Stillalbatross,
You appear to have an issue with ex military guys. I flew with most of the ASL captains back then and I can only remember two real idiots. One from an all civilian background and the other fom the RAF. All the other ex RAF guys were just fine. And still great guys to fly with today. But then again, they had done the job before in the left seat. It's not rocket science after all.
Just out of interest, which Air Force turned you down all those years ago?
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