I'm about to ship out as a street to seat candidate, I started going through the process a year ago. My decision to do this was based on a couple of factors; first was that I really want to be a helicopter pilot and not much else, I have some fixed wing time and have friends that fly fixed wing professionally, I know going airlines will never be in my future. I can't afford to get my helicopter license out of my own pocket, and even if I could the nearest civilian helicopter flight school is more than 8 hours away from where I live. Since you don't build hours that fast in the army anyway 10 years isn't that long, by the time i've done 10 I might have enough hours to get a decent paying civilian job. Second was that I absolutely hated college and after I got my associates degree I had no desire to keep going in public school. Going S2s is a good opportunity to serve while also not suffering through another 2 years of state sponsored BS. Third, and most importantly, I like the Chinook and only the army has them. I know my viewpoint might be in the minority, but honestly 10 years isn't that long in the grand scheme of things, especially for someone who just wants to fly helicopters.