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Old 30th Dec 2015, 15:54
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astir 8
 
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Just having come across this rather aged but fun thread - clearly the RAFGSA's egalitarian nature caused more than a few inter-rank difficulties.

The story I heard concerned a weekend gathering of GSA members at a certain airfield too many years ago. All were in civvies and happily bunked in together in a vacant airman's dormitory.

On the Saturday night Chinese takeaways and alcoholic beverages had been procured and were happily being consumed, with packaging somewhat scattered around the dormitory when in came God's Annointed, the SWO, who did wax wrathful at the scene and demanded to know who was the senior rank present.

"I suppose that would be me" came an Irish-accented voice from the back.

"Right, you in my office in five minutes" said the SWO, who departed to prepare a royal b******ing.

"I suppose I'd better put on my uniform then" said the Irish guy.

I understand that the SWO had to significantly change his proposed speech (and possibly his underwear as well) when he found an Air Commodore standing meekly in front of his desk!

- Paddy Kearon yet again.
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