Oh for God's sake
A 21st Century Royal Air Force, currently on operational tasking in 'sandy places' where, incidentally, Royal Air Force personnel have lost their lives, and some 'Airship' or other starts dictating 'who wears what and when'.
Is it important???
It beggars belief!!! Niff Naff in the 21st Century!!
I see you've mentioned 21st Century, Ops and the fact that RAF personnel have lost their lives. This obviously adds more weight to your argument that you really don’t want to do as you're told I suppose?
Call me old fashioned but tradition in the military is that the 'airships' or others do actually dictate what you do. It’s not a bleeding democracy you know.
Didn't Mr Hine C point out quite early on (and several times) in this thread that it wasn’t a case of 'everyone, regardless will not wear flying kit unless they are strapped to an aircraft' but more of a 'if your knocking around the station, wear the appropriate uniform for your job; blues if you aint digging a hole, crawling under an aircraft or actually flying or engaged in flying'?
Precious little things.