Luckily my year (current yr 13 students) are the last year to dodge the top-up fees, so in total, for a 3 yr course id be looking at £10k (ish). Fortunately for me, my family is in the position where this isnt a problem.
Secondly, yes, the RAF is the service i want to join. I have thought about FAA and AAC but given my family history with the RAF, its always been them. Civil aviation just doesnt appeal to me im afraid, it never has really.
I guess it would be useful to look into the AAC and FAA a bit more, just its the RAF i really want!
Just looked at the UOTC homepage btw, didnt even know such an organisation existed! Looks very appealing, thanks very much for pointing that out!
