Originally Posted by Skunkerama
So your saying that the entire RAF police department are idiots that do a useless job?
Or is it just the fact that there are a few
pr*cks in the branch just as there are in any branch and that these
pr*cks have a unwarranted bearing on many different areas of life within the RAF?
Or is the branch full of reasonable men and women that unfortunatley have to carry out ridiculous orders and conform to strict quotas, given to them by
pr*cks who have managed to reach the upper ranks within the branch?
Such as employing a 6'5" tall, 4' wide sailor in a dayglo surcoat to hide behind a wall and jump out at approaching vehicles waving a speed gun?
Today, at Whale Island....
There are fools in all branches and trades and at all ranks, it's just that the Police branches have such a deleterious effect on morale and overall happiness when they are over zealous. Look at the JPA threads for opinions of certain IS-based higher ranks, or the multiple allowances threads for people who are less than happy with clerks (at all levels).
It's pointless biting and pointing out how wonderfully they have done on leaving the Service, because it's just as easy to point out the ones that have failed in civilian life. Equally, every branch and rank can find success stories and ignore the ones that have gone wrong.
This thread is nothing more than a list of stories involving RAFP who have performed appallingly, or superciliously, or just been obnoxious. When you are messed around by a copper, it sticks in your mind and you are tempted to tar them all with the same brush. You could do the same with Stores bunnies who won't issue kit, but it's not as amusing - "he wouldn't give me a blanket" tends to pale somewhat when compared to "he was late for work, so he charged himself".
It's a bit of fun, c'est tout.