Damnation!! The OBE, pips, crowns and other goodies must have been lost in the post! All those knackered and worn out knee pads too! What a waste.
You seem to have read a lot into my post..too much perhaps? I have always held the RAF in very high regard throughout my service and it pains me greatly to see serving and ex members whining and hanging out their dirty washing in such a public forum.
As an ex "grav", this seems diloyal in the extreme. Not only to your service, but more importantly to your mates currently at the sharp end. The politics and BS are irrelevant, the guy covering your arrse isn't!