Maple,
After reading your post I have come up with an excelent recruitment solution. We fit a Stana stair lift to the our transport aircraft, modify the Chinooks ramp to allow wheelchair access, fit a few pulleys and levers inside and give the likes of Steven Hawkins a bell and invite him to cranwell for some aptitude tests, Thinking about it I reckon Rik Waller could push and pull a few knobs as well.