Not often I agree with an "A400 supporter" but he has got it in one here
they retain "hairy arm core" pilots mainly cos............well there is not a lot of call for "drumstick drivers" in civvie street and "drumstick drivin" in the Army looks like bloody good fun
.......even if the lifestyle is sh@te
As for NCO pilots in RAF I gave up on that thought years ago
..............never happen.
all spelling mistakes are "df" alcohol induced