ian 16th,
My father joined in 1939-coincidentally 39 Entry Halton, went through the War (under 19 into Malta) etc.etc. He spent 8 years as a Corporal/Cpl Tech, wartime and post war (including winning the Curtis memorial prize c.1952) He was as you say, brassed off about such as the Station Duties issue and the perceived blocking of regular RAF by initially "hostilities only" non- technical guys, who then stayed on "having never had it so good" . He therefore, as a Senior Technician in 1954, slung it in after 15 years and, along with many others, was interviewed as to why he was leaving. Hopefully this resulted in the change of policy, but by then he was into the Aircraft Industry and getting on with another career.
Last edited by Haraka; 12th Apr 2016 at 17:02.