Matthew,
You might want to check out my post on EFT's APP scheme that I wrote a couple on months ago.
EFT APP Scheme
As for living in Fort Pierce, forget it. It is not the nicest of places. Most of the students, as I do, live in Vero Beach about 10 miles north.
There is actually plenty to do there for entertainment away from flying , it is just a case of picking up the local free papers to see what is going on locally. With regards to nightlife though, it is rather limited.
Hope you find this useful,
Good Luck,
Matt