Just some food for though.... my old man flew for BA from striaight out of school unitl he retired 3 years ago. He said he enyoyed the first 15-20 yrs... new aircraft to fly every few years.... new places to visit.... command etc. always progressing and moving onto something new.
However he said the the second 15-20yrs it was just a job, novelty value well and truely gone and he looked forward to retirement. I guess everyone is different but why the rush?? 30yrs old doen't appear to be too late based on most commentary on here.