Thanks for all the posts. I certainly dont have a problem with being bonded as long as I could have an input into where I would eventually work (subject to making the grade of course)- Im not keen on being sent to Aberdeen!
It would be good to hear more about the APC route - like most military controllers, I only have a vague idea of what this involves - what is the chance of success? cost? what prior work can I do before turning up? etc. Also, does anybody have a good point of contact for an informal chat with the management and are they interested in talking to people like me? - I would want to know whether the APC route was open BEFORE resigning from the military - it is now only a 1 year wait as opposed to the 3 years that you used to have to wait after resigning.