I was always told that I'd meet my friends for life at university. That certainly stands true of my EMUAS mates; top days and nights at Newton and excellent flying on the 'dog. In my own opinion there is no denying it is the perfect experience to introduce yourself gently to the real RAF and prep your liver for the alcohol intake during flying training.
In my time pilots could still complete EFT, get a first and go on to flying training in whichever stream-it's not all about FJ you know!
Fellow Emus, we are the ones.....