Jeremiah PuddleDuck (I think) tempted me to make some comments on civilian pay etc.. within non flying but well paid IT roles. They apparently compared favourably with a Flight Lieutenant on flight pay but without the benefits of school fees and subsidised housing.
Coming from a RAF family, I regret not joining, and think I would have been happy to join as Ground Services but at the time if I couldn't fly then I didn't want to play. I think that was a mistake which given my time again I would be happy to correct.
As someone said earlier - it's your life, if you want to do it then get out there and give it a damm good try. It's not a rehearsal - better to have memories than regrets.
And KBF1 turn you blasted email on.