One of the biggest employment area for experienced pilots - Off-shore Oil and Gas support is literally “drying up”. Pay and conditions being eroded. EMS/SAR in many places requires IF and NVG experience, both increasingly difficult to get in the civilian industry - so I believe more and more these positions will be filled by ex military pilots.
Both Australian perspectives, but likely the case in many countries.
Would you be happy flying tourists in an R44 for low wages, or power line maintenance on a three weeks on/ one week off roster as an end game?