Thanks for the advice and comments everyone, very much appreciated. I will look more into the airlines, it's just harder because it doesn't all appear to be in a neat little package like the RAF, i.e. you have to pay for your own training etc. It was comforting to know that other people know how I feel, bow5. Thanks for making me see the bright side of the aptitude tests. . .Don't worry, I wasn't seriously considering having bits chopped out of my legs, I think I was just clutching at straws. Cheers.