Military may have its draw backs. The advantage is all your training is funded by the taxpayer, you may get the opportunity to fly tac jets or tranports, great job security, benefits and pension. However, it takes a certain breed to make it through the training and adapt to military life. It starts right from basic training. Some of the other draw backs are that you may get stuck flying something you really don't want to (ie helos), Also, this is not a real good place to build time as cut backs have lead to reduce sorties. I believe the average is 2500hrs over 9 years if I'm correct. Do the math, thats not alot of flying. In addition, a 9 yr commitment with a minimum of 2 yrs driving a desk may not appeal to some. Least we forget that possibility you may get killed if you are deployed to a conflict zone. Also airlines sometimes shy away from fighter jocks even though they have great flying experience and skill but some lack the CRM skills which are critical when flying in a operation where the roster is large and you are constantly flying with different people all the time. Tranport and multi crew military drivers generally have the advantage here.