The HAC's role is focused on,
I guess, volunteers within the RAF
with the Royal Auxiliary Air Force as it's commonly known.
And these are people who come in from various parts of the country
and I guess in the old days would have sort of been part time,
part time soldiers, I suppose.
But now much more part of the service,
more integrated and many more people are doing this for longer.
And of course, do you get called up to serve so can be posted
anywhere to support the regulars
And that division is is now much, much
less obvious.
And I think the people that are coming in to
the RAF are very ordinary people.
Some of them are already involved
or have been before and retired or go on to do other things.
And some are, you know, your average builder
social worker, teacher, even hairdressers.
I'm sure lots of people, ex police
and anyone who's
particularly interested in giving something back.
And I think those those are the people who we as Honorary Air Commodores
can relate to because they are all part of our own communities
and and live in our own towns and villages.
We see each other all the time so we can relate to what their lives
are like outside of the military and also inside the military.
And I think that's the I guess the, you know, the most important network,
a link to
to real life experience, but also help people make that transition.
So there's a bit of to me, especially understanding
all the different ways in which you can be involved in the RAF.
And I had no idea
before I started this role, that you could be involved in the RAF in
so many different ways.