Heres one for Richard.

You said about an exavionics tech walking straight into a band 6.

Well it happens and not too far from where I am sitting. No medical back ground.

To add to it someone with a back ground in Radar that I have worked with is on a Band 7.

So sorry if this upsets the band wagon but it doesnt take a life time in the medical field to do this job.

Good sound reasoning and a logical approach with good inter- personal skills.

Billy