Battuta is right, aircraft are flown exclusively by officers in most if not all modern militaries. There were enlisted airmen recruited in WWII by the Commonwealth, but apart from that, no one below OFFCDT is stepping into that aircraft.
in the RAF I believe in terms of the aircraft non officers do stuff like maintenance, arming and on craft with turrets manning them, if you get your degree then you can apply to pilot
Yeah, in the RAAF that's the case to some extent, the less "elegant" jobs you could almost say. Although being an Adgie (Airfield Defence Guard) would be pretty cool.
Do you need a degree over there to apply as well? I thought that was more of an American thing, (then again, the benefits of having College educated officers stem beyond pure academics). Over here we take direct entry, or non-graduate candidates for all positions, including Pilot. Though, the bulk of the applicants are those with a fair bit of life experience and are typically mature aged.
