Any other time I wouldn't even ask but I saw that ages were raised recently. I do have some things going for me: a degree and commercial pilots license but I also have dui convictions (three) and spent 4 months in jail on the most recent one.

Do you all think it's worth looking into? Or is it obviously a no, as I suspect? Any guidance would be appreciated.

EDIT: Thank you for your responses. To clarify, I already have a career in IT but have always wanted to work in the public sector. Military service would help towards that goal. Part 141 flight schools are structured in a way which is not unlike the military and I found the FAA approved training to be effective. I also enjoyed the sense of collective action. But I woud only join as an officer and since that would be impossible, I won't pursue it.

I am an alcoholic but I have never endangered the safety of a flight or failed in my duties as pilot in command. Some of you speak as if there are not addicts at every level of civilian and military life. The stigma which some here continue to perpetuate only makes them harder to identify and less likely to get help.