Originally Posted by
Sue Vêtements
...or it's the one that can
afford to fly!
How do you mean afford to fly? Did you ever watch the TV series 'Fighter Pilot' back in the early '80s, me neither, but it was well publicised. The one chap out of all those followed through from the start of flying training was a Yorkshire man, John Mcrea, who listed as his previous occupations, milkman, farmhand and coalman. I never knew that personal wealth was a prerequisite to join the RAF as aircrew, just the necessary academic qualifications, medical fitness and the ability to impress the review board, with your depth of character and ability to solve practical and written aptitude tests. Such tests being designed to separate the easily flummoxed from the sort of dependable individual sought.
FB
PS My own brother was an SAC Supplier, his youngest son, although not aircrew, is an RAF Regiment Squadron Leader.