I’m not saying that being in the RAF isn’t a good job or having a pop at the people in the RAF. I’m simply saying that a lot of people are effectively, recruited in their teens when their world view is a lot more naive and reasons for joining are a lot more honourable than the reality actually turns out to be.
Maybe it was just me though.
I believe that a lot of officers in the younger generation are simply using the RAF as a means to an end. People asking for advice about joining with this kind of view are often flamed and told they lack the commitment to join the forces but the world of employment has changed for school levers. Modern employees understand that they need to be as ruthless with employers as employers are with them!
I’m not saying I think this is for the best, just pointing it out!