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Forum: Military Aviation

12th Oct 2017, 18:43

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RAF Officer beret

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Posted By Pontius Navigator

Remember when SWOs used to insist the jackjet was...

Remember when SWOs used to insist the jackjet was zipped to the neck like WW2 army blouses. Most didn't do that out of sight of Swoman.

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Oct 2017, 17:23

Replies: 95

RAF Officer beret

Views: 33,874

Posted By Pontius Navigator

I only had one of the 90s jacket, wore it for...

I only had one of the 90s jacket, wore it for perhaps 15 years and still looked good, good enough for a second life via eBay.

I have seen civvies wearing it and without and labels it still looks...

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Oct 2017, 08:41

Replies: 95

RAF Officer beret

Views: 33,874

Posted By Pontius Navigator

FED, I suspect the zipped pocket version you...

FED, I suspect the zipped pocket version you refer to was well after No 2.

The sequence was a No 1 for parades and a serge No 2 replaced as you say with your own barathea*. Then the No 2 was...

Forum: Military Aviation

12th Oct 2017, 08:24

Replies: 95

RAF Officer beret

Views: 33,874

Posted By Pontius Navigator

BM, now that is stretching the brain cells. I...

BM, now that is stretching the brain cells. I know I visited LATCC and remember lunch but no memory of why. Best guess was 1988 and it just seemed so spartan compared with the splendour of the...

Forum: Military Aviation

11th Oct 2017, 20:03

Replies: 95

RAF Officer beret

Views: 33,874

Posted By Pontius Navigator

MPN, I had the requirement to spend a night at...

MPN, I had the requirement to spend a night at the Drayton mess. Very impressed, swiush doors, smart decor, modern reception and wow a lift straight to the Soviet Sector of Berlin.

I still...

Forum: Military Aviation

10th Oct 2017, 15:29

Replies: 95

RAF Officer beret

Views: 33,874

Posted By Pontius Navigator

MPN, I didn't mean I thought it was sexy, just...

MPN, I didn't mean I thought it was sexy, just some PR bod thought the new A was. They must have paid buckets for someone to design a new font, and not even 26 letters. I got the same effect with...

Forum: Military Aviation

10th Oct 2017, 14:13

Replies: 95

RAF Officer beret

Views: 33,874

Posted By Pontius Navigator

MPN, slightly different shape and in colour too...

MPN, slightly different shape and in colour too IIRC with the sexy new typeface.

Forum: Military Aviation

10th Oct 2017, 08:23

Replies: 95

RAF Officer beret

Views: 33,874

Posted By Pontius Navigator

Well around 2005, when PR was flush with cash, I...

Well around 2005, when PR was flush with cash, I got an annual box load of gititz. Gitiz like pens, mouse mats, key fobs and one year 10 RAF Baseball Caps. Someone had found them in store...

Forum: Military Aviation

9th Oct 2017, 19:58

Replies: 95

RAF Officer beret

Views: 33,874

Posted By Pontius Navigator

We hada swindle in Ascension (oh how the thread...

We hada swindle in Ascension (oh how the thread twists - but no one wore berets, or any caps come to that).

We used to pay in to it and get coffee, milk etc. Then I noticed aircrew often wanted a...

Forum: Military Aviation

9th Oct 2017, 16:49

Replies: 95

RAF Officer beret

Views: 33,874

Posted By Pontius Navigator

Anyway, I thought the correct head dress for a...

Anyway, I thought the correct head dress for a Rock Ape was a Topi.

Forum: Military Aviation

9th Oct 2017, 06:21

Replies: 95

RAF Officer beret

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Posted By Pontius Navigator

hg, very true. He would also remind me to wear...

hg, very true. He would also remind me to wear my No 1 the next day and ensure my suit was brushed and pressed Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Forum: Military Aviation

8th Oct 2017, 19:21

Replies: 95

RAF Officer beret

Views: 33,874

Posted By Pontius Navigator

Why would you want it lower than the leather band?

Why would you want it lower than the leather band?

Forum: Military Aviation

8th Oct 2017, 15:11

Replies: 95

RAF Officer beret

Views: 33,874

Posted By Pontius Navigator

Iirc the modern badge is metal and has the same...

Iirc the modern badge is metal and has the same pin fastening as the RAF badge. It is a woven badge you need, not a beret.
...

Forum: Military Aviation

8th Oct 2017, 12:22

Replies: 95

RAF Officer beret

Views: 33,874

Posted By Pontius Navigator

I had a 50+ OTRE beret with proper gold wire...

I had a 50+ OTRE beret with proper gold wire badge. Only recently sold it on flee bay.

As the RAF has only the three badges RAFA decided on a forage cap with a uni-rank badge.
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