unlike the prevoius reply, i'm not gonna paint such a rosy picture!!! the iaa doesn't appear to know its own future needs in terms of staffing, and there are a million rumours about the latest recruits and how many positions are there. they're bound to know in time for the next scp, ha ha. your qualification will not let you walk into any other job, most other agencies will insist on a proficiency check, irrespective of age or experience. the course is hard, but do-able, there has been a recent intake of new instructors, and the bastard factor, though still there( as anywhere), is not as widespread, one recent exception aside. the only advice i can give is suck it and see!