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pma 32dd
24th Jun 2010, 10:50
BBC News - Cricket hero Sachin Tendulkar is given air force rank (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/south_asia/10399434.stm)

Freddie or Strauss as CAS maybe?

:D

Abbey Road
24th Jun 2010, 10:58
What a load of bunkum!:rolleyes:

Wensleydale
25th Jun 2010, 12:13
Can he be used as Batting Staff?:ok:

L J R
25th Jun 2010, 12:23
So do I salute him...? (I'm not a Gp Capt)

Wrathmonk
25th Jun 2010, 18:41
Perhaps we should do the same with the England footie team. That way at least the RAF would win the Inter Services Cup every year ..... or not!:E

vecvechookattack
25th Jun 2010, 20:31
So do I salute him...? (I'm not a Gp Capt)

Do civilians still warrant a salute ? What are the rules regarding saluting nowadays? I was taught that if in uniform then you saluted a civilian... is that still the case?

ian16th
26th Jun 2010, 16:12
Let us not forget that freddie Trueman was a Leading Air Craftsman, but earned it and he did his 2 years.:ok:

Sqwark2000
28th Jun 2010, 09:46
Not a world first...

RNZAF - Honorary SQNLDR McCaw (http://www.airforce.mil.nz/operations/airforce-news/112/honorary-sqnldr-mccaw.htm)

White-knuckle ride for All Black captain - Sport - NZ Herald News (http://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/news/article.cfm?c_id=4&objectid=10636410)