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Multi-religious Education

  • Shiv Chand
  • Interview by: Jess Boydon-Juckes

Transcript

We're individuals. Yes,

that individuality brings

that extra bit to us.

But eventually we are a family.

And that is very,

Being a Hindu now, when I joined the Air

Now I'm more religious

than I was when I was in this industry

what I've learned about my religion,

I've learned through the Air Force

because it's allowed me to.

The Air Force allowed me to develop

Because as somebody said a few years

this young man,

But what he said was,

I will be sovereign of a nation

He was right.

I do believe now

that work together and come together,

and it reflects in our armed forces.

We are not looking for individuals

who can just join our team.

We're looking for individuals who bring

individuality into the family,

and we respect

each other's religions and backgrounds.

with our diversity

teach our young aviators.

This is what they're you know,

that living in the community

But when they join us,

they've got to know

why the man standing next to them

functions in that slightly different way,

or the girl standing next to them.

Why is she wearing a hijab? Right.

They will know,

They will know now because we've set up

the diversity and inclusion of things

in such a manner that it

not ignorance, is no longer

allowed. It's it doesn't can't be.

We are aware of our people

within our ranks, it's

We're no longer England

but most of our operations are outside it.

And no matter where we go,

we face these different cultures

we have to adapt to them

And I think sometimes

do look at us and go, hang on, they know

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