Nutloose
Secondly, my comments based on the RAF career structure and therefore
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I know / knew Engineers in the RAF that hold licences and degrees but are not commissioned
does not hold water. May I direct you to:
Engineering and technical - Engineering and technical careers - RAF Careers
It would seem to the casual observer that you both have issues with professional standing, name wise, and with your (ex) superior officers i.e. commissioned ones. That is entirely your affair so I won’t even mention chips on shoulders etc.
No chip here, just stating facts as I saw and see them, i was simply trying to put across that just because one holds a Commision means nothing when It comes to knowledge and professionalism, you can have good and bad in all ranks, to say because a person is commissioned that they are better is simply not the case. The link you gave me simply refers to required qualifications to enter the RAF, a lot of Serving Engineers take their LAE licences or do degree courses etc whilst serving in the RAF, a sensible choice as it increases your employability upon leaving the RAF, but the RAF seem poor at recognising this and pushing them up the ladder.