Dude, many congrats... Welcome.
If you thought getting in was tough and nerve racking, but enjoyed the process, and were shaking when the big envelope dropped on your mat only to whoop and holler when the shiny sheet saying yes came out, then you're on the right track so far.
It doesn't get any easier, but it remains the best job in the world. I've been kicking around the system for a few years now and have been subjected to not one but two streaming boards.
Believe me when I say that no matter how hard you have worked, and no matter how good your scores have been through EFT, BFJT/METS/DHFS/AFJT..... the feeling of self doubt is overwhelming when faced with streaming. When you get what you want, its 'kin amazing (que whooping and hollering), but you must be prepared to "lose" friends who have been sent elsewere. Further to that, you must be prepared for the fact that the system is not only moveable interms of goal posts, but no matter how well you do, out of your hands at the end of it all.
THIS DOES NOT MEAN DON'T BOTHER OR TRY. The only way to fullfill your dreams is to work you b
ocks off at work, get down the bar after, and settle into your new family.
This brings me on to the girlfriend business. If you are serious, cool, you don't have to dump here for God's sake just because you are joining up. I have many mates who've managed to hold down decent relationships right through training. On the flip side, your new life may cause bumps in your relationship at first. During the first 4 weeks of IOT you don't leave Cranditz for instance.
There feels like huge pressure to socialise will your flt and coursemates after this. Lap it up. Know that you can do both, and let her know that this needs to happen. You will make some very firm friends during training. If you don't because you are never there after 9-5, then you have lost out. My best advice would be to test the water. If it works out, then great. If not, it wasn't going to anyway. Don't kneejerk to any situation that the RAF puts upon you. Always test the water.
My mate was told that it was impossible to keep a girlfriend and fully enjoy and get everything out of BFJT at Linton. He discovered that this was bolleux only after he had dumped her, got to Linton, started pining for her and then discovered she had got together with someone else. Don't make that mistake, matey.
That should be enough to be going on with. If you need any tips, hints, advice etc on IOT and future training, PM me and I'll see what I can do for you.
Cheers
Turbine
PS. Get the mess and bar staff onside early, and all will run smooth.