however, our lordhips would find it very tempting to move the line a bit to the left should not enough of the fairer sex make the grade. It may be forced on them by the pollies.
There was a bit of that when the first females turned up on RAAF pilots course. However now the novelty has worn off and thankfully the girls are given exactly the same opportunities as the boys.
Without exception they all came back to us and said, in a word, DON'T DO IT!
That’s actually three words………..however, funny old thing that! However as we all know a defence force is the plaything of the government. In Oz it also happens to be a bit of a laboratory for those in government (generally the Left wing types) who like a little experimentation in social engineering.
As far as flying training in the ADF goes I’m happy that they can throw as many females at us as they like , but the standard will still be maintained. The potential grief for a senior officer for not fielding as many females on pilots course as the pollies would like would be nothing compared to what would happen if a female spuds in and it came to light that she had not been able to make the grade and was “pushed through”.