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Old Jun 10th 2012, 11:01 am
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Originally Posted by Kix
I passed, got to the three day initial aircrew selection process in Biggin Hill and failed my medical on my eyesight.
Did you see that coming, or was it a surprise?
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Old Jun 10th 2012, 11:05 am
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No, your maid and wife are experts at the double-handed-pepper-grinder.

Not with me they're not!
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Old Jun 10th 2012, 11:13 pm
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Originally Posted by Millhouse
Did you see that coming, or was it a surprise?
Hang on, he's blind... Not psychic.
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Old Jun 11th 2012, 12:27 am
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On a phone interview for a midwifery job at a large hospital in NZ, I was asked when I had last delighted a patient
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Old Jun 11th 2012, 2:07 am
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Originally Posted by Vitalstatistix
On a phone interview for a midwifery job at a large hospital in NZ, I was asked when I had last delighted a patient
Ah yes............. the old gynaecology/midwifery jokes:

Patient: "I'm dilated to meet you...."
Gynaecologist: " Madam, I'm at your cervix....."
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Old Jun 11th 2012, 5:58 am
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Originally Posted by Kix
It's not the person, it's the machine and what it's capable of that you want to eliminate.

I passed, got to the three day initial aircrew selection process in Biggin Hill and failed my medical on my eyesight.
OOOHHHhh, that is spooky, EXACTLY the same thing happened to me, except I was in Officer selection process.. Biggin Hill, the eyesight ... spooky!!!
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Ah yes............. the old gynaecology/midwifery jokes:

Patient: "I'm dilated to meet you...."
Gynaecologist: " Madam, I'm at your cervix....."
Doctor to Patient's Husband: "No Mr Smithers, what I actually said was that your wife had Acute Angina!"
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Old Jun 11th 2012, 6:43 am
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OOOHHHhh, that is spooky, EXACTLY the same thing happened to me, except I was in Officer selection process.. Biggin Hill, the eyesight ... spooky!!!
Very spooky, my son got to final selection week for the RAF @Cranfield and was failed on the last day for marginal colour blindness. He subsequently had independant tests, which he passed, and is now pursuing a commercial flight licence.
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Very spooky, my son got to final selection week for the RAF @Cranfield and was failed on the last day for marginal colour blindness. He subsequently had independant tests, which he passed, and is now pursuing a commercial flight licence.
If he had gone to Cranwell instead of Cranfield he might have had more chance of passing.
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Doctor to Patient's Husband: "No Mr Smithers, what I actually said was that your wife had Acute Angina!"
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Old Jun 11th 2012, 10:17 am
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Originally Posted by Garbatellamike
If he had gone to Cranwell instead of Cranfield he might have had more chance of passing.

Fair point, my mistake. I have been here too long and started forgetting UK placenames.
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Old Jun 11th 2012, 10:22 am
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Originally Posted by TheShed
Fair point, my mistake. I have been here too long and started forgetting UK placenames.
I think he was probably unlucky in his timing, in the olden days if it was marignal he would have had the opportunity to appeal and get a specialist opinion - however, in these days of a small RAF getting smaller day on day - any reason to chop applicants will probably be taken as supply is much bigger than demand (unlike 1980s) - I hope he has good fortune in his civvy flying career.

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