The fact is, that to get the best helicopter pilot training, it is the RAF or RN - So when you seek civilian employment, they prefer ex-military pilots - And you get better experience as well - For the RAF or RN, you need GCSE and "A" levels - This includes mathematics and physics.
I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.