Forgive me but I can't be bothered to read all 6 pages but I wish to air a few points. I just hope that they haven't already been covered and stand ready to take flak if they have.
For Yozzer who said:
I reckon its time that a variation of rank badge
Rank badge or not it's the VRT on her lapels that denotes her relative position in this regard!
For others:
It might surprise you to know that all VRT officers undergo a Cranwell-endorsed OT course within their squadrons and then have to pass a 2-week intensive IOTC at RAFC Cranwell before they are commission confirmed! The whole process can take over 2 years to complete and there are no 'gizzits' or Green Shield passes! I have, in a previous incarnation, suspended VRT officers from their training as a result of poor progress or lack of suitability!
I have no great wish to see ranks inflated on a popularity vote but the role of 'ambassador' is, I am sure you would agree, better served in a senior position rather than in that of a junior officer no matter their previous credentials!
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