To state my credentials up front, I spent 19 years flying Her Majesty's finest and fastest before I did my first ground tour. That was in the Main Building, so suits were the required dress. No room on my best pin-stripe for wings, but hey, I didn't feel insecure enough to need that overt display.
I also have a degree in psychology. There's enough material on this thread to keep a conference of psychologists going for a month.
Grow up guys.
The RAF was, and I'm certain still is, a team. No one part functions without all the others. And if you feel the need for a brevet or a pair of wings on your body at all times to let everyone know how good you are, then frankly, you are an underconfident, insecure geek.
But that's just my opinion. I'm sure someone will have present a cogent argument to counter my point of view.
Regards to all.