It was the title of the thread that got me hooked. In the late 1960's, I was sent to St Mawgan to hold between BFTS and Oakington.
One day we were put into the 'care' of a Master Engineer to be shown over a Shak.
Being green I asked him what a Flight Engineer did.
'I do the prefight, start and look after the engines and systems'.
I replied.
'So you kick the tyers and light the fires then?'
He then says to me.
'We have had a number of snotty nosed young Pilot Officers through here over the years - so piss off '