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Whilst looking on RAF Site a question arose...
Out of interest, any reason why HRH Prince Edward is wearing a 'junior' officers cap badge on an Air Ranks cap? He's a Hon. Air Commodore, but still....
http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafiles/7C52ABC2_1143_EC82_2E371919B3410998.jpg
Regards,
Union Jack
26th May 2009, 19:52
Perhaps it was Funny Hat Day at Waddington, judging by the officer in the background of the photograph with the tea cosy perched on top of his head!:ok:
Jack
PS And he's lost control of his tie as well - where is the SWO when you need him .....:)
Ali Barber
26th May 2009, 19:59
Meteoric promotion? Not had time to change it?
ZH875
26th May 2009, 20:30
Perhaps he had to dress himself on that day.
Jackonicko
26th May 2009, 20:48
Is it the same joke as: "Why does Noddy have a bell on his hat?"
I used to know the answer to that one..... :E
I know, I know, hat, coat, door!
'Chuffer' Dandridge
26th May 2009, 21:52
What does that guy with the tea cosy look like? Aren't there any dress standards any more? My dustman looks smarter than that:{
scarecrow450
26th May 2009, 22:22
Looks if it was fancy dress time. Well its the only way he'll wear a uniform !
Bicster
27th May 2009, 00:54
Why on earth has he got his tie tucked into his trousers, I bet he's got his shirt tucked into his Y fronts too
brakedwell
27th May 2009, 09:38
Why isn't he sporting a set of wings and a row of toy town medals? :} :}
FCWhippingBoy
27th May 2009, 09:45
More to the point, why are they wearing headress on the pan?
Willard Whyte
27th May 2009, 13:16
What does that guy with the tea cosy look like?...
The Station Commander.
Willard Whyte
27th May 2009, 13:28
More to the point, why are they wearing headress on the pan?
Perhaps one of our (all too regular) no fly days?
stickmonkeytamer
27th May 2009, 18:21
I don't remember Jags being part of the MT fleet. Was John Prescott in the area as well???
Both hats need sorting out- where is the SWO when you need him? Probably leaned...
SMT
Legalapproach
27th May 2009, 18:33
I am probably getting very old now but what happened to the Stable Belt rule when in shirt sleeve order?
At least the chap to Eddie's left knows how long to do his tie and also to tuck the thinner end into the fatter or to tuck it into his shirt. Or maybe he is wearing a clip on.
He's also the only one who seems to have walked past the SWO's door recently. 'Hey lad.....come here.......aircut'!
Wrathmonk
27th May 2009, 18:43
Legal
Stable belts were never part of the uniform - they were an optional, buy yourself, add on and so the wearing should/could never be enforced (in the same way that the RAF cummerbund is an option to a sqn/stn/unit cummerbund or the waistcoat for Mess Kit). That, I believe, is still the case (but may have changed recently - blues not being part of day to day London rig I tend to give uniform a mild ignore;) - with the introduction of the "new" (copied from the Rocks) stable belt with metal buckle).
Cyprus countrybred
27th May 2009, 21:03
When Charles reviewed the reserve forces at Lyneham a couple of years ago, the blue shirt he wore with his no 1 uniform wasn't a light blue one but was in fact very small blue and white checks.... most disconcerting as I noticed it while he was talking to me, and I couldn't concentrate on what he was saying after that.....
TEEEJ
27th May 2009, 21:17
Legalapproach,
All on here
http://www.raf.mod.uk/rafcms/mediafiles/9645FADA_EE31_9299_8E899FC7FA734D14.pdf
From
RAF - Uniforms (http://www.raf.mod.uk/organisation/uniforms.cfm)
TJ
Wyler
28th May 2009, 09:28
W@nker.
Message ends.
Wensleydale
29th May 2009, 06:37
Standards have certainly dropped at Waddo.....
In the programme of events in the VI, one of the items was:
"Arrival at FWHQ VIP Entrance (Opportunity for a comfort break)"
This was followed immediately by
"Wash Up with the Station Commander".
I assume that the toilet was blocked again with no cash to fix it. At least it got cleaned up quickly.:O
sitigeltfel
29th May 2009, 07:21
where is the SWO when you need him .....:)
In my experience, the SWO was always there when you didn't need him! :*
FCWhippingBoy
29th May 2009, 08:26
TW@T
Who? Me or the pedant? :}
GOLF_BRAVO_ZULU
29th May 2009, 08:49
airpolice. Not light blue but my people do use the Word spell checker that then happily buggers up work they have completed perfectly well. It seems hell bent on, for any reason, reverting to "English (US)" and, that aside, sticking apostrophes before plural, non possessive Ss. A pox upon the spell checker, Sir!
Wensleydale
29th May 2009, 08:56
Probably the same piece of ... that tries to change rank in the signature block to "Fat Lt"?
Annoying but probably quite accurate.:{
Ewan Whosearmy
29th May 2009, 09:25
GBZ
If it wants to revert to US English then that is for one of two reasons:
1) You don't have UK English set as your default under the >tools menu
2) The document you are editing was created using US English