Fighter Control
As a mere enlisted ScopeDope I loved the idea of working in War Rooms with big Tote boards, watching the raids come in and our valiant blue line race up to fend them off. "Bring 56 to Readiness 15 please, all available aircraft" and all that.
When I told the Sargent at the initial interview one of my hobbies was Wargaming (sad I know) he Said "If you like wargaming you going to love being an ASoP."
I only ever spent 2 weeks at Boulmar doing the job I had trained for, rest of the time was spent in LFA13, firing Smokey Sams, scoring Baby F111 crews bomb Haltwhistle, watching all manner of mainly 1 Group aircraft rip the sky apart.
Would not have swapped it for all the Bears coming down the gap.
But when I was told my eyesight was too bad to go for ALM (After Biggin Hill, had a place on training, but they sent me for a 'Special' eye check') I was asked if I fancied Fighter Control.
Hearing on here about the SoFC failure rate I am more surprised than I was about the OCU's.
What was it that was so challenging about it ?
Maybe I should ask elsewhere, if anyone can point me in the right direction.