• Question: if you could choose any other career, what would it be?

    Asked by anon-331263 to Debbie on 28 Jun 2022.
    • Photo: Debbie Stevens-Gill

      Debbie Stevens-Gill answered on 28 Jun 2022:

      Hi Poppy,

      If there were literally no restrictions or barriers at all, I would love to be a pilot (I would have loved to fly search and rescue helicopters) or a dog handler in the RAF, but I am too old for both of those now!
      I used to fly gliders and small aircraft when I was a teenager as part of the Air Cadets and I consistently outscored all the boys on my flying exams (which was awesome!) and the instructors were all very encouraging that I should go for it. The dog handler thing is because I love dogs and the idea of working with one so closely is very appealing.

      I didn’t get into the RAF on medical grounds though, so a military career was not an option in the end. But by then had already developed an interest in Psychology and I think that even if I had gone into the RAF I would have come to Occupational Psychology by now anyway as it is a real passion of mine and fits with my personality so well.

      Best wishes
      Debbie

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