Trouble is, Nick thinks that you pay the £23,000, and that easy then pay it back over 5 years. Quite a few people think this.
For the record, you pay easy £23,000 and then easy do NOT pay it back. They say they do, at a rate of £5000 a year, but hey ho, they reduce your salary by £5000 a year. So have a think, you pay your money and you get a normal salary, with NO pay back.
NO PAY BACK.
A bond is something you only pay back if you leave. TRSS you pay whether you leave or not. It's bollox. And no pay during training, no expenses and an unknown period between leaving your last job and starting the training (because you have to pass the AHC before they will allocate you a TR course). Don't forget to leave some extra £ for your uniform and other bits, and you'll get your base (mine was abroad for a year) sometime during your TR course. Overall allow £32,000 if you can live on the cheap.
easy have just asked me to sell back my leave because they're so short of pilots. The price I have offered....?
£23,000