lineslime, you complain that the ARRSE site is "RAF Bashing"...and this site doesnt bash anyone......right?? It doesnt bash drunken Army Pilots or the labour government for the TSR2 debacle etc. etc. etc..
Departments in all services have "off" days, but is that really sufficient reason to crucify each other? Sure the AT Staff get it wrong seemingly quite often, but think of all the passengers that they happily send on their way. I have no complaints with my numerous dealings with the RAF and Army Movers during my extensive service especially when I had to Comp B from the Falkland Islands when my father passed away. First Class service in a Tristar, then top-notch treatment at Brize en-route to Glasgow.
The "do better at school" argument doesnt hold water, career paths are a choice and nothing to do with "school".