But! I will never get that dream I always wanted, being able to fly and fight for my country.
Easy!!! No. II Squadron RAF Regiment.
You definitely get to do the "fight" bit which you wouldn't get on a VC-10, (other than possibly arguing with the hotel receptionist about their choice of room for you), and you get to spend hours down the back of a Herc sweating you're arse off, throwing your guts up as it does a low level "jolly" for the crew to the DZ where they, unceremoniously, throw you out with 150lbs of kit and parachutes and leave you to your own devices while they poke off back to the mess for tea and biccies...
Maybe not the "romantic" vision you had but the fact that flying isn't your daily duty makes those trips all the more memorable...
