I had a fascinating conversation whilst waiting for a flight home from Cyprus with a lad of Indian descent. He was an Officer and was immensely proud of this fact, which I thought was great, as many are not.
The conversation progressed and he said with a heavy heart that his family pretty much disowned him for the first 5 yrs of his career and only his brother attended his graduation from IOT.
It turns out that his parents were absolutely aghast that he would choose to join the military and not become a doctor. Culturally, the armed forces were seen to be on a level pegging with a dustbin man!
His parents after nearly 10 yrs still gave him grief every time he visited home.
From what he had said, it appears that recruiting from certain demographics will never work, regardless of the aspirations, quotas and budget.
Just a thought...
Last edited by heights good; 18th Dec 2020 at 15:50.