Waiting for the incoming, but I joined the Royal Air Force because I wanted to work on aircraft. All the Rocks I encountered in 28 years service were always looking to put one over on us Penguins! I have always wondered why someone who wants to be an infantryman joins the RAF? In this case I would have thought that 3rd Bn Royal Anglian Regt (The Steelbacks) would have been a better option. Just my opinion!
Not just those joining the Regt, I once sat next to the (civvy) OC Supply at a training base (BFT) at a formal lunch, she had recently retired from the RAF after 30-something years and joined the contractor company running the base’s support services. She informed me, with no hint of irony and some pride, that this was the first station she’d served at that had a runway.
Why she hadn’t just joined Boots or another non-aviation related company I was to shocked to ask.