One thing you might want to consider is that the industry boom in pilot jobs has slowed somewhat. Who knows where it will go but when I started out in the mid nineties the majors had not hired for years and if you had not started your training at age 18 you were old (that was me). There were literally hundreds of qualified pilots trying to get any work and the requirements to get a job on a turbo prop included a spaceshuttle endorsement with more than one trip to the moon.
Having said all that if you are quick about it there are still some good jobs going for someone with life experience like yours.
Just keep in mind how the worm can turn thats all I'm saying.