Originally Posted by Pass-A-Frozo
.. they aren't called Nav's anymore.. they are Air Combat Officers now... (along with Air Defence and Airborne Electronics officers).
What happened to 'non-pilot officer aircrew'!
A mate is a qualified FC (with the USAF) and was not happy when the whole 'full wing' thing came in. He was more than happy with the half wing with FC on it.
Originally Posted by Pass-A-Frozo
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No nav is allowed to where the half brevet now either..
I'll have to update my Manual of Dress. It still shows that the half wing is OK if you qualified pre 1 Dec 98!?!? Has there been a later directive saying that Nav's had to convert to the full wing? I also thought that former airmen such as Engineers could continue to wear their previous brevet rather than convert to the full wing brevet for non pilot officer aircrew?!?!?!
For those that are unsure what we're talking about, picture the 'normal' RAAF wing with a Southern Cross in the middle of the laurel wreath instead of RAAF.
The old wings looked like:
You can find a piccie of the new wing at:
www.worldofmilitarywings.com
Follow the links to 'Australia' and then go to 'Modern Air Crew'. Not all the information about the 'officer air crew' is correct.