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Isn't it strange that the former Russian view of officers is how they used to be percieved in WW1 and between the Wars up until WW2.
Nowadays, the Officer "Class" (certainly among the flying types IMO) seem to be bred to have that atitude - if not the funding - after joining the services!
Pilots atittudes to actually doing 'work' of any sort, and their own 'operational problems' are astounding. An exception to this are most (but certainly not all) helicopter pilots who have to do some sort of 'work' to remain flying.
One rather infamous example was of one pilot who was "made to fill out" a 6442 before flying - and blamed having to do that as the reason for a 'lapse' leading to an Air Incident during a subsequent flight. He obviously couldn't organise his life to fit his chosen career - by doing the said request in the proper time-scale - rather than his letting his eagerness to fly to control him to the exclusion af all else.
P.S. It is alright to slag the flying types here, as they are far too busy reading PPRUNE and mixing with "Professionals" and wouldn't care to look at "lower class" websites. (Sorry e-goat!)
Nowadays, the Officer "Class" (certainly among the flying types IMO) seem to be bred to have that atitude - if not the funding - after joining the services!
Pilots atittudes to actually doing 'work' of any sort, and their own 'operational problems' are astounding. An exception to this are most (but certainly not all) helicopter pilots who have to do some sort of 'work' to remain flying.
One rather infamous example was of one pilot who was "made to fill out" a 6442 before flying - and blamed having to do that as the reason for a 'lapse' leading to an Air Incident during a subsequent flight. He obviously couldn't organise his life to fit his chosen career - by doing the said request in the proper time-scale - rather than his letting his eagerness to fly to control him to the exclusion af all else.
P.S. It is alright to slag the flying types here, as they are far too busy reading PPRUNE and mixing with "Professionals" and wouldn't care to look at "lower class" websites. (Sorry e-goat!)