worth, I am currently an MD-11 pilot with FedEx ( a pretty good job) but given the opportunity to become a program manager for something major, I would do it instantly. I've been a acquisition program manager in the past and it's a far better life than this.
The only problem I see, is you may not have the required level of education to enter the program. They usually like technical degrees, but you never know until you ask.