Just for my part, I went to uni, got a 2:1, played rugby for said uni AND spent (2) years getting paid to sail boats around as part of a qualified (Royal Navy) crew! I would say, just don't waste your time, it's all there for you, it's up to you to squander the chances!
Also just to add, as a member of the URNU, I earned money (easily covered all my costs for socialising with the URNU from the pay I got from them), went on summer deployment to northern France for 2 weeks each year (4 in the first year to be honest) for a sun tan, being paid 33 quid for every day of sailing around with your mates, and never, ever dossed around in a house watching Neighbours...plenty of photos other than mortar boards and traffic cones (although I got ones of those as well!)
Sorry WWW, just can't help yanking your crank! Especially when the aviation outlook is pretty much equally as bleak as you were experiencing when you went!
Last edited by cfwake; 2nd Jul 2008 at 17:46.