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Old 21st Feb 2006, 18:56
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philrigger
 
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Originally Posted by Pontius Navigator
LFittNI,
We had a job application from a WO of a particular trade. His credentials were no doubt first rate and would have got him many plum jobs through PMA.
While the manager, to whom he applied for a job, knew roughly what a warrant officer was ....
True stories:

Aircraft Technician SNCO at job interview: I was a Chief technician ..................

Some months later it turns out that the interviewer thought he was THE chief technician (OC Eng Wg) !

Another interview at an engineering firm: Interviewer, with a serious tone of voice. So, apart from marching men about all day, what else can you do?
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