I'll try and get back on topic amongst the ego's.
This civvy pilot has nothing but respect and an awful lot of jealousy for Mil. pilots.
Airline flying is a poor second best in comparison to flying something fast and pointy and the training regimes cannot be compared. Trying to compare PPL training with military training is really a bit laughable.
I am an FI, but the civilian training is very poor compared to what is meted out to those in Liz's flying club.
My biggest regret is having been born with rubbish eyesight, so that when I applied as a teenager I was only offered the potential of a desk job or a backseat.
I have many friends who fly things I only see as a dot in the screen and every day I wish I was one of them.
Oh well, I guess I'll have to put up with earning more and being home every night. (I'd trade it all in a second, even though I'm told I'm nuts by those in the know!)