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Old 11th Feb 2018, 05:56
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The Oberon
 
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Originally Posted by Tankertrashnav
Wearing rings around aircraft was strictly verboten on our squadron, as at least two groundcrew had lost fingers when slipping on wet surfaces. A somewhat uxorious (look it up!) nav radar I knew on a Vulcan squadron told me that he would refuse to comply with such a rule, as his wedding ring meant more to him than the slight risk of losing a finger.

I told him I thought he was a prat!

As regards tattoos my father had two fairly innocuous tattoos done on his arm when he was a young soldier, and he told me he always regretted having them done as he advanced up the ranks. Seeing a picture of the most senior warrant officer in the British army with visible tattoos right down to his wrists probably means the battle has been lost. Personally I am with Beagle on this one - I think it looks bloody awful.

https://www.armytimes.com/news/your-...ergeant-major/
TTN Couldn't agree more, looks horrible. I don't think I would want to be the one who told him though.
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