Retention isn't an issue with me personally as I start my resettlement at the end of November.
Surely you can get a job in uniform with the pongos? Then you'll have done all three services in one lifetime
The RN has for some time been running waiting lists of 10-20 months for some ratings specialisations, a far cry from my application process, which took about 20 weeks from filling in the first form to marching up from the Higher Ferry.