We can go from zero to hero in a year and a half if we get on with it.
to do something for a living you will hopefully revel in and give you war stories for the pub that will make you the envy of dull suit clad office dwellers.
Just about sums it up.
It's idiots like you that have seen Top Gun too many times that are ruining this profession for the professionals. The best Captains I fly with are some of the most humble unassuming characters that I hope it is your pleasure never to meet.
You're stupid if you think a £100k GBP investment will ever pay you back when you have P2F. And even when you don't, medium weight (>B737) FO's are earning less than £30k in the UK at the moment. Before tax.
You also seem to have conveniently neglected to point out that over the same period you quote, pilot wages have at best been static, but overall reduced massively.
Work out your interest payments on £100k. Work out your take home after tax from £30k. You might have the money, but in my opinion, you don't have the decision making skills.
Suicidal. Just suicidal.