This is not to belittle your current position, or your feelings, but a move downunder probably needs to be on your list of possibilities.
It's been done many times before, admittedly by dark blue mostly. In the 70s, when Ark Royal no 4 was scuttled, many FJ guys went to the RAN. In the early 80s, when the HMAS Melbourne met the same fate, many Aussies ended up flying the (mighty) Shar.
The RAAF is certainly short of crews for the forseeable future...
I heard on the grapevine that the amount saved on the defence force cuts would be 0.1% of the total NHS budget! It may be a rumour, of course, but even if it is close to being true, it just shows how pollies will always be pollies, no matter what side of the fence they're on.
Good luck.