If you want to fly helicopters that much, then being a crab
is a small price to pay! I was in the Army myself, and took a short cut, by joining what is now the Really Lovely Corps and transferring across, as in those days the AAC were short-staffed (nobody over 5 foot high). They probably still are, but a lot of people found that joining the AAC direct was the s-l-o-w way to do it, although there is a risk they will send you back to counting socks.
Just ignore anyone who is a stuffed shirt in and out of the mess, and you can spot them outside because their hat looks new.
Good luck!
Phil