I've resisted so far, but WTF ...
OK, she's the first FJ Sqn Cdr, but I really thought we had eventually got over this 'lumpy jumper' mindset.
I joined in 65, and worked with female ATCOs [and other female professionals] from Day One. Some were good, some were bad, some married Navigators
But, they were just 'blokes' doing a job, the same as my OH ... who in 95 attended a Conference for all the female wg cdrs in the RAF, all 42 of them.
Auntie Joan was mentioned earlier. Not mentioned often was the fact that she turned down DWRAF: "I refuse to be a token woman, thank you."
I worked with female officers for my 30 years [including highly professional lesbians]. I didn't give a
sh*t about gender or orientation ... the good ones were good, the bad ones were bad,
exactly as the males were.
Perhaps one day we will stop fluffing about the subject? Nah ... too optimistic on my part. Sorry.
