I was an Army Officer in the Territorials and I was very determined to go into the AAC as a regular officer. I finally decided not too, because I was told that I would not be flying much after one tour. So do you want to fly for a living or be a career Army Officer ?
What will you do if you graduate from Sandhurst and then do not get accepted by the AAC ? What will you do if you fail some element of the flight training and now you owe them six years or more of service ?
I moved to the US in 1990 and I have been working here ever since. I am now flying helicopters and jets for an aircraft manufacturer (Textron).
I can think of a million reasons not to do what you are planning.
The pilot employment market is very tight at the moment and it will only get worse over the next ten years as the pilot ranks dwindle. For instance, 75% of the pilot ranks from Trans World Airlines will retire over the next five years. Your long term civilian employment is almost a given.
It is much cheaper to learn to fly in the US and most good schools offer a work permit.
Helicopter Adventures Inc is probably the best helicopter school in the world at the moment, if helicopters are what you are interested in. Their URL is
www.heli.com The president is Patrick Corr and can be contacted at
[email protected]