AIB..... one last thing. BE YOURSELF. They will see through you otherwise. You will be asked dozens of questions (often in quick succession) and some will be similar...if not actually the same. They are not entirely interested in your answer...but they are interested if your answers differ. You cant bull$hit a bull$hitter!
Just aim to get your ar$e in the door... it doesnt really matter what you fly (as long as you're not a crab or a pinger!)... once in the 'club' you can change roles.... and do exchanges with other services and countries too.
Although I'm now on the A340 and left the military as a fast jet QFI.... I would strongly recommend JUNGLIE 1st! (Im 32)
You can have your cake and eat it too! Their a plenty of rotary boys flying fixed wing in the spare time. (Some even crashing in Wales, TT?) Take it easy. Good luck.
Slit trenches and snowcaves? You forgot to mention the other hardships...of Junglie life. Norwegian university students, Croatian birds, backpackers in Goa, dancing girls in Bangkok, Greek islands, and Cyprus. Sadly no bars in Brunei.
And you should try night-flying without goggles!!!
Mavrik...... ROYAL Navy, shipmate! Too much time on the F3 perhaps?