View Full Version : Does the Chief of Defence Staff know there's an Air Force?
MarkD
23rd Jul 2001, 02:59
Saw this in the Sunday Times:
"Black generals, lesbian admirals and cockney-speaking officers of the same rank - all this will happen, I've no doubt"
Does [Admiral] Sir Michael Boyce remember what an Air Marshal does or is he seeking more Naval appointments to RAF commands? Or does he merely think RAF less likely to promote black lesbian cockneys? [Well, who would? Not with that accent anyway :D ]
Gash Handlin
23rd Jul 2001, 04:36
does anyone know what an Air Marshal does?
oldpinger
23rd Jul 2001, 05:35
Don't they Marshal aircraft?
:p
The Gorilla
23rd Jul 2001, 11:30
Air Marshal? Isn't the civilian equiv a CEO? You know the bloke's who get huge bonuses and have their noses in the trough whilst presiding over the demise of a once proud company, bit like Marconi :(
Gainesy
23rd Jul 2001, 12:40
Would a lesbian one be known as an Air Marsha?
Flatiron
23rd Jul 2001, 14:48
As an aside. the collective noun for a group of Air Marshals is a 'bidet' - they add class, but no-one knows what they are for!
Hong Kong Fuey
23rd Jul 2001, 15:13
Nice one Flatiron.
As another aside, the collective noun for politicians...
A Lack of Principles.
Art Field
23rd Jul 2001, 16:29
Or maybe a quiver of Archers?
A Lie of Politicians?
A Panic of Pilot Officers.
A Skive of Flying Officers.
A Winge of Flight Lieutenants.
A Career of Squadron Leaders.
A Round of Wing Commanders.
A Lodge of Group Captains.
BEagle
23rd Jul 2001, 23:39
A confusion of co-pilots
A misplot of navigators
A reactive load of AEOs/Engineers
A natural superiority of captains!
jockspice
24th Jul 2001, 00:06
a dose of crabs
a stench of pongoes
a bucket of fish heads
a brawl of bootnecks
these are easy to make up aren't they :p :D
oldpinger
24th Jul 2001, 05:26
An indecision of Naval officers...
Gainesy
24th Jul 2001, 11:48
A thicket of Rocks.
A flap of Wing Commanders.
A squabble of Squadron Leaders.
A gross of beancounters.
[ 25 July 2001: Message edited by: Gainesy ]
Seven of Nine
24th Jul 2001, 17:13
An abundance of Air Officers.
Jackonicko
24th Jul 2001, 17:40
Shouldn't that be an 'Over-abundance'?
No. Senior officers must have sufficient posts so everyone can have a career.
A glut of Squadron Leaders
A smugness of Wing Commanders
An arselick of Group Captains
A remainder of Air Commodores
A pride of AVMs
A fluke of Air Marshals
A snub of Air Chiefs Marshal
A miracle of Marshals of the RAF
A shortage of pilots
Audax
24th Jul 2001, 23:42
These 2 are true:-
A Morbity of Majors
A Simplicity of Subalterns
Talking Radalt
25th Jul 2001, 04:54
An Adonis of PTIs?
"Ten times round my bootiful bodeeeeeee....GOOO!"
An inteference of adminners?
A **** of RAFP
[ 25 July 2001: Message edited by: Talking Radalt ]
RoyalRock
25th Jul 2001, 06:08
A mince of male medics
A twin-set of execs wives
PlasticCabDriver
25th Jul 2001, 10:55
An ego of pilots
A lost of navigators
A whinge of crewmen