In the early 90’s I could swear that 80% of the Jordanian guys wanted to be Air Force pilots, join the Air Forces fly an F-16 or any jet fighter plane to defend the country or any other reason they have . It is strange how we used to grow to love that job, we always admire Air Force pilots and consider them as cool person. I never forgot the first time I watched Top Gun, I guess this movie had a big effect on the guys at that period that is why all wanted to become Jordanian Maverick’s and get all the cute girls the money and fly a jet plane, what more a guy would need back then. Being a jet fighter is very cool but not easy, lot of focus, well, dedication and most important loyality to your country. To be honest, Jordanian Air Force fighters proved more than once how good they are and that they are the in top of Arab countries. It is different today, you can hardly see a kid who is interested in joining the air force and become a fighter for his country or even join the Army, I wonder why? Is it because today’s Ideology has changed, or because what they show on TV is different than what we used to see. Or……
I guess the Army needs to do a campaign so that young people know what a privilege is it to work in there……