For the Mods
I started this thread because I thought people should know that more than 20 years after women were allowed to fly in the RAF, this is the first time that one has made it as far as command of a fast-jet squadron. Full marks to the lady concerned, who has had to climb a bigger hill than most.
Predictably it took only a few posts before the 'why are we making a fuss?' comments surfaced, followed shortly after by photographs of a second individual, followed by the inevitable slew of personal remarks and thread drift into a wholly unconnected debate on medals.
Mods: time to lock this thread please, the initial point has been made and there seems little reason to continue a debate that has strayed so far from its purpose.
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