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[BVRAAM]

Originally Posted by The B Word

BVRAAM - go to GCHQ. You’ll be amongst like minded people there!

I’m pretty sure that the enhanced medical, leadership exercises and interviews at OASC would likely identify those with ASD. Also, the CAA require some significant medical investigation to allow those folks to fly too - it’s not just a military thing: https://www.caa.co.uk/Aeromedical-Ex...rome-and-ADHD/

The US FAA are similar: https://www.faa.gov/other_visit/avia...dia/autism.pdf

This is the Doctors learned advice on ASD for flying:

It is Autism Spectrum Disorder. It ranges in severity and those among the highest functioning, tend to not have a severe case, from what I know.

Obviously, the RAF's core mission is flying and fighting, and those who are not are supporting those that do as a part of one large team, engaged in one single fight.
However, that's kind of my point... there's more to the RAF than flying, so why not allow those who are high functioning to serve in roles where they would shine?