Blimey, haven't posted for ages!
I felt compelled to pitch in, what with some of the anti-services
stuff being spouted here.
Keep your head down Appoo and get stuck in: you'll be fine, absolutely fine.
I can only speak from the viewpoint of being on the line but I've found that a lot of ex-forces guys gravitate this direction. I'd probably describe the job as being the SAC, Chief, Jengo, storeman and data clerk all rolled into one.
Some say that the other side of this reccession will reveal a real lack of qualified aircraft maintainers (and pilots). So if a properly trained guy wants to get into the industry then I say good, because there's quite a few wannabees out there who haven't been filtered through a proper, aircraft, training regime.
Best of luck!