Elc Ppl
Just to clarify one line of thinking. The education centre of my neck of the woods once answered the very same question with "are you aircrew" ?.
Their take on it all was - if you are aircrew then the completing a PPL would be of direct benefit to the service (RAF), and so you would be able to.
This I disagree with, I think for all trades to be given the oportunity to learn to fly would be of immense benefit to the service, but once again the blinkers are on within the policy making circles.