The RAF admitted in June it had discriminated against white males in the two years leading up to March 2021. Security and defence editor haynesdeborah spoke to three men who claim they were refused positions because they were white and male. Read more:
"I immediately began planning my future. I spoke to my girlfriend and said, right, we need to prepare for life within the armed forces: barracks living, moving to Lincoln ... I started planning my entire life around it.
"I sent an email saying: I'm withdrawing ... it's been absolutely disgraceful, please don't contact me in the future."Former RAF Group Captain Lizzy Nicholl, whose resignation over the diversity policy sparked an inquiry, which ultimately confirmed she had been right in her concerns "It is more about how things look than how things are. The RAF is just an absolute mockery of an institution… It's a complete betrayal."The mother of a man, who tried and failed to become an RAF drone pilot speaks about her son's experienceThe mother of a young man, who wanted to become a drone pilot, said she watched her son give his all to the recruitment process only to face rejection and disillusionment.
"All day my stomach was churning, thinking, I wonder how he's getting on ... well, he got the second-highest score ... so he said, I'm going to be a drone pilot. When reporting emerged last summer about allegations of discrimination by the RAF against white male candidates, Rachel said she started to wonder whether that might have been a factor in her son's case too, even though she has no evidence.
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