Jode said:
I'm researching about the RAF community....
Who are little differant from any other UK community in that they are black, white, good families, bad families, sociable and anti social.
Friendships across the garden fence can be influenced by rank.
Servicemen have many aqaintance and few friends, however you often meet up and old friend and pick up as if you were never apart.
The RAF does not respect that eventually all families need geographical stability and that kids are entitled to stable education, and that wives are entitled to have a career, which leads to many, many families living in the main without the everday presence of the serviceman/woman.
That is the time when a civilian career becomes very attractive, and amazingly, living within a civilian community is almost identical to being on the married patch. The only thing differant is that your neighbour usually does not give a toss what rank you are, and that is refreshing.
TM