My step mother was a Flying Officer when she and my father married in the early 1960's. She was subsequently promoted.
In 1971, when my half brother was born, she "retired". In 1980 she was reinstated with her seniority backdated to 1973. In 1984 she was promoted to Sqn Ldr. She retired (at her own request) in 1987, to take-up a post as a public school bursar.
The only negative aspects of her marriage and pregnancy were:
(1) to get a posting to and remain at Shawbury for a decade she had to switch from GD to Secretarial Branch and forgo further promotion as long as she remained in that post;
(2) she always thought she if had not spent most of the 1970s "flower arranging" she would have progressed much further.
Last edited by roving; 18th Mar 2018 at 19:26.
Reason: correct dates