RAF Uniform - What do you think?
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RAF Uniform - What do you think?
Here is a picture taken of the DCINC STC recently...
"Harrier" flaps on boots, brevet on CS 95 and forage cap...
What do you think? I personally think "great", someone who is not bothered with the trivia of "Oh, I shouldn't be wearing that"!
He also wears a RAF pattern leather jacket with his blues
Comments?
LJ
"Harrier" flaps on boots, brevet on CS 95 and forage cap...
What do you think? I personally think "great", someone who is not bothered with the trivia of "Oh, I shouldn't be wearing that"!
He also wears a RAF pattern leather jacket with his blues
Comments?
LJ
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It is good to see three RAF peeps and not one of them is dressed the same. Good to see traditions of the RAF being kept up, even by those at the top echelons of the service.
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Not too recent - it was recently on this thread last February. You can tell the vintage because none of the 3 are wearing those new natty Tactical Recognition Flashes. The ones that identify us as being in the RAF - unless of course you don't know that the colours are the RAF colours in which case it just looks like any other Army TRF that you don't recognise. Given that every army corps/regt seems to have their own one (PARA has at least 4) there are many it's highly likely that most soldiers will not be able to identify the RAF one 
He should take a leaf from Patton's book and wear pearl handled revolvers on each hip.
And how about a Monty-type beret with badges all over it?
And Rommel-style sand goggles.
Where did they put the coats? I need to find mine.....
And how about a Monty-type beret with badges all over it?
And Rommel-style sand goggles.
Where did they put the coats? I need to find mine.....
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1. Who was the photographer if an Air Marshal felt the need to chuck one up?
2. What happens to the share price of Ginsters every time the chubby horror on the right deploys overseas? Furthermore, why is he looking so glum? Has the NAAFI wagon just driven off before he could get there?
3. Couldn't that Sgt on the left find any CS95 kit that fitted him? He looks like he's been playing dress-up in Daddy's wardrobe. Why can't he straighten his arms?
2. What happens to the share price of Ginsters every time the chubby horror on the right deploys overseas? Furthermore, why is he looking so glum? Has the NAAFI wagon just driven off before he could get there?
3. Couldn't that Sgt on the left find any CS95 kit that fitted him? He looks like he's been playing dress-up in Daddy's wardrobe. Why can't he straighten his arms?
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I particularly like his approach to shirt sleeve order - not so far up that it is obviously shirt sleeve (1' above the elbow and 4' wide, if memory serves me), but likewise, not too far down that you can't get a nice Farmer's tan going. At least if this bloke was inspecting you, you know you would be bombproof. I wonder how many SWO's were rushed into intensive care after seeing this photo... Prepare for bombardment by the uniform police (Badges and Accoutrements Sub-group).
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Oh and whilst were on the subject of RAF Uniform why do you chaps insist on having a TRF (Tactical Recognition Flash) on your CS95 as well as the rather obvious statement above the right hand pocket?
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Pearl handled? "Only a New Orleans pimp would carry a pearl handled revolver." I think they were Patton's words to a journalist who got it wrong. Patton had a pair of ivory handled, Colt Single Action Army .45 revolvers.
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Not to mention the distinctive beret badges and - for officers, NCA, chf techs, SACs (tech and non tech) and LACs - some fairly distinctive rank insignia.
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But really chaps, who really gives a shi.t! Fly planes, drop bombs, go home, get paid, love wife. If they are worried about how I look, I would have joined the local butterfly collectors club.