My first major was aerospace, then I switched. Starting to wonder if I made a mistake. I was told back then (late 90s) that there were no jobs doing anything n

My first major was aerospace, then I switched. Starting to wonder if I made a mistake. I was told back then (late 90s) that there were no jobs doing anything non-military, and that the only thing I could possibly do if I wanted to work on anything cutting-edge was to work on weapons systems.