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Old 2nd Sep 2007, 17:42
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In my experience my view of military pilots varies according which of the forces they came from and the types they flew. I generally had bad experiences being a student to ex RAF types, excellent experiences of ex AAC types and hillarious experiences with ex Navy types.

All are highly professional. But that is not to say civillian pilots are less professional - the best pilot I know is civillian.

But more importantly is how was the ease of which a military person becomes de militarised.

At the end of the day they were all trained to do a job and live life a certain way. Generally civilians find this certain way peculiar. Some military types cling deparately to their old ways, some welcome civvy street with open arms.

So the question is more like how do I view my fellow aviators? Answer - differently.
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