PPRuNe Forums - View Single Post - UK Pilot Physician??
View Single Post
Old 6th Sep 2011, 18:34
  #16 (permalink)  
PA 18 151
 
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: NottNum
Posts: 25
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Got invited to interview at ULAS back when I was a medical student and I got to the stage were I was given a choice.

1) Become a doctor in NHS
2) Become a pilot in RAF

I chose 1) and was told not to let the door hit me on the ass on the way out of the room.

Of course they said I would be welcome to join as a medical officer, in fact there was a degree of begging for me to do that, but I would be looking after the pilots, not joining them. I had previously rejected that, no idea why, but I did.

In fact I have no idea why I wanted to be a doctor either, but I digress.

But to become a pilot? They felt that wanting to be a doctor displayed all the wrong stuff.

Could have changed since of course, this was 30 odd years ago.
PA 18 151 is offline