Harry's Passing Out
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Originally Posted by pigsinspace
What is an SP? anyway whatever it is I've never made one. I'm perfect I'm a GE..
"Try telling your next door neighbour ( I do not mean married quaters) you are Sqn Ldr Blah.. he will be very impressed.."
Hmmm....(from the Use of Ex-Service Rank Titles thread, p.2)
Lynx,
While it's nice to see a Royalist contributing from the people's republic of australia (lower case quite deliberate), I'd say that it ill behoves someone with a CPL and an otherwise blank user profile to lecture anybody else on whether their openly admitted qualifications and experience (and lack thereof) do or do not qualify them to post on 'Military Aircrew'.
You said: "For someone who is neither aircrew or military you have more neck than a heard of giraffes."
And yet you are a CPL with no stated military aircrew experience.
Moreover, it is not just Republicans and Tabloid hacks who deplore the antics of this particular Royal. Many convinced and loyal Monarchists believe that his 'antics' are bringing the Monarchy into disrepute, and are causing the institution some real damage.
He certainly doesn't seem to be his father's son so far, from his actions.
While it's nice to see a Royalist contributing from the people's republic of australia (lower case quite deliberate), I'd say that it ill behoves someone with a CPL and an otherwise blank user profile to lecture anybody else on whether their openly admitted qualifications and experience (and lack thereof) do or do not qualify them to post on 'Military Aircrew'.
You said: "For someone who is neither aircrew or military you have more neck than a heard of giraffes."
And yet you are a CPL with no stated military aircrew experience.
Moreover, it is not just Republicans and Tabloid hacks who deplore the antics of this particular Royal. Many convinced and loyal Monarchists believe that his 'antics' are bringing the Monarchy into disrepute, and are causing the institution some real damage.
He certainly doesn't seem to be his father's son so far, from his actions.
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( I do not mean married quaters)
you sad monkey!!!!
You have nothing better to do but to scour my posts for a spelling mistake?...... get a life .......... in the RAF it's called inter trade humour (banter)
you sad monkey!!!!
You have nothing better to do but to scour my posts for a spelling mistake?...... get a life .......... in the RAF it's called inter trade humour (banter)
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Originally Posted by pigsinspace
( I do not mean married quaters)
you sad monkey!!!!
You have nothing better to do but to scour my posts for a spelling mistake?...... get a life .......... in the RAF it's called inter trade humour (banter)
you sad monkey!!!!
You have nothing better to do but to scour my posts for a spelling mistake?...... get a life .......... in the RAF it's called inter trade humour (banter)
(ok, in small words read slowly, you, to paraphrase, wrote, "I don't make spelling mistakes." Yet, how easy was it to show otherwise?) Glass houses kind of thing, that's all. Lighten up!
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Jacko
"And others just think that he's just following in his real father's footsteps..... and I don't think they mean Prince Charles"
As journalists go you would probably make a bloody good bricklayer! Don't you or the "others" you refer to do any research?
It is a long established fact that Princess Di's extra marital liaisons and the conception of Prince Harry are in no way connected, to suggest otherwise is scurrilous and shameful, now go look up the dates.
(Yes ex military pilot too, with proper wings).
As journalists go you would probably make a bloody good bricklayer! Don't you or the "others" you refer to do any research?
It is a long established fact that Princess Di's extra marital liaisons and the conception of Prince Harry are in no way connected, to suggest otherwise is scurrilous and shameful, now go look up the dates.
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Originally Posted by parabellum
As journalists go you would probably make a bloody good bricklayer! Don't you or the "others" you refer to do any research?
(Yes ex military pilot too, with proper wings).
(Yes ex military pilot too, with proper wings).
There are honourable professions - medicine, the military, the law, piano playing in a whore house to name a few - and then there is journalism.
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I seem to remember you descended into the gutter before with this pathetic example of base journo crap.
There is NO evidence of that and you have none.
Perhaps if you had experienced the mil you would realise that end of course or a passing out parade was a worthy excuse for a monumental p!ss-up.
Get off his back Jacko, your slip is showing. 
There is NO evidence of that and you have none.
Perhaps if you had experienced the mil you would realise that end of course or a passing out parade was a worthy excuse for a monumental p!ss-up.
Get off his back Jacko, your slip is showing.
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"And in the USAF, it's called giving someone sh1t. Same concept"
So I guess thats the difference between our two Air Forces our's is small, professional and (mainly) friendly where we can have inter-trade banter/rivalry.
And yours is NOT!!!!!! you call it giving someone ****.....
Get a life or leave the USAF and join a real Air Force.
So I guess thats the difference between our two Air Forces our's is small, professional and (mainly) friendly where we can have inter-trade banter/rivalry.
And yours is NOT!!!!!! you call it giving someone ****.....
Get a life or leave the USAF and join a real Air Force.
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and there was me thinking you were all perfect, and your not, i am sooo dissappointed. By the way just to make sure that every day is a school day, the term sp is the common term used to denote a spelling mistake exists, and is often placed in the margin of an essay, letter or perhaps a piece of staff work. Actually i think Brickhistory was very clever. Wish i'd thought of that. Now i haven't used spell-checker on this because i dont give a s@@t, but from your earlier post i do hope you use it all the time from now on, we will be watching Mr Perfect.
JACKOFF
use of uppercase quite deliberate. You seem to be a little out of order chap. I can only assume that your offensive post concerning the parentage of a young man who has never done you any ill will was alchohol induced looking at the time (past 11 pm). I do hope it was otherwise there really is no excuse.
and there was me thinking you were all perfect, and your not, i am sooo dissappointed. By the way just to make sure that every day is a school day, the term sp is the common term used to denote a spelling mistake exists, and is often placed in the margin of an essay, letter or perhaps a piece of staff work. Actually i think Brickhistory was very clever. Wish i'd thought of that. Now i haven't used spell-checker on this because i dont give a s@@t, but from your earlier post i do hope you use it all the time from now on, we will be watching Mr Perfect.
JACKOFF
use of uppercase quite deliberate. You seem to be a little out of order chap. I can only assume that your offensive post concerning the parentage of a young man who has never done you any ill will was alchohol induced looking at the time (past 11 pm). I do hope it was otherwise there really is no excuse.
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An interesting side issue. The commandant of Sandhurst made a vocal complaint to Clarence House about the antics of Prince William at Harrys passing out parade.
It's just been announced that he is now leaving the Army two years early!
I'm sure it's a pure coincidence.
It's just been announced that he is now leaving the Army two years early!
I'm sure it's a pure coincidence.
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Jacko.
Your mail proves the point about most people's thoughts about your profession. You are nothing more than a product of the gutter if that is the best you can do...totally offensive, without any evidence and totally wrong.
I do not favour censorship, but in your case I shall make an exception, and I request that you are removed from Pprune.
Mods, would it be possible to remove this fellow from Pprune.
Thank you
NC43
Your mail proves the point about most people's thoughts about your profession. You are nothing more than a product of the gutter if that is the best you can do...totally offensive, without any evidence and totally wrong.
I do not favour censorship, but in your case I shall make an exception, and I request that you are removed from Pprune.
Mods, would it be possible to remove this fellow from Pprune.
Thank you
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Lower case, again quite deliberate. I used to enjoy reading the banter between you and other PPRUNErs, I thought it was healthy rivalry between journos and professional people.
However, your last post has let you down. Badly.
Are you jealous of Harry because he got into the military and you didn't. I'm assuming that because you have "Budgie Wings" you considered it. He's proved himself a better man already by what he has achieved from day 1 of his military career. You have showed yourself to be as base as any hack journo. May I suggest that you go away and think seriously about who you are speaking to on these forums, otherwise you might get sent to internet Coventry.
Give the lad a break. What has he ever done to you?
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Lower case, again quite deliberate. I used to enjoy reading the banter between you and other PPRUNErs, I thought it was healthy rivalry between journos and professional people.
However, your last post has let you down. Badly.
Are you jealous of Harry because he got into the military and you didn't. I'm assuming that because you have "Budgie Wings" you considered it. He's proved himself a better man already by what he has achieved from day 1 of his military career. You have showed yourself to be as base as any hack journo. May I suggest that you go away and think seriously about who you are speaking to on these forums, otherwise you might get sent to internet Coventry.
Give the lad a break. What has he ever done to you?
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Don't you think that we've had enough virtiol on this thread now?
It has descended towards the level of Jetblast and is getting tiresome. I guess a lot of us [me included] took exception to Jacko's posts, but I suspect they were designed to provoke just the sort of reaction that appeared.
So why don't we agree to differ, allow the right to freedom of speech and choose the off button if offended...
It has descended towards the level of Jetblast and is getting tiresome. I guess a lot of us [me included] took exception to Jacko's posts, but I suspect they were designed to provoke just the sort of reaction that appeared.
So why don't we agree to differ, allow the right to freedom of speech and choose the off button if offended...
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Wills leaving early??
I think you will find Wills has completed Flying Grading and will try to impress the Army Air Corps with his atributes so he can fly a helicopter, just like uncle Andy. If he does F@ck about at Sandhurst that will 'simply no do'!!
Tigs and RR,
Since my post caused offence, I've edited it and apologise for the offence caused.
Especially since the widely-made inferences about parentage aren't something that I'd agree with.
And my attitudes to Harry are nothing to do with jealousy - had he just passed out of Valley, they might be, but not Sandhurst. It's no secret that I once harboured ambitions to be an RAF pilot, but a military career in any other capacity did not appeal.
Like many Royalists, I take no pleasure in seeing stupidity, drug-taking, and thuggishness undermining the reputation of the Monarchy, which I generally support, and which I view as being constitutionally valuable. But the modern monarchy exists by consent and relies on earned respect, and public respect in the monarchy has taken a bit of a beating as a result of the behaviour of some individuals in the Royal Family. Especially this one.
I don't accept the line that he should be allowed to make the same mistakes as any other young man (and I believe he's made the kind of mistakes that would have excluded others from Sandhurst) since some responsibilities, duties and restrictions come with the great privilege to which he's been born. I think that he's let himself and his family down by his actions.
He may well be a better man than I, but I have yet to get caught making unprovoked drunken attacks on members of the public, and have yet to go to fancy dress parties dressed as a Nazi (not that my doing so would cause anything like the same offence). Moreover, as a youngster hoping to join the forces I made sure that I got more than two scraped passes at A level and withstood the temptation of drugs.
No-one cares what he does at or after his passing out parade, and anyone would accept some scrapes and high spirits from such a young man - the question I originally raised was whether any other youngster with the same pre-Sandhurst record would have been admitted, and I wondered how easy he'll find it to earn the respect of those he commands.
I had been under the impression that good officers earn the respect of their men, and don't have to rely on their uniform.
I would not accept that asking such questions is in any way incompatible with being 'Royalist'.
Since my post caused offence, I've edited it and apologise for the offence caused.
Especially since the widely-made inferences about parentage aren't something that I'd agree with.
And my attitudes to Harry are nothing to do with jealousy - had he just passed out of Valley, they might be, but not Sandhurst. It's no secret that I once harboured ambitions to be an RAF pilot, but a military career in any other capacity did not appeal.
Like many Royalists, I take no pleasure in seeing stupidity, drug-taking, and thuggishness undermining the reputation of the Monarchy, which I generally support, and which I view as being constitutionally valuable. But the modern monarchy exists by consent and relies on earned respect, and public respect in the monarchy has taken a bit of a beating as a result of the behaviour of some individuals in the Royal Family. Especially this one.
I don't accept the line that he should be allowed to make the same mistakes as any other young man (and I believe he's made the kind of mistakes that would have excluded others from Sandhurst) since some responsibilities, duties and restrictions come with the great privilege to which he's been born. I think that he's let himself and his family down by his actions.
He may well be a better man than I, but I have yet to get caught making unprovoked drunken attacks on members of the public, and have yet to go to fancy dress parties dressed as a Nazi (not that my doing so would cause anything like the same offence). Moreover, as a youngster hoping to join the forces I made sure that I got more than two scraped passes at A level and withstood the temptation of drugs.
No-one cares what he does at or after his passing out parade, and anyone would accept some scrapes and high spirits from such a young man - the question I originally raised was whether any other youngster with the same pre-Sandhurst record would have been admitted, and I wondered how easy he'll find it to earn the respect of those he commands.
I had been under the impression that good officers earn the respect of their men, and don't have to rely on their uniform.
I would not accept that asking such questions is in any way incompatible with being 'Royalist'.
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Please, NO more angry posts.
If people want to make a comment on the topic please keep it that way - ON TOPIC.
So.............we will see how it goes. Closing the thread is easy.
If people want to make a comment on the topic please keep it that way - ON TOPIC.
So.............we will see how it goes. Closing the thread is easy.
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Well said Jacko,
Can we now draw a line under this gents?
Personally I wish the very best of luck to the young man. At least he'll have some real experience of military life before he is made an honorary Admiral of the Fleet/Field Marshall/Marshall of the RAF.
Can we now draw a line under this gents?
Personally I wish the very best of luck to the young man. At least he'll have some real experience of military life before he is made an honorary Admiral of the Fleet/Field Marshall/Marshall of the RAF.
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Jacko
Quote 'Since my post caused offence, I've edited it and apologise for the offence caused.'
Thank you chap!
Rocket
well said!
PPRuNe Pop
Thanks for letting it roll on Sir! Not sure people are angry, but there are some that will defend the Royal Family to the end. (thats why we/they signed up). There are also some that will question the monarchy, thats their right but thats why many will have very opposing views to them (Does that mean they are angry? mmmmh maybee?)
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Quote 'Since my post caused offence, I've edited it and apologise for the offence caused.'
Thank you chap!
Rocket
well said!
PPRuNe Pop
Thanks for letting it roll on Sir! Not sure people are angry, but there are some that will defend the Royal Family to the end. (thats why we/they signed up). There are also some that will question the monarchy, thats their right but thats why many will have very opposing views to them (Does that mean they are angry? mmmmh maybee?)
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Doh! Thanks for your post, but following Brickhistory's post, and your very uncalled for post to me i found in two posts on the same thread, Within two posts of each other on the thread 'Use of ex-Service rank titles'
Pigsin
You told me you were perfect. Are you a Rock??
Doh! Thanks for your post, but following Brickhistory's post, and your very uncalled for post to me i found in two posts on the same thread, Within two posts of each other on the thread 'Use of ex-Service rank titles'
Originally Posted by pigsinspace
Engineer said "Carrying your rank outside "
sorry to dissapoint you old chap but your rank stops at the camp gates.
sorry to dissapoint you old chap but your rank stops at the camp gates.
Originally Posted by pigsinspace
Try telling your next door neighbour ( I do not mean married quaters) you are Sqn Ldr Blah.. he will be very impressed..
how many ex arline pilots still call themselves Captain? or First Officer?
how many ex arline pilots still call themselves Captain? or First Officer?
You told me you were perfect. Are you a Rock??