Good news wotsit. You can combine being a Pilot and saluting at the same time. You see pilots do a course called ISS which stands for Individual Saluting Studies. This course, providing they pass, enables them to be called upon at short notice to stand in for the DAMO (Duty Appendage Moving Officer) if he or she is on leave/OOA or on another course. The course is run and administered from Shrivenham and you are given an ISS tutor who will see you through and mark your coursework. There is of course an exam both written and practical at the end.