Originally Posted by
CirrusF
The media should make it clear whether an officer is still serving, or is retired.
Entitled by who?
Officers of the Armed Forces - Ministry of Justice
You will note that the practice of stating it as Sqn Ldr Jones, RAF Rtd is wrong.
He was either Sqn Ldr Jones, RAF when serving and Sqn Ldr Jones when retired.
PS, edited to add that when on my resettlement training I met a retired wg cdr doctor who had Wg Cdr included on this name plate on his door. He was ex-IAF, so, if he came to UK and styled himself Wg Cdr Chandry (or whatever) one would not know which air force he had served in.