Thanks for your advice easymoney and lucifer
I intend to give OASC my best shot; my Dad is a Wing Commander so hopefully he can help me to wise up a little before I head up there. I'm sure that salary aside, the RAF will also give me that extra flavour for my CV when the time comes to get those lucrative airline jobs. Adventure training sounds like a laugh, and who knows...I might even be able to blag the odd ride in something slightly more nifty than a 757