>>"The C-17. A "heavy." It flies a 6 degree glidepath on final (normal aircraft fly 2.5 - 3 degree glidepaths). It can land and stop at 300,000 lbs gross weight in 3,000 feet."<<
Ummmm, no. The C-17 can land and stop on a 3000 foot runway at max landing weight, 585,000 lbs. That's over a quarter million pounds heavier and nearly double your figure. And incidentally, landing on a 3000 feet runway means being able to stop in around 2000 to 2200 feet. That is killer performance for a "heavy".
The Navy has a good sized fighter fleet, but it also has a good sized helo fleet. Going Navy may incrase your chances for a fighter slot slightly relative to USAF, but probably not by much. And besides the helos, there are a number of multi-engine slots in the Navy, although far far fewer than in USAF. But if your grades are good in primary training, you're sure to get your first choice.
Flying a fighter for the Navy is also somewhat different than USAF. There are no pure Navy "fighters". All Navy fighters also fly air-to-ground. F-15Cs basically fly purely air-to-air, although USAF is beginning to teach their F-15C pilots how to bomb. The F-16C is also primarily an air-to-air platform with an air-to-ground capability essentially scabbed on later. But even the Navy's F-14 Tomcat (being phased out and which is really a long range interceptor and not a classical fighter) is doing significant ordnance dropping. But you won't find any Tomcat pilots complaining about that. Dropping ordnance can require some exceptional piloting skills and flying really low and very fast is a big BIG rush. And the chances of REALLY dropping ordnance is much much higher than the chances of REALLY shooting at a bad guy jet. Blowing stuff up can be quite fun, and doing it well in the face of opposition can be very very challenging.
As for life aboard a carrier, it ain't bad. You work hard and there are LOOONNGG hours, but aboard ship there are fewer distractions and you can really hone your skills. Landing aboard a carrier is always a challenge and always a rush. Doing it at night is always scary. Doing it at night in bad weather with a low fuel state in blue water ops will pucker your sphyncter like nothing else. And EVERY cat shot is a rush. Accelerating from 0 to 150 in under 2 seconds cannot be anything but a rush. If you're an adrenaline junky, you can't find a better place than in a fighter operating off a carrier. And if you're worried about your family, you're only on the carrier 6 months at a time. Most of the time you're ashore and with your family. So it is not a bad lifestyle.