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Old 20th Dec 2002, 16:06
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I.N. Balance
 
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I find it incredibly irritating to know that the medical requirements to become aircrew in any servicd are rigorous to say the least - with much emphasis placed on the individual's health, size and shape etc.

It is galling then to see pilots and navigators (for my example I will refer to those of the Light Blue fraternity in Northern Ireland) who are clearly clinically obese and unable to pass even the most basic of fitness tests / assessments, RAF or otherwise. I am not saying they should all be ninjas, but if the requirements to become aircrew in the first place are considered so important, why are they so blatantly ignored later on down the line?

Get running - you are taking up valuable space for fuel or pax.
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