And from the BA vs RAF thread on the Military Forum, our correspondent YakYak shows their opinion of civvy engineers............
Try making a comparison between driving and flying. You can either:
a) Drive a large bus along a pre-determined route, letting the computer do 99% of everything for you, dependant upon a ground crew who fell into their job because they didn't try hard at school - and that hate you for being better than them; or
b) Drive an F1 racing car around a difficult and taxing circuit at stupid speeds, supported by a pit crew made up of the most skilled people in the profession willing you to suceed.
From a wannabe, who I guess has obviously never had any dealings with aircraft engineering staff (civil or mil), those sorts of comments are a little rich.
I have several good friends in engineering, some civil, some military, and they're all dedicated professionals. Unlike our poster in the Mil Forum
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[This message has been edited by 10W (edited 18 September 2000).]