Entertaining debate starting here - as far as the RAF treating RAF Regt as the lowest form of life, I would suggest that that is now not true. All of the Drivers Airframe and associated oily mechanic types seem to enjoy having us around now...could it be that we have proven to be useful in ensuring that:
a. The Gods of the sky have somewhere safe to take off from and
b. It's still there when they get back!
Oh, and shift workers are all skivers and should be grateful for the experience of filling sandbags etc....... only kidding!
One further final(ish) point, I tried the army; found it far too much like hard work and opted for the easy life. Or was it that I saw the light? You decide.
All for having girls in the Regt - I say again, they should pass the same selection/entry criteria.
And yes it was far tooooooooo hard in the army all that polo practice and those riding lessons at early o'clock, played havoc with the social life don't you know!
Ed C is now a civilian doing something in the city (owning most of it) and is still a gentleman.