Why Nobody Likes RAF Police
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I volunteered to help out at the Northolt Families Day and the Station Photocall. Three German Bo105's and a Huey arrived over from Germany.
When the aircraft landed the RAF Cops came up to the Huey to do the normal customs and passport check and noticed the lads in the chopper had brought over a large amount of beer for the party (as you do). Instead of turning a blind eye, the Flt Sgt piped up with this comment!
"Oh well, if they haven't paid duty on it we're going to have to confiscate it"
Fortunately we managed to make him see sense but this is exactly the sort of stuff that makes scuffers the most hated trade in the RAF
When the aircraft landed the RAF Cops came up to the Huey to do the normal customs and passport check and noticed the lads in the chopper had brought over a large amount of beer for the party (as you do). Instead of turning a blind eye, the Flt Sgt piped up with this comment!
"Oh well, if they haven't paid duty on it we're going to have to confiscate it"
Fortunately we managed to make him see sense but this is exactly the sort of stuff that makes scuffers the most hated trade in the RAF
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...and quite apart from the bad attitude - WHY would they have to pay duty on it??
Coming from another EU nation it's duty paid already!
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Coming from another EU nation it's duty paid already!
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In my experience, RAFP are OK as long as they are substantive in their rank. The ones who are acting Cpls are the real arses.
Some quite good blokes at Upavon, years ago, and there were a lot of snowdrops there.
A Flt Sgt must have been in for donkey's years to get to that rank. It surprises me that he took this attitude. Always seemed to be that 230 Sqn or 18 Sqn would bring a couple of cabs full of beer when they came over on exercise from RAFG. Mind you, said snowdrops didn't go on the exercises! Too busy shining the arse part of their trousers in the HQ building.
Some quite good blokes at Upavon, years ago, and there were a lot of snowdrops there.
A Flt Sgt must have been in for donkey's years to get to that rank. It surprises me that he took this attitude. Always seemed to be that 230 Sqn or 18 Sqn would bring a couple of cabs full of beer when they came over on exercise from RAFG. Mind you, said snowdrops didn't go on the exercises! Too busy shining the arse part of their trousers in the HQ building.
I was going to reply to this. But having been away from the office for over a month, it's good to see things are still as bad as ever and I'm slowly losing the will to live thanks to jobsworths and arseholes (and that's not just the Plods) whose only apparent role is to act as organ donors in times of all out war
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Flt Sgt RAFP, is that one who can read F1250's without the use of the 'Brain on a Chain'?
I've had ever such a poor opinion of MENSA ever since.
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Well I was trying to resist posting but can't, total w@nkers without exception in my experience.
Just wondering if its an RAF wide policy or just at my lovely abode that OC Police/Shopping trolley clamping is exempt from doing SDO/Orderly Officer?? Can any blunt ones comment? After all they are JO's............
Cant wait to here their excuses for this one, probably all to busy shining their posterior 's in SHQ or re-writing the SRO's (Station Routine Obstructions) 
Just wondering if its an RAF wide policy or just at my lovely abode that OC Police/Shopping trolley clamping is exempt from doing SDO/Orderly Officer?? Can any blunt ones comment? After all they are JO's............
Cant wait to here their excuses for this one, probably all to busy shining their posterior 's in SHQ or re-writing the SRO's (Station Routine Obstructions)
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Originally Posted by Blacksheep
Back in the 70's one RAFP Corporal at Northolt was actually a member of MENSA.
I've had ever such a poor opinion of MENSA ever since.
I've had ever such a poor opinion of MENSA ever since.
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Cant understand why they still exist? With reductions in manning levels, job sharing etc and the introdution of MPGS why are they still mincing around stations?
Want to be a policeman, join the Police.
Want to be a policeman, join the Police.
Some years ago when organising an airshow at Leeming, I had an office from where they used to set up speed traps. One JT nicked at 22 in a 20mph zone whilst the Staish whizzed past at 38mph recorded. Why don't you nick him I enquired. Embarrased silence, face becoming ever beetroot whilst packing up equipment and leaving. Nine words Snowdrop - yer a cock, yer a cock, yer a cock.
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I watched bemused as a Corporal (acting, unpaid, with a gun, not loaded) RAF policeman put a parking ticket on the Staish's official black car with flag flying, shortly after he arrived to kick off a charity football match at RAF Gutersloh.
I don't think the "corporal" enjoyed his overseas posting much, after that.., especially as he told the Group Captain (Mike Stear IIRC) to report to the guardroom first thing on monday morning (I don't think he waited that long)
I don't think the "corporal" enjoyed his overseas posting much, after that.., especially as he told the Group Captain (Mike Stear IIRC) to report to the guardroom first thing on monday morning (I don't think he waited that long)
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Originally Posted by Blacksheep
Back in the 70's one RAFP Corporal at Northolt was actually a member of MENSA.
I've had ever such a poor opinion of MENSA ever since.
I've had ever such a poor opinion of MENSA ever since.
I love these threads. They are what Pprune used to be about!
Any lead holders from the RAFP care to comment?
Didnt think so.
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Originally Posted by ShyTorque
I watched bemused as a Corporal (acting, unpaid, with a gun, not loaded) RAF policeman put a parking ticket on the Staish's official black car with flag flying, shortly after he arrived to kick off a charity football match at RAF Gutersloh.
I don't think the "corporal" enjoyed his overseas posting much, after that.., especially as he told the Group Captain (Mike Stear IIRC) to report to the guardroom first thing on monday morning (I don't think he waited that long)
I don't think the "corporal" enjoyed his overseas posting much, after that.., especially as he told the Group Captain (Mike Stear IIRC) to report to the guardroom first thing on monday morning (I don't think he waited that long)
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Just ask anyone from the soon-to-be defunct WW2 fighter base in Norfolk what they thought of the recent female OC RAFP. The opinions might not be good family reading!
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Originally Posted by Bob Viking
Just ask anyone from the soon-to-be defunct WW2 fighter base in Norfolk what they thought of the recent female OC RAFP. The opinions might not be good family reading!
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Has anyone noticed the improvement on the main gates once the MPGS take over. The standard RAF plod was normally too lazy, or too stupid to get off their lazy ass and come out of the guard hut. Generally speaking, the MPGS seem to be friendlier, more personable and oh yes, far more professional about the way they do things.
RAF Plods, cease to do barrier up/barrier down, so what do they do, get the latest speed detection equipment to try to trap the unwary exceeeding the 20 limit on those notoriuosly camp roads. Oh yes, that and parking tickets for parking in the wrong place. W@nkers all of them !
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RAF Plods, cease to do barrier up/barrier down, so what do they do, get the latest speed detection equipment to try to trap the unwary exceeeding the 20 limit on those notoriuosly camp roads. Oh yes, that and parking tickets for parking in the wrong place. W@nkers all of them !
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Mmmmmmm beer!
This is my area of expertise; currently HM Customs would not be the least bit interested in anything less than 110 litres of beer - per person.
Let's work this out: German beer could well be in 0.5l bottles so that's 220 bottles with 20 bottles per crate that equates to 11 crates per person. Supposing a crew of four over for a weekend jolly that would obviously work out at 44 crates, quite possibly requiring an underslung load!
So Mr Plod, keep your neb out of what you don't understand.
This is my area of expertise; currently HM Customs would not be the least bit interested in anything less than 110 litres of beer - per person.
Let's work this out: German beer could well be in 0.5l bottles so that's 220 bottles with 20 bottles per crate that equates to 11 crates per person. Supposing a crew of four over for a weekend jolly that would obviously work out at 44 crates, quite possibly requiring an underslung load!
So Mr Plod, keep your neb out of what you don't understand.
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Originally Posted by Akrotiri bad boy
Mmmmmmm beer!
This is my area of expertise; currently HM Customs would not be the least bit interested in anything less than 110 litres of beer - per person.
Let's work this out: German beer could well be in 0.5l bottles so that's 220 bottles with 20 bottles per crate that equates to 11 crates per person. Supposing a crew of four over for a weekend jolly that would obviously work out at 44 crates, quite possibly requiring an underslung load!
So Mr Plod, keep your neb out of what you don't understand.
This is my area of expertise; currently HM Customs would not be the least bit interested in anything less than 110 litres of beer - per person.
Let's work this out: German beer could well be in 0.5l bottles so that's 220 bottles with 20 bottles per crate that equates to 11 crates per person. Supposing a crew of four over for a weekend jolly that would obviously work out at 44 crates, quite possibly requiring an underslung load!
So Mr Plod, keep your neb out of what you don't understand.