I think you'll find the RNZAF don't mind you wearing glasses.. Well they didn't when I went through the selection process in 1998..
I was paid NZ$800 a week when I was working GA in NZ, to be paid less to fly an Airbus in NZ, when there are (mind you a small number) of GA operators who do pay pilots properly. With those GA operators, you are home every night and live in some pretty nice places around NZ and certainly aren't as expensive to live in as Auckland! Plus you'll get those nice basic skills you'll need later, like decision making and good old fashioned stick and rudder skills.