My flight instructor told me that I could walk in the office and get any non-military medical cert. if you are in your 20s.  One thing she told me though is that some are cheaper than others to obtain

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I checked into the insurance, and that was all very helpful! Especially AOPA with the discounted rates, I'd reccomend that to anyone looking for the insurance.

Yes, and no. So, this is what I've learned so far: I spoke with a new-hire pilot with a regional airline this weekend. He started his carrer as a CFI, then quickly started flying freight in single engine planes. After doing that a little over a year, he got the regional job flying Canadairs! He did have military service, but did not fly while in the military. He also has a degree. He informed me (THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART) that flying in the military looks good, but flying a jet fighter/bomber only counts as single-engine hours even if it has 2-4 engines on it. 
Flying the cargo/tanker aircraft will get the hours you want on the multi-engine ratings. He said freight carriers especially like these military hours.  Any other input?

Thanks! This weekend I was actually able to talk to a new-hire with a rejional carrier which was very insightful, and I'm posting what I learned!

I have a family member who has been a pilot with American for 15+years. He says if you do not have a 4-year degree, and you do not have military experience, then a program like ATP will only give you regional airline jobs.

I'm 22, and only have one year of college under my belt. I'm seriously considering going to a university to obtain a degree in aviation, so by the time I graduated I would have a mult. engine, and possibly jet engine. As I would want to be a Boeing/Airbus commercial or freight pilot, it looks like joining the air force for a few years after graduation would be my best option.  Any thoughts or reccomendations? Thanks

I've personally seen a lot of Jeppesen stuff and I know it comes highly reccomended and I like the way they present the material.

Someone told me I did, but I had never heard of that before.

In looking into a complete flight training (up to multiple jet engine ratings), it looks like to me, for someone who still needs to get a degree, getting an aviation degree from a university might be great option. This way the student (hopefully) would qualify for student loands and financial aid. Would this be a good idea?

You never know how much you may end up loving to fly! If, say someday down the road, you want to buy a plane...if you are getting single engine, it may not be the "glass cockpit" type.  Also, what if you wanted to take your family on a flight, or weekend vacation or something...also, going to be much harder to find a glass cockpit plane vs regular.

I am personally looking into this myself. I have friends and family who are commercial/freight pilots. Not all of them got their degree in aviation like I am going to, but they did all get a degree, then join the airforce or navy after some flight training and became pilots that way.  When it comes down to it, for many reasons, carriers flying Boeing/Airbus seem to REALLY prefer military training.

At many flight schools I see, they give you the option of a glass cockpit. What is the difference, and what would you reccomend?