future_mil,
While I can understand your nonchalance about the officer bit - frankly I'm of the same opinion - your opening line (the one after 'evening all') won't endear you to many people here. We already have enough half-hearted and selfish individuals in the services without you adding to the throng, either by jumping ship back to civvy world when the economy picks up, or catching pension-itis and cashing in whatever integrity you have for the next rank.