It's become an empire that is increasing stress levels on large numbers of people, with little real benefit. It is held up as the RAF being concerned about your long term health, this is the same RAF that has little concern for your long term employment!
The same employer that sees me and others pull 20-30 hour working days on a regular basis, with all the negative health effects that entails.
If they were really that interested in my health, they would have enough people to do the job. The only reason we have a fitness test is to justify the ped flight.