Originally Posted by
barnstormer1968
From the little I have seen, the RAF actually treat there members very poorly at times, and can have much less camaraderie than the other two services (due to your way of working and lack of ability to keep personnel together).
Army folks on the ground in a hot spot already know the FJ pilot above them knows bugger all about ground tactics , and would most likely be more of as danger than a help if he were on the ground with them, BUT that does not matter! If they call for help, the FJ pilot will come to help them, and use HIS/HER skills in the way they request. He/she may well save their life on the day, even though he/she could not hep on the ground.........Some folks call this teamwork!
BS
Forgive my selective quotation but it was a rather long post.
The two points above deserve to be singled out IMHO.
First of all, I don't know what aspect of the RAF that you have had 'little' exposure to but in 20 odd years of HM Service, I have never noticed people being treated any more poorly in one branch over the other. Having been in a 'joint' environment (granted more Army exposure than Navy) for most of that time I have seen some appalling decisions and treatment on all sides but also some pretty outstanding ones too.
On the second point, what a bizarre analogy??! I think I understand what you are trying to say but first of all, to say the FJ pilot knows 'bugger all' about ground tactics is a bit of a sweeping statement. What would he be doing on the ground in the first place? Pretty much like the guy on the ground knowing bugger all about what the person above in their FJ is doing. If you are suggesting that the FJ could be manned by a fully trained infanteer but not the other way around I would seriously question that, given the specialisation of both jobs and the time involved in training? You may of course mean something completely different??
Why don't we just all work together for a common aim? It seems to have worked in the past. Yes, the cuts are coming but squabbling amongst ourselves (referring to those that are still serving) isn't going to help one bit.
Ah yes, teamwork!
