Originally Posted by
gijoe
Agree totally. Mon-Fri, 9-5, no PT and beards. At times, more civvy than element of HM Forces.
Five o'clock? On a Friday? Really?
Back to the OP: I did 8 years DE non-commissioned aircrew and I firmly believe it was the making of me as a person (imagine what I WOULD have been like!). Whilst I only did 8 though, I THOUGHT I was going to be a lifer- just didn't pan out that way. But the point was, joining and flying was the most important thing in my life at the time. It wasn't ever a CV tick. You have to decide what's driving you in that regard.
CG