whenwherewhywhathtef*ck, no you libellous so-and-so, I had most certainly not been drinking for quite a while!
More like drowning in a sea of despair after learning that aircrew selection nowadays seems to require knowledge of the esoteric and arcane gibberish spouted by purple pratt-palace people.
I seem to recall being asked a bit about the Borneo confrontation, plus identify a Victor on the wall photo. The group sessions were fun - used a bit of the 'pose, pause, pounce' I'd been taught as a CCF signals instructor which got the interviewers' attention.
But nothing whatever about BMCs, PDAs, RSJs or whatever that TLA was.
"Enjoy the CCF?" "Yes sir - except the hairy battledress. Far sooner wear a flying suit!"
"Hmmph. Play sport?" "Yes sir, but chasing balls about in the mud on freezing cold days doesn't actually appeal that much"
"So what does appeal to you?" "Flying an RAF fighter, sir!"
That was back in the days before they stopped asking direct questions!
Yup - when were you born? So how old does that make you in years and months? What means of transport did you use to get to school? All those old chestnuts are no doubt still being asked!