Originally Posted by
stevef
Airmen leave because they're not allowed a beard? What! Perhaps they should grow some b****cks instead. God-knows how they'd have survived in the old Number 2 uniforms and had to share a billet & make bed packs once a year for the AOC's inspection. I can feel the snowflakes melting as I type...
Beards alone wont change anything but it was one more thing in a long list of bull**** that only we have to put up with, that civilian occupations don't.
Servicemen PVR because they feel they would be better off working elsewhere. The RAF has to offer
some perks to retain people and unfortunately we are haemorrhaging qualified and experienced guys quicker than they can be replaced.