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Old 29th Oct 2010, 21:59
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colonel cluster
 
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Wah!!!

LateArmLive, I call your Wah!

Seriously, have you ever embarked on a Carrier? The JEngO of the RAF Harrier Squadron that embarked when i was part of the ships company tried to call a halt to proceedings as he was concerned that the aircraft were parked too close together, and was supported by his senior NCOs! (That was 4 years ago, well after the RAF first started embarking for short periods).

In the current mantra of crawl, walk, run, we have never seriously got above a jog wrt to GR7/9 embarkations.

Still, the Government have made their decision, we just have to find the way to keep the skills needed to do it again. That isn't going to be easy!
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