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Old 13th Feb 2020, 08:10
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Originally Posted by TScar001
I was looking more for basic verbiage for terms like 'mission'. Obviously American pilots refer to them as 'SORTIE's". I wasn't sure if it's different in the UK. Likewise for the term 'wingman'. And I was even curious if there is a nickname (derogatory or otherwise) for RAF Military Policemen?

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To be clear, RAF Police are always just that and are referred to as Snowdrops and others. Military Police are the Royal Military Police from the Army, known politely as MPs or less so as Monkeys.
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