After 42 years flying I found that the RAF divided into 2 very distinct catagories :
A. The never say no,eccentric,flexible,humorous,hard working / drinking,sports loving ( mainly ) , loyal and sometimes cranky people of all ranks and trades who kept the force going 24/7.
B. The small- minded ,pedantic ,humourless, self career dominated ,party pooping paper pushers who spent most of their time giving group A a hard time.
I miss group A a lot and group B not at all!