Originally Posted by
NutLoose
Well you learn something every day, I didn’t know that.
I had all the kit, as a Bisley competitor. Accordingly, on an HQ 11Gp callout exercise, I turned up in full Greens, webbing, full water-bottle etc. After the briefing I was ticked off for
not wearing a blue shirt and sweater, instead of the green items I was wearing.
Regular Station visits as Exercise DISTAFF and a subsequent MoD (AFD) tour in War Plans and Policy made me decidedly coloured GREEN. The RAF
played at War in most environments (exempt air operations) and had to learn some hard lessons.