Thanks for all the encouraging comments
Riley already made it through the officer selection process and was offered a place as an army officer, which was his third choice on his original application after RAAF pilot and Army Pilot but after much consideration he turned it down because it is the air that he really wants to be in! Unfortunately for him he was deemed too tall
when he sits down to be an army pilot and then he was deemed medically unfit to be a pilot in the ADF due to a misunderstanding about a respiratory issue. To his credit he fought this ruling and after some frustrating bureaucracy he won his appeal and his medical ruling was over turned...he was tenacious, thorough and won! Now his dream has been realised and he will get the chance to show his skills, abilities and temperament and hopefully the Australian Airforce will get a genuine asset, he will make a superb air force officer. He wants t go to ADFA and get a degree too
Mike