The only good reason to do it in the military is 1) You can get trained, qualified & FAA licensed to do it in the military for no cost and with no degree, 2) to "serve your country"... because if you do it in the military, your starting pay gonna be about $2500/mo (or so, as I write this) and the starting pay for an FAA trainee is lots higher. The qualified Controller pay in the military is.... whatever your rank happens to be... but even at my highest rank, E-8, when I was the "Senior Controller" and NCOIC of a facility, my full pay in 2010 was about $82K/yr and they dont give overtime🤣🤣🤣🤣.

Qualified FAA controllers at the time where making about $135k/yr, and facility leadership was considerably higher.

If you wanta get in fast, go military. If you wanta make money, go FAA. Most military people do a tour or two then get out for the FAA. Lastly, the FAA has an entry age limit, that I think is 30 years old.