We are getting bogged down in haircuts and uniforms.
Turning up for briefing forgetting a pen, with an unironed shirt, 6 minutes late, still eating toast. Sitting in a classroom and continuing their conversation when the lecturer walks in rather than shutting up and turning to front. An absence of please and thank yous. The inability to either switch off a mobile phone or desist from texting or checking texts for any period greater than 15 minutes.
Why the thread title links the military to conformism is a mystery probably best explained by the originators total ignorance of military personnel ethos and life. The conformity of many <25yrs olds to a pseudo American Rap influenced admiration of bling and slavish fascination with innane communications and gadgets with far more widespread and recognisable.
The simple fact that in somewhere as relaxed and civilian as Kiddlington flying school (OATS) some students find things 'too militaristic and conformist' merely highlights what a liberal wishy-washy experience of education they have enjoyed so far in their lives.
Still, this is a commercial world. I'm sure there are more 'relaxed' training providers out there if you look.
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