Ah . . .. .the age old debate !
As a military guy going down the line of ATPL exams (gotta love those ELC's . . .
) I can see the self improvers side of the argument as we all jump into the RHS Long Haul with Virgin whilst your application gets pushed back out through the letterbox
BUT
Having done a bit of the FJ and a bit of the ME an hour in the cruise with the autopilot in has nothing on a one hour LL sortie.
Realise the military is not for everyone but you gotta realise that those that have done it have much to offer.
Fox 4
Hear you may be taking the Beamer down Ze Autobahn ?!?!?!
Someday, someway, you know ATPL groundschool is waiting for you . . . .