Station Closures, Your Choice
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Station Closures, Your Choice
OK troops, this could be fun, if you were the Boss of your particular Service which station/base/camp would you close and why?
And which would you re-open and why?
And which would you re-open and why?
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CLOSE = Kinloss
Y? Because it's location is the single most, and probably only, reason why we can't recruit and keep WSOps in the RAF.
Where to put the Nimrods then?
St. Mawgan
(Newquay is 'UK Ibiza' playground)
Y? Because it's location is the single most, and probably only, reason how we can recruit and keep many happy WSOps in the RAF.
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Y? Because it's location is the single most, and probably only, reason why we can't recruit and keep WSOps in the RAF.
Where to put the Nimrods then?
St. Mawgan
(Newquay is 'UK Ibiza' playground)Y? Because it's location is the single most, and probably only, reason how we can recruit and keep many happy WSOps in the RAF.
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Re Open
Take Chivenor back from the RMs and let the RAF have it all back again.
Cos we had it when I was trying to join and they got rid before I could get posted somewhere as perfect.
Surf. Mmmmmm.
Cos we had it when I was trying to join and they got rid before I could get posted somewhere as perfect.
Surf. Mmmmmm.
Once closed, stations can seldom be brought back into operation, unless retained under MoD ownership and maintained under Care and Maintenance. Stations represent the only long term route to expansion, if it is ever required in a century's time.
If forced to consolidate, I'd withdraw everything from North of the border, since we'll lose it all anyway when the Jockistanis get independence. Ditto Valley, St Athan, etc.
If forced to consolidate, I'd withdraw everything from North of the border, since we'll lose it all anyway when the Jockistanis get independence. Ditto Valley, St Athan, etc.
Champagne anyone...?
Was this inspired by the article in the news about the RAF closing for a month in January?
My choices for closure would be:
RAF Brize Norton, RAF Basra.
And reopening:
RAF Gan, RAF Changi, RAF Sek Kong, RAF Seletar, RAF Tengah
RAF Butterworth, RAF Kuala Lumpur, RAF Kai Tak, RAF Muhurraq, Bangkok, Saigon, Belize etc etc.
And anywhere else hot and sunny.
My choices for closure would be:
RAF Brize Norton, RAF Basra.
And reopening:
RAF Gan, RAF Changi, RAF Sek Kong, RAF Seletar, RAF Tengah
RAF Butterworth, RAF Kuala Lumpur, RAF Kai Tak, RAF Muhurraq, Bangkok, Saigon, Belize etc etc.
And anywhere else hot and sunny.
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you crabs are such drama queens, whats a measley £42m worth of damage??? It was a mere dent, don't know what all the fuss was about.. we kept a load of shipyard contractors in work didn't we??
Close:
Valley
Kinloss
Valley
Kinloss
Valley..
Return:
Chivenor
Abingdon
Thorney Island
Wattisham
Keep open:
Lyneham - with A400M when the C130s are finally retired
St Mawgan - with Nimrod
..and close Valley and Kinloss, in case I forgot to mention them!
Valley
Kinloss
Valley
Kinloss
Valley..
Return:
Chivenor
Abingdon
Thorney Island
Wattisham
Keep open:
Lyneham - with A400M when the C130s are finally retired
St Mawgan - with Nimrod
..and close Valley and Kinloss, in case I forgot to mention them!
Champagne anyone...?
Marham without grass????
Dear god - I didn't know Gulf Air hosties were quite so prevalent in Norwich.....
PS. You can never get fed up of kebabs....you just have to make sure that you imbibe enough village wine/red paraffin such that you don't remember the experience. Thus every kebab is a whole new experience......
That said, I would rather stagger about the fleshpots of Bangkok than those of Limassol.
Dear god - I didn't know Gulf Air hosties were quite so prevalent in Norwich.....
PS. You can never get fed up of kebabs....you just have to make sure that you imbibe enough village wine/red paraffin such that you don't remember the experience. Thus every kebab is a whole new experience......
That said, I would rather stagger about the fleshpots of Bangkok than those of Limassol.
To my 'close' list, add:
1. Anywhere with 'al' in the name. Including Valley. Excluding Coltishall!
2.
Base Aerea Gringo, Islas Malvinas.
1. Anywhere with 'al' in the name. Including Valley. Excluding Coltishall!
2.
Base Aerea Gringo, Islas Malvinas.
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Hosties???
Last time I went through there they didn't have Gulf Air, well if they did it had DH Doves or something.
Village wine?? Ah, cute. Does it still make yer teeth turn purple? Still, you were weaned on it IIRC.
Last time I went through there they didn't have Gulf Air, well if they did it had DH Doves or something.
Village wine?? Ah, cute. Does it still make yer teeth turn purple? Still, you were weaned on it IIRC.
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Close:
Valley
Marham
Coningsby
Kinloss
Northolt
MPA
Reopen:
Chivenor
Brawdy
Gutersloh
Finningley
Binbrook
Edited 'cos I got a D for spelling
Valley
Marham
Coningsby
Kinloss
Northolt
MPA
Reopen:
Chivenor
Brawdy
Gutersloh
Finningley
Binbrook
Edited 'cos I got a D for spelling
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Eh cum on, Kinloss isn,t that bad, just because you young growbags just want (scam) to get flying pay to bop around the clock all the time.
They (Growbags) moan when they fly and then moan when they don,t.
The place they should shut is Lossy, there's never anyone there anyway, 'cos of detacments.
Camps to re-open, most definately GAN, and RAF holiday camp Chivenor.
Why.......never went to either, but just allways heard bloody good stories,
Tin hat on and ducking
They (Growbags) moan when they fly and then moan when they don,t.
The place they should shut is Lossy, there's never anyone there anyway, 'cos of detacments.
Camps to re-open, most definately GAN, and RAF holiday camp Chivenor.
Why.......never went to either, but just allways heard bloody good stories,
Tin hat on and ducking
Close:-
Kintoss(Deadloss)
Tossiemouth (Lousymouth)
Valley
Re-open:-
Finningley
Binbrook
Chivenor
Ideal world:-
civvies do all the op stuff and deployments, we all move into the sleepy hollows (as were).....Cranwell,Fenton,Finningley,Linton etc aaah, easy life,happy days
Kintoss(Deadloss)
Tossiemouth (Lousymouth)
Valley
Re-open:-
Finningley
Binbrook
Chivenor
Ideal world:-
civvies do all the op stuff and deployments, we all move into the sleepy hollows (as were).....Cranwell,Fenton,Finningley,Linton etc aaah, easy life,happy days
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SS et al,
I take it the closure of Cranditz was an an oversight and how could you possibly not re-open Church Funtown!!. Heard a rumour that 30 Sqn is being moved to LCRA next Spring!!!.
Load Moving......
P.S. Stoppers,
Last route was a complete be-atch, darn it, fancy having to put up with the French doing a topless swimwear fashion photo shoot on the beach in the Seychelles when a chap is trying to have a kip!!
I take it the closure of Cranditz was an an oversight and how could you possibly not re-open Church Funtown!!. Heard a rumour that 30 Sqn is being moved to LCRA next Spring!!!.
Load Moving......
P.S. Stoppers,
Last route was a complete be-atch, darn it, fancy having to put up with the French doing a topless swimwear fashion photo shoot on the beach in the Seychelles when a chap is trying to have a kip!!