Originally Posted by
gearmaid
Enlist in an air national guard unit with fighters when you turn 17. Go to boot camp junior year summer and ait senior year summer. The guard will pay for your tuition at a state school where you can get a well rounded degree. Join ROTC at that school, they also offer scholorships. Party like crazy and study hard to keep your grades up. When you get your degree you should be in a great position for your national guard unit to hire you as a pilot.
That's how people do it BUT it's easier said than done and it assumes you already know what you'll be doing 10/20 years later at the age of 16 and you have to be committed.