ZZZZZZ - another arguement between those who did join the UAs and those who didn't.
There is however one point i'd like to make though (are you sitting comfortably Raymond?). Maybe i am young, silly and naive as you so kindly pointed out Raymond, but i enjoyed 3 fantastic years as a member of Liverpool UAS. This no doubt provided an excellent stepping stone into the commercial world and i now occupy the RHS of an A320 for a large British carrier.
True the UAS might not be everyones cup of tea but why slag something off that you have obviously never been apart of and probably don't know much about? Anyway the bottom line is we are all interested in flying and the UAS provides this for free.
Best of luck to all those (UAS and non-UAS) in the search for employment/sponsorship - hang on in there.