Gentlemen - thank you all for your very helpful comments.
Al - chuckled as I read my way through advice to a subaltern.
Lima Foxtrot Alpha - check your PMs.
Racedo - the no drugs deal is good advice - CG thank you.
Basil - your comment hits the nail on the head, even if he doesn't end up driving an F-35 or in the left hand seat of a C-17 - it would be a great finishing school.