BEagle,
You have my wholehearted support.
It is quite apparent that many posts are openly abusive, hiding under the veneer of 'banter' as supposed justification. I, for one, am tiring of anti-aircrew rhetoric from non-aviators and the tediously persistent anti-RAF posts from people who are patently ill-informed and/or bigoted. To the former, I must point out that the forum is headed 'Military Pilots' and whilst I think it refreshing, if not essential, that relevant and appropriate views should be welcome from any quarter, the fundamental tenet that it is a pilot/aircrew forum should be respected; there is a ground ops forum for other topics. To the latter cadre, it is obvious that those that place posts that belittle the efforts of another aircrew cadre are embarrassingly ignorant of any working conditions, pressures and roles other than their own; I may fly FJ but have immense respect for my colleagues that fly rotary (of any Service) and multi because it does not require rocket science to realize that, currently, task divided by resources equals hard work across the board. It may seem immensely funny to that small-minded band of single Service bigots but it is potentially immensely damaging to the interests of all 3 Services to expose such rhetoric in a Public Forum.
Finally, am I alone in finding blatantly offensive posts, directed a senior officers, pathetic. Would those that find it acceptable to change one letter of an expletive directed to CAS, etc be so bold in a face-to-face environment? Quite apart from indicating a poor grasp of written expression it demonstrates an appalling disrespect for the history of a proud Service - I hope that the veterans of WWII do not log onto PPruNe.
Overall, it seems that some individuals cannot resist the opportunity to express anonymously what they do not have the morale courage to say openly in the bar to their aircrew colleagues or at work to their superiors. Nominally hypocrisy on my behalf I know but, were it not for the obvious security implications, I would happily submit all of my posts under my own name. Even though my views may not always accord with the 'party-line', my loyalty to the greater interests of the Service is assured. I am certainly happy to air them openly and my boss knows my PPruNe pseudonym.
Gentlemen/ladies, we are allegedly better educated and more disciplined than the vast majority of our country's population, let us demonstrate it!