Mercenary Pilot - i couldnt have put it better myself
What ever route people choose to take is their business only and is not for you all to slag off. You make assumptions based on little known facts. I chose the route based on years and years of thought, work, research and i chose what is best for me. I was 19 when i started and i went Integrated not because i thought it was "cool" but for many reasons which are my own. I have many many friends in the industry both from integrated, military and modular routes - at the end of the day we all end up at the same place at first, the right hand seat and therefore it doesnt actually matter how you get there.
In answer to the topic, i funded my TR from a mixture of an unsecured loan and money from a previous job. And all this about 30k for a RYR type rating....well its the rumour brigade again i can assure you its alot less.