Our #6 son wanted to fly. I encouraged him. Extremely intelligent, perfect shape, he enrolled in the AFROTC.
Upon graduating with honors, he applied for flight training. Shot down. "Wrong race and gender, kid, we'll put you on a list."
He served his time, studied accounting, and was accepted by Wharton in PHL. He just graduated with honors with his MBA. He stepped right into a job with a good future, 30 days paid vacation, and $115,000 P/A. How many 30 year old pilots can say this?
Times here are tough, and a lot of the graduates are still looking. Three years ago, the graduates were swamped by recruiters. Not so this year, but the best job went to a friend who is guaranteed 250G's plus commissions on Wall Street.
You really have to like your job, or it's not worth it today.