Bri Uggin-Out and buttonmonkey - thank's for taking the time to respond - you've cheered me up no end! After a series of pessimistic responses and usual meaningless banter I've got some helpful info back.
Also interesting to know about the GR7/GR9 training. Perhaps naively I wasn't aware that they were completely abolishing the FA2 training. I know the powers that be are planning to phase the Harriers out, but I thought that was all types, not just the FA2? If I'm successful in getting were I want to on the fixed wing training programme I wouldn't complete all the training to 2007 at the earliest. Does this mean that I would possibly be trained for the JSF's entry in 2008 or is it really too early days to comment?
The Cat.