NBC? Really man?
It doesn't change what's written in the article. However, I look at AI as more of national defense item than a normal business. It's the new space race amigo. If we lose it, we're doomed.
IMHO
If you have the funds, go CFII until you have ATP minimums and then try to get on board at an airline. You can get paid as a CFII (not much money but plenty of hours and knowledge gained from instructing new pilots) while waiting for a regional or mainline company to hire you.
Continue to apply for the USAF during the process of becoming a professional pilot.
The few CFIIs I knew did a little better at UPT and the regionals (RIP Compass).
Did anyone ever hear the rumor about that FE (I think he was a C141 guy) who flew with a bag monkey bones? In the event of a crash, he was going to yell "how did that monkey get into the cockpit?"
It depends on who you ask. It worked out well for a lot of people.
Don't forget to blame all of the world's problems on something dead people did a few hundred years ago.
It sucks to give TERA then take it away, regardless of the person's sexual orientation. I don't necessarily understand the trans movement (probably never will). That being said, if they were promised retirement and it was taken away, then that's bad form.