Originally Posted by
Krystal n chips
Didn't AG's suffer the same myopia for many years, being ground trades, with a winged bullet badge, before being finally ( due to circumstances beyond the RAF's control ) elevated to brevet status....despite being more than a bit useful as part of a crew irrespective of the form of insignia to designate their role. No doubt there's some equally arcane AP reference for the period 1923-1939 available.......
It wasn't only the brevet issue that upset them. We had an ex Wellesley a/g in the 30 Squadron Association. The ocifers up front both got gongs for pressing home an attack on the Albert Canal bridges, he got nothing. When he complained that his Lewis Gun barrel was overheating while repelling 109 attacks the advice was, "Well don't fire it so much then!". He nursed these grievances until he sadly passed away a few years ago.