Deuce, while I agree with what you are trying to say, there's a huge caveat. I know guys who just went into military flying to build hours for the airlines, or avoid having to carry a gun and sleep in the mud in SE Asia, who wound up staying for a career, and I know guys who went in with a military career mindset who left for the airlines at the first chance. The reality is, most of us only think we know what our career path will be. Experience changes everything.