[Tax-chick]

Maybe this is because most US pilots used to come from the military.

I agree. In my lifetime, graduating from high school and deciding you're going to be an airline pilot for your career, as a civilian, just hasn't been a thing.

Maybe in India there's a clear path by which civilians, both men and women, go to flight training and then get hired by airlines.

[Rummyfan]

I agree. In my lifetime, graduating from high school and deciding you're going to be an airline pilot for your career, as a civilian, just hasn't been a thing.

For one thing the training can bankrupt you.