Besides, in blues there is always the chance, from behind, or from a distance, of Aircrew being mistaken for somebody unimportant who didn't try hard enough at school.
I assure you I tried very hard at school and since then to go on and do my engineering degree ... what ground crew with a degree, well yes, quite a few of us have one you know (my ex chief had 3) .... and we don't all want to be officers, and believe it or not, not everyone in the RAF wants to fly.
As for your flying suits, I agree they are a symbol of how hard you have worked to get where you are, no one is arguing with that. But remember, you aint going flying without the rest of us, you aren’t getting fed, paid, talked down safely or your Velcro put on your flying suits for all your badges or even your flying suit given to you in the first place, so get off your high horses and join the blue team.
You can teach a monkey to ride a bike, but have you ever seen one fix it!