Originally Posted by
meleagertoo
Wit regard to “ You’ll never fly with the RAF as you’re a girl” it occurs to me that if the young lady was permanently put off by that one remark it's pretty clear she didn't ahve the character to survive, let alone thrive in the military in the first place.
That's an interesting observation, I've often wondered if recruiters use such lines for exactly that reason - my first contact when I walked into the RAF Careers office in the mid-80s said 'Not many people from this part of the world (Glasgow) make it as an officer' and followed up shortly later by 'How do you feel about having to look under your car for bombs every morning'