Airline v Military
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If you don't know then that's the answer!!!
Seems late to add my two penneth worth...... but that fact that you are asking the question should be answer enough.
If you are unsure (even 1%) as to how you feel about operations and whether or not you would be able to deal with the moral issues then to be honest you are wasting your time.
I can only speak for the British Army but served along side many fine Australians and found the military outlook to be very similar.
I never saw anyone who hadn't dreamt, worked, created the opportunity in every way shape and thought for them to become military pilots get through the courses. I saw people fail from basic officer training to 4-5 years down the line. If you haven't wanted this at the exclusion of just about everything else in your life, if it isn't the most important thing in your life and your world, if you do not believe that life outside of military aviation is second class then don't even apply.
I say this not because you do or do not have the ability (I don't know) but because their are just too many young guys and girls who decided to shape their lives to achieve military wings aged 8 at an air show somewhere who will make you look bad when you go for selection and if somehow you get through then somewhere in training you will realize that everyone would happily die doing their jobs and you do not know why they would and its a little too late by the time the range has turned two way and you're in expensive hardware to find that out.
If you do not want to be a serving officer first and a pilot second then get going down the civvy route and save you and your country a lot of time and effort it is not a cushy route for good reason.
Good luck with the choice!
VT
P.S. IS that opinionated enough for you
If you are unsure (even 1%) as to how you feel about operations and whether or not you would be able to deal with the moral issues then to be honest you are wasting your time.
I can only speak for the British Army but served along side many fine Australians and found the military outlook to be very similar.
I never saw anyone who hadn't dreamt, worked, created the opportunity in every way shape and thought for them to become military pilots get through the courses. I saw people fail from basic officer training to 4-5 years down the line. If you haven't wanted this at the exclusion of just about everything else in your life, if it isn't the most important thing in your life and your world, if you do not believe that life outside of military aviation is second class then don't even apply.
I say this not because you do or do not have the ability (I don't know) but because their are just too many young guys and girls who decided to shape their lives to achieve military wings aged 8 at an air show somewhere who will make you look bad when you go for selection and if somehow you get through then somewhere in training you will realize that everyone would happily die doing their jobs and you do not know why they would and its a little too late by the time the range has turned two way and you're in expensive hardware to find that out.
If you do not want to be a serving officer first and a pilot second then get going down the civvy route and save you and your country a lot of time and effort it is not a cushy route for good reason.
Good luck with the choice!
VT
P.S. IS that opinionated enough for you
