And the Best Job in the RAF is.....?
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Originally Posted by Pontius Navigator
Typhoon, Hurricane, Spitfire
Ahh, thought that might have been your mistake! I used the word operational...
Surely RAFLO Bahrain has to be up there, or Air Adviser Moscow?
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the best job I have done is....
QRA, 7 days of eating large 5lb packets of bacon, watching Sky, surfing the web and servicing the jets a couple o times a day.....
..... easy life
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QRA, 7 days of eating large 5lb packets of bacon, watching Sky, surfing the web and servicing the jets a couple o times a day.....
..... easy life
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Thought I'd throw in three second-hand observations:
I interviewed three different USAF aircrew who did exchange tours with Lightning, Buccaneer, and Jaguar squadrons. All three, in separate interviews for separate stories, said their tour with the RAF was the highlight of their military careers. Professional, good-spirited and fun were some of the adjectives used.
I interviewed three different USAF aircrew who did exchange tours with Lightning, Buccaneer, and Jaguar squadrons. All three, in separate interviews for separate stories, said their tour with the RAF was the highlight of their military careers. Professional, good-spirited and fun were some of the adjectives used.
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Originally Posted by rudekid
Surely RAFLO Bahrain has to be up there, or Air Adviser Moscow?
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As a sooty erk straight from training went to DTVAS (Devon training & Visiting Aircraft Section) Wyton. Devons, Canberra T4's, JP3 & 5's, Chipmunks in the summer, all the VAS stuff when we had half an Air Force and even the 51 Sqn Andover to look after. I thought the whole of the RAF was going to be like that forever............. 431 Engine Bay next, building soddin Jag engines for 3 years then followed, reality with a bump !! Least it was in Germany and the wobbly down the Fear Dry Inn helped the sanity
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Three suggestions and all true. In the 60s a colleague of mine had to 'hold' before an OCU and was given a Meteor conversion and sent to Singapore for target towing duties. Another had a longer hold and was sent as ADC to the Governor of the Turks and Caicos Islands. For myself, in a long and undistinguished career, a tour as a Bulldog QFI on a UAS, at Woodvale. Great station, great location and a great group of people to work with.
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being a PI(a) (plotter) on II (AC) Sqn RIC around 92-93, when Dick WILKINS was the Sqn Ldr, was quite good. Loads of time off, lots of early stacks on a Friday, beer calls etc....hours of fun!!!!!
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For us engineers - must be VASF Akrotiri. Spent TWO tours there, once as SAC when it was TASF, (1977), and again as SGT when it was VASF, (1995-98). Great bunch of lads, and lassies. Short days at work. Long days at the beach but worked bloody hard when asked to.
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Liaison Officer in San Antonio, Texas, wasn't particularly stressful. And one always had the pool in the back garden in which to unwind with a Margarita.
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Early 1950's Air Gunner as was.
According to my old Dad (who was one) been an Air gunner on Lincolns or even better B29 Washingtons, a bit of travel i.e. navex to the Med, NCO pay and perks, little stress or responsibility, occasional fighter afil with the odd meteor for fun, even better fun was air to sea firing (could not miss the North sea). Could be a bit draughty in the tail (Lincoln), but a good paperback and flask would perk you up.
Though if Ivan had kicked off their job would become the worst.
According to my old Dad (who was one) been an Air gunner on Lincolns or even better B29 Washingtons, a bit of travel i.e. navex to the Med, NCO pay and perks, little stress or responsibility, occasional fighter afil with the odd meteor for fun, even better fun was air to sea firing (could not miss the North sea). Could be a bit draughty in the tail (Lincoln), but a good paperback and flask would perk you up.
Though if Ivan had kicked off their job would become the worst.
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Originally Posted by Ham Phisted
Liaison Officer in San Antonio, Texas, wasn't particularly stressful. And one always had the pool in the back garden in which to unwind with a Margarita.