......yeah but......
There are an awful lot of qualified pilots out there for not many jobs. If you're 17 and want to be a pilot and are sensible you'll be going to university.
Surely it's better to do an aviation based degree and have your flying costs subsidised? The accomodation argument is a non-starter as all students have it, along with everything else.
Bear this in mind Delta 2, I'm about 99% certain from my experience that airlines don't want to employ people simply to fly planes. They want people who understand the workings of the airline industry and will be looking to go into airline management once their flying career is over, and we all know that only takes one failed medical.
Moderator correct me if i'm wrong, but if you don't understand the above then you'll make a useless Captain.
Much as I hate the guy, Uncle Tony Blair has a point, people in this country are always put things down.
Try being positive for once.