I asked a very confident airwoman with 4 A levels why she hadn't gone for a commission. Her answer was quite reasonable. She didn't believe you could lead unless you had been led. Ie she wanted to be one of them before she was commissioned.
And another who wanted to wait until her SNCO husband retired. In the event she got her commission and was shot down while he was still serving.
While it might seem harder to cross over, it has always been done and mostly to good effect.
Last edited by Pontius Navigator; 10th Aug 2015 at 17:10.
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