My boy wanted a career in the RAF. I took him to the CIO and we filled out the form (I think he was 14 at the time). He wanted to fly C17 however, the registering of infantile asthma on his proforma soon resulted in a permanently unfit for flying assessment. I have queried this with the CIO who said that they are not short of applicants so can afford to be choosey. I did draft a letter to the president of the medical board at Cranwell but subsequently dicovered that my son's career aspirations have changed to the darker blue on the non flying side. I did a bit of investigating in the background to discover that the CIO were correct and that the RAF do have a slightly high standard set (higher than the RN) but because they had no shortage of applicants could afford to have blocks in the system (even if they did not have full relevance).
I have questionned my son's decision to try another career path but he is certain that he wishes to do something else and his final choice has nothing to do with the RAF's initial decision. I suppose if it had I would have put up a bit of a fight. Thoughts?