ljjthegreat,
i'll let you in on a little secret, or maybe everyone knows it already. syfc is hiring instructors though this is not openly advertised. the best part is that they only take pink ic like for their students. they'll sponsor a malaysian or australian cpl no me no ir no atp papers for 5yrs of your time. instructors get 600+hrs/yr so its possible for someone to rack up 3000+hrs before a local SQ cadet of the same age even starts ground school. drop by east camp and just maybe you can impress them enough to land this great deal.
the 26y/o barrier ain't that big a deal, just apply to airforce and hint that you prefer SQ more during the interview, you'll fail the selection. though i consider this quite dishonorable. try not to fail medical/compass though.