Originally Posted by plans123
Sorry, but did I miss something? are Spacey Squadrons now being awarded them as well???
Its been going on for at least 30 years to my knowledge & experience, probably far far longer... another case of UNfamiliarity breeding contempt.
Again, anyone reading the history of the ADCC/ATC would understand the true nature of the Corps role and its relationship with the Armed Forces and we would not even be discussing this.
Guys, please, go and study the Corps in more detail before coming up with such uninformed trivia .
In 1938, a year before our time of greatest need, A visionary AOC recognised the need for the ADCC, the ATC as is later became. Lets not try to decry or dismantle it, only to bemoan its demise in a time of greater need that will inevtiably come one day even if that day is far away.
Many older Cadets 'served' in WWII at their local stations in menial but useful tasks helping to ground handle aircraft etc, releasing service personnel for better things, until their own call ups and in many cases deaths. Bet ya didn't know that !
