No,
ZH, you are totally wrong. You do
not get to choose. I may have joined the RAF 29 years ago (not 22), but it's not that long ago that I left it, and I am still in touch with the people that recruit, select and train new pilots - and I was one of them, for some years.
The RAF has
never allowed people to choose their streaming.
From the RAF Careers website: (
http://www.rafcareers.com/jobs/pilot.cfm)
Your role as a pilot in the RAF is as varied as the aircraft you can fly. Once you’ve completed initial training, you’ll be selected to fly jets, larger multi-engine aircraft or helicopters...
After your initial training, you’ll then receive further training on the aircraft type you’ve been assigned to, then start getting to grips with using that aircraft in your day-to-day job
Scroggs