The Strongest Were The Weakest.

[Guest guest]

Wilkie's book on Stress Breakdown had loads of interestinfg

informantion in it. I liked this one:

During the 2nd World War the RAF recruited the best Pilots. They wanted

tough men who would never crack up under stress so they put canditates

through tests to be able to select the most stress resistant men. They

then sent these Supermen up into battle in these expensives warplanes.

Everything was fine but eventually, after a while of neavy fighting, the

RAF would see their pilots just fly their planes into the sea, or the

land, or into a side of a cliff, and the RAF were losing too many

planes.

With research they realised that when these really tough guys finally

cracked they completely lose it and and destroy themselves. So the RAF

started to use pilots who broke down with medium levels of stress

instead. When things got bad these pilots would land their planes safely

and come out broken, shaking with fear, and often sobbing. Then

replacement pilots would take the planes up into batlle again . The

next day these shattered pilots would say to their captains, I'm ready

to go up again, Sir, let me have another go. We can win this war.

Wilkies' book was a very interesting in this way.

Kv

[Guest guest]

Thanks Kaivey for mentioning this. I'd be really interested to read that book for personal and family history reasons.

Grant

 

 

 

 

Wilkie's book on Stress Breakdown had loads of interestinfginformantion in it. I liked this one:During the 2nd World War the RAF recruited the best Pilots. They wantedtough men who would never crack up under stress so they put canditates

through tests to be able to select the most stress resistant men. Theythen sent these Supermen up into battle in these expensives warplanes.Everything was fine but eventually, after a while of neavy fighting, the

RAF would see their pilots just fly their planes into the sea, or theland, or into a side of a cliff, and the RAF were losing too manyplanes.With research they realised that when these really tough guys finally

cracked they completely lose it and and destroy themselves. So the RAFstarted to use pilots who broke down with medium levels of stressinstead. When things got bad these pilots would land their planes safelyand come out broken, shaking with fear, and often sobbing. Then

replacement pilots would take the planes up into batlle again . Thenext day these shattered pilots would say to their captains, I'm readyto go up again, Sir, let me have another go. We can win this war.

Wilkies' book was a very interesting in this way.Kv

[Guest guest]

Wlkie's Understanding Stress Breakdown:

Out of print but is still available below. There is also an up to date eBook version which looks a little hard sell, even though it is still a good book.

http://www.amazon.com/Understanding-Stress-Breakdown--Wilkie/dp/1864290277/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8 & qid=1320646337 & sr=8-2

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Understanding-Stress-Breakdown--Wilkie/dp/0717129195/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8 & qid=1320646390 & sr=8-1

http://www.stressbreakdown.com/index-relationship.asp

Kv

> > > **> >> >> >> > Wilkie's book on Stress Breakdown had loads of interestinfg> > informantion in it. I liked this one:> >> > During the 2nd World War the RAF recruited the best Pilots. They wanted> > tough men who would never crack up under stress so they put canditates> > through tests to be able to select the most stress resistant men. They> > then sent these Supermen up into battle in these expensives warplanes.> > Everything was fine but eventually, after a while of neavy fighting, the> > RAF would see their pilots just fly their planes into the sea, or the> > land, or into a side of a cliff, and the RAF were losing too many> > planes.> >> > With research they realised that when these really tough guys finally> > cracked they completely lose it and and destroy themselves. So the RAF> > started to use pilots who broke down with medium levels of stress> > instead. When things got bad these pilots would land their planes safely> > and come out broken, shaking with fear, and often sobbing. Then> > replacement pilots would take the planes up into batlle again . The> > next day these shattered pilots would say to their captains, I'm ready> > to go up again, Sir, let me have another go. We can win this war.> >> > Wilkies' book was a very interesting in this way.> >> > Kv> >> > > >>