Guided Weapons,
So am I correct in thinking that in your opinion the appearance of a person is an important factor in promoting our armed forces? Should they be ggod looking also? What about if they have spots and are ugly??
When I left the mob a few ago now, I was one of your 'heavies' In fact, I would go so far as to say that I was considerably over-weight, however, I was damned good looking as well!!
Oh, and more importantly, I could still do the job (ex RAF SAR)
Now, there will always be those idiots (like you) who believe that we should all look like racing snakes, and be able to run for ever blah. (don't worry if you are up to the job - just make sure you look good!)
The facts however, are that as we get older, we tend to 'expand' a little, and in my case, and others, quite a lot. But it doesn't stop us from doing our job, and doing it well. (a few extra pounds, on a freezing cold night, dangling on the end of 100' of wire comes in handy I can tell you)
Anyway, since leaving the RAF, I'm looking at things slightly differently now, and have worked out that for my weight, I should be 18 feet tall!! So maybe I'm now just a little short-arse eh ??!!
TSM