Whenever I worked with the RAF Regiment I found them to be highly professional and motivated. Whoever created the idea of aggressive self protection for the RAF did a good job. The downside as I've always seen it, and you pompous gits in the RAF are terrible at this, is the way the Regiment is looked down on as the lowest form of life that the RAF can produce.
I tried to promote the idea that the AAC should have an 'AAC Regiment' based on the the same principles of the RAF Regiment providing protection to the fleet of utility and Attack helicopters. The repsonse was typically short sighted by the AAC hence no protection exists for a very expensive asset.
If the person with the choice wants a fully rounded career as an Officer then he should join the Army, if a more narrow field of expertise is what he wants then the RAF Regiment fits that bill. Incidentally, I don't see it as a downside having girls around but perhaps that's because I'm heterosexual!
PPrune Pop - I suspect you have never seen proper drill, go watch the Trooping.