Well worth it indeed. The higher grades require accredited qualifications and experience that provide a recognised status in the industry, which is useful.
If you have the time/support, then there are lots of opportunities to get involved at both branch and central level. As a twenty something post-doc, I found myself on a board with an Air Chief Marshal, a Concorde captain, an aerospace company Chairman and a Technical Director. Knowing and learning from these people has done me no harm at all.
WbS FRAeS
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