Agree with all the above. might even know you - C130 1986-91, QFI til 2000. 2 yrs Thomas Cook (JMC), now freight for big red n yellow bunch. Bottom line is you take the jobs that come up, but does no harm to have a preference. lot of mil guys like Netjets - fixed roster, good time to command, bit of variety. Charter - hard work esp in the summer - time to command is long due seniority system. BA LH and SH the same. Emirates good if you fancy the expat thing. Leave the job behind when you finish - good or bad depending on yr mindset. Don't expect a work based social life. Money better in the long term. My QoL squillions of percent better. feel free to PM, be completely shameless about using mates in airlines to yr advantage! Do be aware that aviation is a fickle thing - just starting to show in the industry now. Any economic downturn will affect it (credit, interest rates, redundancies, oil price rises, political uncertainty)- luxuries like holidays are one of the first things to go when times get hard.
Good luck - joining the RAF, staying in a bit longer, leaving the RAF are the 3 best decisions i made!!! DH