BEagle.
I know you like to believe everything was better back in the day and in this case you may be right.
It was not my experience though. My chain of command couldn't have handled it better. Admittedly they didn't spot anything before I spoke to the doctors but then I guarantee pilots of yesteryear were just as adept as the pilots of today at keeping their problems to themselves.
It wasn't a million years ago that the military used to shoot people for cowardice. I'd say we've come a long way since.
A problem shared is a problem halved and it was certainly true in my case. The sooner you tell someone the better.
My problem wasn't massive compared to the issues some of today's servicemen struggle with but it was increasingly preventing me from doing my job. Big or small they are all worth sorting before they snowball.
I'm not trying to pick a fight BEags but I do feel I need to stick up for the modern RAF sometimes.
BV