What's the alternative in a military Service? Flip flops and 'Hard
Rock Cafe' T-Shirts?
How about letting us chill out for 5 minutes in between getting shot at, flying aircraft with a million snags and rocketted? There are certain groups of the military that are devoid of the bull!!!!!, so why not all of us? Why do I find myself as a flt lt having my room inspected by an RSM on "health and safety grounds"?
How do you get rid of someone for being unfit if there is no fitness test?
Quite simple. On the understanding that you get RTU'd from theatre as a result of your fitness, you get binned on the spot.
More 'Donut Eating, Playstation GamesMeisters'! They're trying to keep fit by doing sports, to pass their non-existant fitness test, in case they get 'sacked'! If you can't beat 'em .... join 'em!
Maybe so. But you get trained to go to war, and SOME use the RAF sports card as an excuse to not deploy as often as they could. I suppose its a personal pride thing and not wanting to det-dodge. If you suggest if you cant beat them join them is the right idea, I suggest you are lacking the team ethos the RAF ingrained in me from day 1.
It's what the troops wanted for many, many years .. and now they've got it. What people didn't realise was that the quality of food was based on a proportion of those who paid, not eating. Try getting a breakfast, 2 course lunch and dinner for £3 something! Very difficult, but it's what people wanted. So the Top Brass were listening on that one.
No, its what the majority of those who could be bothered, or in fact were able, to complete the survey. I for one certainly was not asked. What people asked for was a system by which they pay for what they eat. Not Chicken mcmuggets and paying for individual slices of bread. They certainly didnt ask for a "complete solution, encompassing leisure, bar services as well as food". I would far prefer the profits from my bar bill went toward discounting my summer ball ticket than lining the pockets of some labour-supporting business greaseball. As I said above, meet the difference with the defence budget. anything less simply wont do.
4 years with a bad Staish!!!!! Wow, that might hurt! Especially when people think he won't be listening because they're ALL trying implementing a 'Top Down' approach and looking after themselves and promotion..... APPARENTLY!
No, you give them the chance to choose demotion or getting turfed out for doing a !!!! job. nothing less than what you would expect as a more junior officer/NCO. The damage done by a ""bad staish for 4 years" would be far outweighed by the fact people would be more accountable. "Top Down" was taken directly from a briefing note I read today.
4mastacker, agreed completely. CAS, an outstanding character no doubt, IMHO has been handed what could be considered the most difficult brief as a CAS since WW2. Of course, it all comes down to money. And with fiscal tightening, decreasing tax revenues and a possible recession, it isnt going to come easily. Unfortunately, if this government want to project its strategy to the Far East, they are going to have to pay the appropriate price.