Rotorock:
A more realistic approach to rotary aviation methinks, than the average joe who wants this and that for next to nothing.
I'm ex mil, ex police/hems, now management.
If you were my son doing this (and I have one your age) and he was adamant that he wanted to fly....then hand on heart, I'd tell him to go fly airlines first. This would set him up for relative financial security for his future family. He would also be in a position to learn to fly helos then, on the side. If at this stage he felt that rotary was the future, he could jettison the commercial airline route and concentrate on flying real aircraft
DON'T get stuck in permanent flying instructional jobs, corporate jobs or offshore either. They will bore you to death.
Fly for FUN....................................................good luck and keep the ball in the middle
