Mr Nys,
Here are the facts from the RN jury.
The RN recruit around 45-50 pilots per year of which we need around 10 to go through FJ training. There is always a shortage to choose from at EFT (Barkston) as the standard is high - we need people to get SS after all.
I can't comment on the breakdown of role disposal but this years RAF target is 145 of which most will come from the current UAS system.
One in Five applicants makes it through selection (better than the present OASC ratio) and gets a place.
The key here is that the RN will offer you more variety and that we are team focused (sometimes these threads leave me wondering). The real question is are you up for the challenge of ship operations - this is the real difference and sorts the men from the boys - even in helo ops.
