Originally Posted by mgdaviso
Dazjs - do you know anything about the VR(T)???? I suspect very little.
You do get the odd knob who will try to lord it over a regular airman or junior officer - but they are few and far between.
We don't get involved in operational taskings so it's highly unlikely that a VR(T) Officer would have "command" over someone in the regulars.
The exception to this is where the safety, security and welfare of the cadets in our charge are concerned. occasionally I have had to reign-in an over-zealous "ACLO team" helper because they were
a) treating cadets like regular soldiers.
or
b) driving around dangerously in a land rover on a "night exercise" with the chance of people being run over.
any other time and I'd make a pleasant request for cooperation.
We have gold VR(T) badges on our shoulders to denote our branch - is this not enough?
I have a freind in the RAF and he has been all over the world. He is now at RAF Syerston where all the aircrew are Reservists (Paid, voulenteers?) and from what he says they DO have command over RAF Full time personell. They do not wear little badges and are clvil servants paid by the hour but wear RAF flying suits. Hows that work ???????