Growbags on ground-tours?
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No one answered the question earlier. Brevets on CS95?
I believe the official answer in no but what actually happens?
I believe the official answer in no but what actually happens?
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I once had the pleasure of working with a largely-RAF unit composed mainly of flyers that wore CS95 as their daily uniform...even though they lived within an air-conditioned bunker.
They proudly wore their brevets unashamedly in breach of whatever the rulebook said. I was determined to go and see the CO and say "look, Sir, you do know that brevets are not to be worn on CS95" but I never got round to it...
They proudly wore their brevets unashamedly in breach of whatever the rulebook said. I was determined to go and see the CO and say "look, Sir, you do know that brevets are not to be worn on CS95" but I never got round to it...
Brevets and badges are earned and people are rightly proud of them. There is a time and a place for them to be on display.
My opinion;
CS 95 (normal daily work) - brevets, get 'em on. Obviously only applies to badges with credence hence I include my Mudguards!
CS 95 on ops - nothing, especially that stupid Royal Air Force thing.
Blues - currently no official badges provided. This is wrong. Brevets and old style Regt flashes get 'em supplied and on. I include shirts/blouses and jumpers in the term blues.
Try and take a Bootnecks dagger/flashes from him and there would be mayhem. We have worked hard to get our badges. I was AWARDED mine as no doubt aircrew are AWARDED theirs. I am proud and definately not scared to admit it.
So to answer the original question; allow us to be proud Sirs, that means get brevets on everything and ditch grobags for non-flying tours.
I eagerly await incoming pebble-monkey, empire-building, gate-guarding banter!!
Regards
ss
My opinion;
CS 95 (normal daily work) - brevets, get 'em on. Obviously only applies to badges with credence hence I include my Mudguards!
CS 95 on ops - nothing, especially that stupid Royal Air Force thing.
Blues - currently no official badges provided. This is wrong. Brevets and old style Regt flashes get 'em supplied and on. I include shirts/blouses and jumpers in the term blues.
Try and take a Bootnecks dagger/flashes from him and there would be mayhem. We have worked hard to get our badges. I was AWARDED mine as no doubt aircrew are AWARDED theirs. I am proud and definately not scared to admit it.
So to answer the original question; allow us to be proud Sirs, that means get brevets on everything and ditch grobags for non-flying tours.
I eagerly await incoming pebble-monkey, empire-building, gate-guarding banter!!
Regards
ss
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Guys just to let you know the RAAF wear blues on a ground tour but they get to wear their medals, wings and readiness badges as well. They are happy to wear their blues as everybody still knows they are aircrew and proud of it. True, they hardly ever wear ties, because it is always warm, but they still complain less. Oh, and the Flying suits are also a lot better, they actually fit. Finally, they are alowed to wear Sqn Baseball caps, a hell of a lot better looking than a 'Chipbag'........
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Does anyone remember the albeit brief period in about 1984-ish when styled "overalls" were quite the fashion amongst young ladies?
A lass I knew of - work-colleague of a mate, had a white one. It was quite close-fitting, and she was slim in all departments. After a few sherbets on a Fri pm an Alpha male came up and said "What happens if I undo this (pointing at the zip)", as he then took hold of the zip-pull and lowered it swiftly and fully.
One almighty slap followed a spilt second after all the goods had been displayed.
A lass I knew of - work-colleague of a mate, had a white one. It was quite close-fitting, and she was slim in all departments. After a few sherbets on a Fri pm an Alpha male came up and said "What happens if I undo this (pointing at the zip)", as he then took hold of the zip-pull and lowered it swiftly and fully.
One almighty slap followed a spilt second after all the goods had been displayed.
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when styled "overalls" were quite the fashion amongst young ladies?
.... were known for some time subsequently as the "Synchro Pair"
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The Ham Shanks wear their medals and every badge they own on their blues and I think it looks a bit silly (though one can apparently tell a guy's service history from them - perhaps quite useful to shut gobby ex-UAS peeps up).
I do, however, sign up to the metal badges on blues idea, for aircrew (not FCs though, I said AIRCREW
), and those blunt (with respect) trades and branches that already have a badge or flash issued. Also agree with sittingstress (please don't tell my friends I agreed woth a Rockape).
I do, however, sign up to the metal badges on blues idea, for aircrew (not FCs though, I said AIRCREW
), and those blunt (with respect) trades and branches that already have a badge or flash issued. Also agree with sittingstress (please don't tell my friends I agreed woth a Rockape).
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Attempting to add water to a oil fire!!!
As a non aircrew, bluntie, etc why do you aircrew types get paid flying pay when you chose to continue non-flying duties!!! I can understand getting paid it when you are joed for the job but when you chose to stay there why should you get the additional money for essentially doing a 'blunties' job!!!!
Hopefully that should stir this debate up a bit
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Hopefully that should stir this debate up a bit
Battoning Down Hatches
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I've always been surprised that aircrew can't wear their brevets on their blues or CS95 (and felt sorry for all those sweating away in their woolly pullys just to get the chance). If you ask me, why shouldn't they - they earned 'em after all. But since the RAF is run by aircrew, for aircrew, surely it's their own fault?
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Beags is right..............time to put this to bed. Gone from growbags on ground tours to badges and accoutrements. Not even decent banter and a total waste of bandwidth.
Bin it !!
Bin it !!
