Originally Posted by anotherthing
His penultimate sentence displays only his contempt for some people that he himself thought he was better than - a touch of bitterness there perhaps?
Contempt - no, just bemusement with the system. But it fits the framework in which it operates.
Bitterness - again, as I said before, none. I'm doing what I want, where I want, with the lifestyle and income I want, which I would never have been able to enjoy had I remained in the services. I've got nothing to be bitter about. I still have to pinch myself occasionally to prove my life now isn't a dream and I won't wake up back in a blue uniform.
But for the rest of your post - wise words. Yes, you'll always get extremes of experience and comment. Take them all, compare them all and make your mind up. We're all different, all want different things from life. I've been able to realise all my ambitions, I hope G I T does the same in whatever side of the coin he goes into. Air Traffic is still fun, and hopefully will stay that way throughout his career.