Steve76, You did not pay for my license, a Canadian company paid for my license. I did, however, aquire the hours in the service of Queen and Country........by choice, I might add. You must remember that the type of flying in civvy street is vastly different from military flying. The military pilot, whether heli, transport, fast jet or whatever, doesnt just take off at A and land at B. In between he/she is dodging SAM's, small arms fire, low level wires etc., or even engaging enemy forces. Sure it sounds dramatic, glamorous or whatever, but that's reality for a military pilot. So,come on, lets not get into a pi@@ing match over the differences in flying. As a civilian you decided that you wanted to fly and to that end it was your choice to pay for it!