Wiggy,
to try and be at least a little helpful...
You are a Naval Officer first and pilot second. All three services have their own benefits. For the FAA, you may find yourself in Lynx conducting missile attacks on patrol vessels or launching torpedoes at submarines. You could find yourself in the depths of the Arctic, operating in white out conditions or brown out in Afghanistan looking after the needs of the Royal Marines, you could find yourself flying around in circles for hours on end whilst your observer in the rear supports ground forces in the mighty Sea King Mk7, you could find yourself flying a team into a caribbean island to provide disaster relief or tracking drug runners off Belize. You could find yourself chatting to some incredibly beautiful woman during a cocktail party in some far flung part of the world, whilst trying to think how your are going to break it to her that your real name is not Hugh Jarse or Mike Oxbig. You could find yourself trapped in Hellstown for ever and get married to some Cornish witch who just wants a meal ticket, or you could live in the delight that is Somerset, flying over the Glastonbury festival.
Your life will never be boring or mundane, you will be part of a very close and proud organisation and see parts of the world that many in the Army or RAF sadly never get to see anymore.
Do it!
Last edited by Widger; 28th June 2009 at 21:18.