Join Coast Guard?

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So I'm currently in the 1st semester of my sophomore year of college and I'm completely miserable. I want a job that actually pays money and feel like I'm serving a purpose. I'm interested in the coast guard because I'm really confident in and around water and because I love the water. I also really want to be a pilot. I feel like I could go to the coast guard and save up the money I make while serving to go to a flight school to get my pilots licenses and enough flight hours to be a commercial pilot. I would also have the GI Bill to help pay for flight school. I feel like it'd be a good option for me toward my career as a pilot. If I ever needed to then I could always go back to school and would have credits already completed that would be transferable. Do y'all think this would be a good idea? Or that this could really help me accomplish my goal of becoming a pilot and being able to find jobs as a pilot? (Of course not an airline pilot or anything like that right away but other jobs like a regional pilot?) what do y'all think?

Reboot · 46-50, M

@JRVanguard Classic response. Every branch of the military has aircraft and pilots in them. Going into the USAF doesnt mean you'll fly, work on or even see a plane during your tour. It'd be best to go into a branch that has the MOS you want.

JRVanguard · 26-30, M

@Reboot I know, I was in the US Army. But if pilot is what he wants to do I would recommend the Airforce

Crazywaterspring · 61-69, M

@JRVanguard The Navy has aircraft too and plenty of aviation related ratings. But not much opportunity for education while on today's marathon deployments.