hey thanks guys!
This has helped enormously as I now have a rough outline of the above in my head.
Further to those questions then, how hard is the academic side of IOT and has anybody got any advice on what to read up on beforehand?
Obviously going from grunt to RAF is going to be a shock
(dig hole!..........uh, yes sir!). But hopefully as I had to pass extra academical tests to gain entry to IOT, they obviously think I have the capability. I just would like a heads up on what to expect. I just want to turn up prepared both physically and mentally. Thanks guys.