Thanks for the words of wisdom chaps. Am between a rock and a hard place at the moment as I'm tying the knot in three weeks time and don't really want to be spending months on end away from home anymore. However, my current company might, possibly, maybe, at a push, supposedly be getting J41s in the next couple of months. I'm in line to be one of the first to be transferred over to the 41 if it happens. However, it will be on an FAA type rating, so I'll need at least 500 hours on type in order to move the TR on to my JAA licence. That could possibly mean another 9 or 10 months out here after I'm married, which would be less than ideal.
All that being said, I haven't actually been offered anything yet, I've only exchanged a few emails with Steve Jenkins. But fingers crossed.