Originally Posted by
Lima Juliet
I can scotch that rumour right now. There are no plans to award the WSO/WSOp Flying Badge to Cabin Crew. There is, however, a discussion ongoing whether they should join the Airborne Specialist cadre - if they did they would forfeit their Cabin Crew qualification badge. However, nothing is decided. Currently Airborne Specialists are drawn from Air Ops, TG7, TG1, Int and TG11 branches and trades. There is also consideration ongoing whether Flight Test Engineers should join them too - they complete the ~1 year long ETPS course and run airborne trials and operate airborne trials equipment.
Hopefully, this info puts this one to bed?
A fair point,except the Airborne specialist badge
IS the WSO/WSOp Flying badge- its blatantly been ripped off to look like it, and had the crown removed. You might as well go full tilt and leave the crown in place in order to devalue the WSO/WSOp Flying badge even more.
What next? dont bother giving WSOp's a job evaluation like the rest of the entire military, and leave them with a lower trade score than RAFP/Regt/Movs? oh wait... that happenned already.
If CC can wear the awarded Flying Badge (approved by branch sponsor of course) then will the CC trade sponsor allow MSO/Purser aircrew to wear their CC wings without completing any CC pre requiiste courses prior to Voyager academy? I think not.
Well played CC.
If youre going to roll in test engineers to that cadre- then why on earth would you omit GE's ? they complete pre -requisite courses, hold BCR's... and perform an airborne role on numerous AM platforms.
But are they getting conisdered? of course not.