What is a Bluntie?
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Originally Posted by glum
Wonder who's the sharpest on a UAV squadron?
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Perhaps there is a bit of insecurity here on the part of certain aircrew. I have commanded both aircrew and groundcrew on proper "shooting war" operations and I frankly can't see the difference. We have a lot to be proud of in the British forces - and by that I mean the people. If you haven't been on ops, then perhaps you should get some time in before you start spouting off about "those that fly and fight" - even if you have some medals, don't forget there are places where we don't count the round ones - and you don't hear "blunties" slagged off there very much if they have deployed too...
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My special friend
Buntie is a friend of mine, she's always there with me when we do silly things.
Buntie makes me feel special, I love Buntie!
What?! Bluntie? Whaddya mean Bluntie? Who TF is asking about Blunties?
A bluntie is what chaps would get after lights out. Dirty Buggar!
Buntie makes me feel special, I love Buntie!
What?! Bluntie? Whaddya mean Bluntie? Who TF is asking about Blunties?
A bluntie is what chaps would get after lights out. Dirty Buggar!
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Is Wing Commander I.R. Blunt still around?
He once introduced the RAF's own magazine. I think he was an Admin Wallah.
He once introduced the RAF's own magazine. I think he was an Admin Wallah.
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Originally Posted by Occasional Aviator
Perhaps there is a bit of insecurity here on the part of certain aircrew. I have commanded both aircrew and groundcrew on proper "shooting war" operations and I frankly can't see the difference. We have a lot to be proud of in the British forces - and by that I mean the people. If you haven't been on ops, then perhaps you should get some time in before you start spouting off about "those that fly and fight" - even if you have some medals, don't forget there are places where we don't count the round ones - and you don't hear "blunties" slagged off there very much if they have deployed too...
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Everyone in the British Forces except the Infantry is blunt, we're all here to support the boots on the ground folk.
The RAF as an organisation in inherently blunt, we don't have any infantry (unlike the RN) who are primarily tasked with offensive operations.
The RAF as an organisation in inherently blunt, we don't have any infantry (unlike the RN) who are primarily tasked with offensive operations.
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Originally Posted by The Helpful Stacker
Everyone in the British Forces except the Infantry is blunt, we're all here to support the boots on the ground folk.
The RAF as an organisation in inherently blunt, we don't have any infantry (unlike the RN) who are primarily tasked with offensive operations.
The RAF as an organisation in inherently blunt, we don't have any infantry (unlike the RN) who are primarily tasked with offensive operations.
Most of my career was blunt, but not on that tour.
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If the military does not need us 'blunties', why don't they make us all redundant then all of you at the 'sharp end' would be supported in your roles by civil servants. Then you can spend your time slagging them off instead.
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Originally Posted by glum
The 'sharp end' is where the action happens, life gets blunter the further back you are from that.
Wonder who's the sharpest on a UAV squadron?
It's true, the future's blunt!
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Not quite true - Churchill instituted the RAF Regiment to protect airfields, so the army could get on with their 'propper job'
As an aside - some of the sharpest people I have liaissed with over 42 years have been on the line or in the bays - some of the bluntest have been OCU students - until I trained them of course
Not quite true - Churchill instituted the RAF Regiment to protect airfields, so the army could get on with their 'propper job'
As an aside - some of the sharpest people I have liaissed with over 42 years have been on the line or in the bays - some of the bluntest have been OCU students - until I trained them of course
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Originally Posted by Deliverance
The Helpful Stacker,
Only a blunty could/would say what you have. Anyway, I thought the RAF Regt had a couple of infantry units.
Only a blunty could/would say what you have. Anyway, I thought the RAF Regt had a couple of infantry units.
Oh and next time you get bricked by locals whilst doing top cover on the way to Al Amara you can join me in the sharper part of the bluntie world. I guess you must be one of the grow bagged master race and feel a little miffed at being told a home truth eh?
RAF Regt are airfield defence NOT infantry. They are scaled too light to fulfil the infantry role effectively.
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Originally Posted by Blue Suit
If the military does not need us 'blunties', why don't they make us all redundant then all of you at the 'sharp end' would be supported in your roles by civil servants.
I also note that the H Stacker has grasped the jointery end point;
Everyone in the British Forces except the Infantry is blunt, we're all here to support the boots on the ground folk.
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Blue Suit, you don't really want to be made redundant, do you? If so, you would not be able to join the sharpies in slagging off the Civil Servants. That's when the sharpies and the blunties show that, despite all that has gone before, they really are on the same team.
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Everyone in the British Forces except the Infantry is blunt, we're all here to support the boots on the ground folk.
In reality, whether you're wearing a dark blue, light blue or brown uniform, there's no such thing as a full time Bluntie. Anyone can find themselves in the front line.
I also knew a Flight Sergeant Air Gunner who was turfed out of his 205 Sqn Flying Boat to make way for a Bluntie Officer when 205 were ordered to Palembang. Left behind in Singapore he fought alongside the infantry at Woodlands until captured and imprisoned. Building railways is Bluntie work I suppose...
Tourist, fist let me appologise for my choice of words. You dangled the worm and I was halfway through rush packing my bluntie kit for another OOA.
On a (not too) serious note, us blunties were across the border FOB'ing with the other 'none sharpies' in 2003...and we sure as hell felt pretty sharp.
Regards
Stitch
On a (not too) serious note, us blunties were across the border FOB'ing with the other 'none sharpies' in 2003...and we sure as hell felt pretty sharp.
Regards
Stitch
Originally Posted by ShyTorque
Is Wing Commander I.R. Blunt still around?
He once introduced the RAF's own magazine. I think he was an Admin Wallah.
He once introduced the RAF's own magazine. I think he was an Admin Wallah.
Back to the thread, you guys really are spouting a load of cr@p. I am so glad that I left the RAF a good while ago and let the two-winged master race sort out who was sharpest on their own. Most aircrew I knew were never team players at the best of times.
BTW, does being called "grow-bags" still annoy you? I notice no-one has mentioned it amongst all the other names you have used for everyone else.
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What is a bluntie?
Well, it depends on where you sit in your self perceived food chain does it not?
e.g. A Harrier pilot maybe thinks that he can call everyone else a bluntie. However, an F3 or GR4 pilot would feel able to refer to only truckies (of which I am one) and below by the same tag.
Us truckie types then feel that we have to find someone to pick on too and so, more often than not, the movers cop it. It arises from the fact that every trade feels that it must be superior to some other trades in some way and continues down past PTIs, Admin staff, RAF Police and er, um ....
Well, you tell me
Well, it depends on where you sit in your self perceived food chain does it not?
e.g. A Harrier pilot maybe thinks that he can call everyone else a bluntie. However, an F3 or GR4 pilot would feel able to refer to only truckies (of which I am one) and below by the same tag.
Us truckie types then feel that we have to find someone to pick on too and so, more often than not, the movers cop it. It arises from the fact that every trade feels that it must be superior to some other trades in some way and continues down past PTIs, Admin staff, RAF Police and er, um ....
Well, you tell me
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Happy to let the growbags debate this one, let them have their own views on who/what constitutes a blunty. Then some @rse posts this b0ll0cks:
Well I'm as blunt as one can get, working at sunny Wyton, but there are many others who aren't.
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Everyone in the British Forces except the Infantry is blunt, we're all here to support the boots on the ground folk.
The RAF as an organisation in inherently blunt, we don't have any infantry (unlike the RN) who are primarily tasked with offensive operations.
The RAF as an organisation in inherently blunt, we don't have any infantry (unlike the RN) who are primarily tasked with offensive operations.
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