I remember some years ago the Inspector of Recruiting - a 1star - visited a crew room at ice station kilo to 'meet the lads' Within earshot of some hairy old masters he asked his PSO "What are all thes SNCO's doing here?"
I have also flown with numerous groundies who said they had been assured by the CIO that if they signed up to be a policeman (etc) right now!! - they could apply to be a pilot later on.
On a similar tack, the present round of leaflets and posters would suggest that the only aircraft in our inventory are Torphoos and Tynados
The thrill of a cheap buy is soon numbed by the pain of poor quality
