Agreed, but when the uses to which the ends could be put were demonstrated, they caught on quickly. Now, wiggly amps and straight ones to a sootie was a different story....
I was a sootie for 29 years before I left and I now work for a large European corporate organisation, engineering on deployable satellite communications systems. I did tell them at my interview that I was a sootie, honest
Mind you when asked a question at critical design review presentations that I don’t understand, being an ex sootie does have its advantages.
Hightower1986
Hope you do not take offence at this question.
Please can I confirm whether you are intending to join as a Technician or as an Engineering Officer? If you have (and I am assuming you have) the qualifications to possibly become a pilot then do you not have the qualifications to apply for a commission as an Engineering Officer. Unless things have changed, you would specialise in one area but you will have the advantage as a JENGO to be involved in all areas: Mechanical, Avionics, Electrical and Armament.
Apologies if I have missed something.
(and I have just seen the response from Blacksheep – totally agree with his recommendation if you have not got the qualifications)