On 20/12/2015 13:59, Dave Plowman (News) wrote:

Or are you saying training as a helicopter pilot in the forces deserves
some form of special treatment after leaving the services?

Somebody trained as a helicopter pilot is more likely to be able to get
a job in civilian life.

However there's no way the armed services could invest that amount of
money into all their people, so yes, he did get special treatment.