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Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2016, 17:32
Replies: 127
Views: 29,294
Posted By Tourist

To whom, exactly? You? At the very least,...

To whom, exactly?
You?

At the very least, I moved this thread on from a "yes I knew him in the past and in my opinion he is the man for the job" lick-fest and we have some discussion.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2016, 11:36
Replies: 127
Views: 29,294
Posted By Tourist

I love the fact that Ex RAF who agree with you...

I love the fact that Ex RAF who agree with you are "chaps that post here with considerable knowledge" and ones that disagree are cynical retired has-beens, and yes, as intimated a few posts back,...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2016, 13:00
Replies: 127
Views: 29,294
Posted By Tourist

Ah, no! The job of a CDS is to advise the...

Ah, no!

The job of a CDS is to advise the Prime Minister.
The previous guys either put across bad plans for the wars or failed to dissuade ministers from employing bad plans.

Either way, it is...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2016, 12:55
Replies: 127
Views: 29,294
Posted By Tourist

Love it!:D Politicians are better than MOD...

Love it!:D

Politicians are better than MOD at choosing military men!
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2016, 11:07
Replies: 127
Views: 29,294
Posted By Tourist

Fair enough! It's possible I misheard the type....

Fair enough! It's possible I misheard the type. He seemed quite confident of his assessment though.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jan 2016, 10:40
Replies: 127
Views: 29,294
Posted By Tourist

How do you justify that statement? He is not...

How do you justify that statement?

He is not the man that the MOD recommended.

He is a politicians choice.
That is not a universally recognised stamp of quality in military bosses.....

This...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2016, 08:56
Replies: 127
Views: 29,294
Posted By Tourist

Yea, but what do the MOD know about military...

Yea, but what do the MOD know about military leadership?

I think a PSW politician is the man to choose these things...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2016, 03:05
Replies: 127
Views: 29,294
Posted By Tourist

Mach Trying to sell the idea that political...

Mach

Trying to sell the idea that political appointees are the way ahead for the military does your intelligence no service.

We all know that politicians want yes men.

At least a rotation...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2016, 15:14
Replies: 127
Views: 29,294
Posted By Tourist

Henman failed, it doesn't mean he was cr@p. It...

Henman failed, it doesn't mean he was cr@p. It just means he wasn't good enough.

In the words of the great philosopher

"Losers do their best, winners go home and @#'# the prom queen"

The...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2016, 15:02
Replies: 127
Views: 29,294
Posted By Tourist

Mach The current crop of VSOs have just lost...

Mach

The current crop of VSOs have just lost 2 wars in succession against stone-age countries.

That makes them failures.



They are not to be respected, they should be vilified, either for...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2016, 13:07
Replies: 127
Views: 29,294
Posted By Tourist

Senior officer were we?

Senior officer were we?
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2016, 12:57
Replies: 127
Views: 29,294
Posted By Tourist

Interesting point. I would certainly say...

Interesting point.

I would certainly say that yes, as a scrote, I know exactly what I want from the higher echelons.

I want them to put their subordinates before their career.
I want them to...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2016, 06:29
Replies: 127
Views: 29,294
Posted By Tourist

It's funny that everybody on here is happy to...

It's funny that everybody on here is happy to agree that pretty much all politicians are w@nkers, yet when they chose another light blue suit for CDS, "it's because he is the best man for the job"
...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2016, 13:45
Replies: 127
Views: 29,294
Posted By Tourist

Well, I realised that there is little point in...

Well, I realised that there is little point in arguing whether various people were truly purple with a bunch or RAF when the new guy and many of the last guys were light blue.

It's a bit like...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Jan 2016, 12:06
Replies: 127
Views: 29,294
Posted By Tourist

I'm struggling to recall any acts demonstrating...

I'm struggling to recall any acts demonstrating Spine from any recent CDSs.

To not resign over the gutting of the armed forces over the last couple of decades means that none of them have an ounce...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2016, 15:55
Replies: 127
Views: 29,294
Posted By Tourist

It does make sense to rotate. Nobody at the...

It does make sense to rotate.

Nobody at the top is going to be cr@p, and despite what is said about peoples purple-ness, at the end of the day humans are tribal. Consciously or unconsciously, they...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2016, 14:41
Replies: 127
Views: 29,294
Posted By Tourist

Well the current system means that the...

Well the current system means that the politicians can pick the biggest yes man each time.....

You don't think that any of the top guys could do the job?
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2016, 13:49
Replies: 127
Views: 29,294
Posted By Tourist

Can you blame the RN for being put out? ...

Can you blame the RN for being put out?
Rotating seems a not unreasonable idea. It keeps everybody honest.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2016, 09:08
Replies: 127
Views: 29,294
Posted By Tourist

Does he like the Navy?

Does he like the Navy?
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