Quite right BEags.
However, it has to be said that use of the word "Engineers" in the RAF is massively aircrew driven......we don't tend to describe ourselves as such.
L1011GE, in 16 years I've only seen one get dirty, and once having done so never ventured out again.(TFFT!)
They don't seem to like the cold and wet either......
Joe, if you want to be a hands-on engineer, don't join the RAF as an EngO. Likewise, don't join as an oik if you have a degree. Go for pilot and work down.