F15 Court Martial
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As a new guy in the forum my feelings go out to Spot and his family as the day approaches, having been subject to the rigmarole of court-martial proceedings I know the feelings of despair and betrayal he must be feeling.
With regard to the actions of the BOYS in blue, the powers that be have this great motto "Justice must be done and be seen to be done", which means hanging the nearest schmuck by the proverbials. Court martials are great proceedings - for the first world war- and as such stand as a monument to the fairest judicial system of all, being tried by ones superiors, who when all said and done will not wish to show the service or their superiors brought into question. Judge Advocate Generals truly are wise and learned and more in touch with the real world than the tabloids will have you believe. However, he is only there in an advisory capacity and as such can, if the members of the board are behaving in a proper legal manner i.e. not having had a decision passed down from on high before the day, can b politely disregarded.
Hopefully Justice will prevail, SPOT will be cleared and the men who hide behind others to keep their b***s off the line are made to drop 'em and cough long and hard.
I speak from the bitter experience of not only being subject to RAF court martial proceedings but also escorting friends and acquaintances. I was also the assistant to the allocator at Scottish military the day of the incident and saw the finger of blame erroneously waved that day.
Thank you for reading.
P.S. The Royal Air Force is rumoured to be changing its uniform colour from wedgwood blue to CYAN ( Cover Your A**e Now). Possibly because their is no good accronym for the former.