Originally Posted by
langleybaston
Thank you, but, to be fair, the present bunch do remarkably well, even if po-faced and political.
I served under great men and women, proper meteorologists and scientists, with 40 year careers and Doctorates. Even if they did like a drop!
These days no way would three good A Levels give a platform for a career such as we old folk enjoyed. Besides that, the RAF that we served has changed beyond recognition.
Don't tempt me!
Boozing in the Met Office? Whatever next?
The only training course I ever attended in 30 years service where the bar was open (and used) was the Met Observer course at Shinfield.