F21L,
I am not NCA. However, as an AWACS matey I have flown with many of them for many years and have the utmost respect for them. Indeed, I used to be crewed up with Gorilla before he got so bitter!
All I will say is that there are still plenty of NCA who find the Service rewarding and challenging. Like any big organisation, not everything is perfect, and the penny pinching and PC police is particularly detrimental to morale. However, there are still fantastic opportunities to be had, and plenty of good guys around (even in the leadership).
Whilst the WSOp is a thinly veiled method to recruit more AEOp's, there will be an increasing number on the ISTAR force at Waddington. Indeed, I suspect that the E-3D, Nimrod R1 and Sentinel will eventually have a similar number of WSOp's than the MRA4 (or whatever it turns out to be!) fleet up north. Therefore, you may not be condemned to a life in Jockland.
I suggest you join. You can always PVR if you don't like it!
Best of luck however in whatever you do.
Regards,
M2