Anything you'd like to add Sir??

[In Tor Wot]

Following the public comments from the Chief of the General Staff, ex CGS, ex-First Sea Lord and now COMBRITFOR (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6211949.stm ), on the current state of UK's forces, I was wondering whether the current CDS or CAS would like to add to the debate?


No? Thought not.

[allan907]

Would you please double check your link In. It seems to end up on a non-existent sports page.

[Bo Nalls]

Try this link

a ')' was included in the hyperlink at the end of the address given by In Tor Wot

[allan907]

That's better! Thanks

[Chugalug2]

Well done chaps, that's got the first post sorted, now perhaps someone might answer it? Isn't this the point where a person who knows the CAS tells us we are being very unjust, that behind the scenes he is moving heaven and earth on behalf of the RAF, and if it wasn't for his personal and tireless efforts it wouldn't be in the fine state that it is? So we'll just wait, I'm sure that they will say that soon, or something along those lines, or something else, or something, won't they....chaps?

[SaddamsLoveChild]

I think the term 'spinal jaundice' from a previous thread still applies, .

[Lyneham Lad]

RAF scrambling to shadow airliners

You can readily see from this link just what a fine upstanding pension-risking job the CAS is doing in fighting for the well-being of the troops under his command..............

[snakepit]

Originally Posted by Lyneham Lad

You can readily see from this link just what a fine upstanding pension-risking job the CAS is doing in fighting for the well-being of the troops under his command..............

Good spot LL. Its good to see that when the RAF along with all the other services is sooooo heavily commited eleswhere that this is the only story CAS can come up with to "value the service men and women of the RAF"

[Antique Driver]

Glad to see CAS has a grip on reality with this 'Cold War' fighter story (Typhoon????).

Perhaps he is just scared to show support to the AT/SH/BAI world because we're not sexy!!

[In Tor Wot]

Originally Posted by Antique Driver

Perhaps he is just scared to show support to the AT/SH/BAI world because we're not sexy!!

Not only are you not sexy, but MPs write nasty things about you, the Army complain that there aren't enough of you, and of course what there is, is UUU! Not a chance of defence there - but show an F3 defending the UK (even if it is from Marham (sic)) and remember the Cold War and now we're talking

[insty66]

[QUOTE=(even if it is from Marham (sic)) :[/QUOTE]


That's not as wrong as you think!

[Yeller_Gait]

Q at Marham?

Can't ever remember seeing the Q being at Marham in the last 3 years insty, but then we do not fly even 5 days a week, never mind the weekends

Y_G

[glum]

Originally Posted by Lyneham Lad

You can readily see from this link just what a fine upstanding pension-risking job the CAS is doing in fighting for the well-being of the troops under his command..............

A hijack button eh? And would you push it knowing the Tornado's might be ordered to shoot you down?

Hmmm, wonder when the RAF hijack button got pushed...

[insty66]

Originally Posted by Yeller_Gait

Can't ever remember seeing the Q being at Marham in the last 3 years insty, but then we do not fly even 5 days a week, never mind the weekends
Y_G

Can't remember dates etc but the Eng Training people occupy a specially built facility and have been required to vacate it reasonably recently!
I don't fly at all............ blind as a fairy!

[tmmorris]

Funny, I've never heard of this 'hijack button' despite two of my best friends being airline pilots.

They couldn't mean squawking 7500, now, could they?

I enjoyed the comment on Radio 4 news yesterday that 'RAF Tornadoes are scrambled around once a month to intercept...' I'm sure it seemed more than that when I spent a week at Leeming earlier this year.

Tim

[airborne_artist]

They couldn't mean squawking 7500, now, could they?

No - it's this:

[scroggs]

A 'hijack button' exists in several newer airliners - including the ones I fly.

Scroggs

[Tigs2]

Take out the numbers! Even if the info is available, at least let the bad guys find out for themselves.

[FJJP]

And another one comes out of the closet - good for you Sir Michael Rose...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6220685.stm

[ZH875]

But why is it 'The former' most of the time, when are the chicken livered 'the current' going to speak up and look after the men, women and LGBs under their commands.