Like crab, I 'fell into it'. I liked engineering, had been a seagoing marine eng but decided that, one day, I'd do the marriage/family thing and long absences in the MN would not be conducive to a happy relationship. I thought I'd spend my life working in a power station.
Saw an ad for pilots and thought: 'Give it a go.'
Never looked back - sure beat the crap out of working for a living
Thank you Kennedy & Kruschev for failing to play nicely together!
Whether you (or the RAF) decide you aren't suited you'll have had a go and the experience will last forever. As a nav once said to me: 'Time spent in reconnaissance is never wasted!'