Would becoming a a helicopter mechanic better my chances toward getting a job as a helicopter pilot?

Coast guard. Not many people in civilian sphere are concerned about how many "*****" you have killed. If >I great idea.

To even GET noticed in the SOAR you need tons of hours, NVG and air assault experience. It's not opening phase of carreer. It's the ending one.

Same applies to the USAF special operations.

I chose the Army. They did not require a bachelors degree, provided excellent training in several types of aircraft and I did not have to fly over water all of the time.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.