Originally Posted by
Finningley Boy
I was going to stand off on this subject because of the volatile emotions already over boiling. However, I would ask one question, when did this all start? One presumes that it wasn't present at the start, Lee Jones and Ray Hannah would never have known any such thing, nor one imagines would much later members, so I imagine. So where's it all gone wrong?
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A culture of harassment grows from somewhere. I’m not talking about the people that you’ve mentioned however, in an RAF where this behaviour is absolutely abhorrent and is now unacceptable, it doesn’t suddenly start. It’s been there for a long time but was so part of the culture, that new members, as part of the minority, grew to acccept the culture of the majority and so became part of the problem.
The recent reports of inappropriate behaviour, in addition to change of personnel, should lead to a change in culture and hopefully this will never happen again.
The Red Arrows never stopped being good at what they do; they are excellent, and have had outstanding personnel, mostly. As a recruitment tool however, a culture change which is acknowledged would be a good start if the Red Arrows are believed to be a recruitment asset.