I can claim to have been a spacey myself (for 5 years - 1069 Wimborne Squadron) and definitely credit it with getting me where I am now. The VR(T)'s were always great value when I was there.
I regularly show groups of cadets round the squadron and I'm glad to see they still show the same level of enthusiasm that I did all those years ago. I even waved at a load of cadets in a tristar the other day as I waited my turn up on tow line 6.
The only bad experience I can think of was a female CO that was with a bunch of cadets on a summer camp last year.
One of the young female cadets asked if girls were allowed to be pilots. Before my comrade could answer she jumped in with "of course not"!!!
It took a couple of further minutes of convincing her and the cadets that it is, of course, permitted. She wouldn't give up though and parted with a "well it's not encouraged though"!!!
So much for womens lib!!
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