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Old 11th Apr 2007, 09:11
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TQ did you get an answer to your original question? if not could pass on a contact address for the Dulles Det who could probably advise.
Echo - I thought Prat was banned from here but now looks like 'Life doesn't mean life!!'
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Old 11th Apr 2007, 12:05
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Well if that is where ASCOT ops have booked them into then surely the answer is yes.
Who's been feeding the Air Cadet samuraiprat duff gen. As I recall the Movers in situ organise accommodation for transiting crews at the request of ASCOT ops. Perhaps things have changed.
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Old 11th Apr 2007, 19:06
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Of course, if it was Ladies night in the Ramada, the loadie would have no use for the room anyway and find himself chewing off his arm the next morning..
Aaaah....

That would be a Wednesday then.



Erm.........

.....so I hear!!


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Old 11th Apr 2007, 23:39
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Of course, if it was Ladies night in the Ramada, the loadie would have no use for the room anyway and find himself chewing off his arm the next morning

This is fast becoming the plot for a sequel to "Dances with Wolves" - "Dances with Wolverines", with Kevin Costner starring as the Loadie (or Samuraimatt. Apparently. )!

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Old 12th Apr 2007, 00:33
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If you were to take a random selection of aircrew from a Muti's Sqn, and ask individually "On what night is Ladies Night in Bangor ? " it is a known fact that you will get 7 different answers (although Tues/ Weds tend to be the more popular guesses )
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Is there no longer a 'Ladies Night' at the Holiday Inn Odlin Road? It was always a crucial factor when planning States Trainers to know which evening that was.....
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Old 12th Apr 2007, 18:59
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Ladies? more like grab a grim night. They come from all around Bangor to go to that. They even put their teeth in especially for the occasion.
I don't think they're talking about the Bangor across the Irish sea.
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Old 13th Apr 2007, 00:17
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There is of course Bangor, North Wales with the Octapig as the night out of choice when you don't feel like integrating with civilisation on a Friday night.
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Well, I wonder where else they could be on about? Bangor, Maine perhaps?
Don't even try to explain. The subtlety of your post was obviously beyond samuraiprats' mental capacity.
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Old 23rd Jun 2007, 21:53
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Good Gen Wanted

have been offered a posting to Creech AFB and would be grateful for a pm from someone currently serving out there who would be kind enough to answer some Qs (contact numbers, cost of living, job opportunities for spouses, standard of accom etc).

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Old 23rd Jun 2007, 22:16
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Don't worry about all that you won't need it when the Sqn moves to Waddington to be closer to the satellite over Germany.
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Old 24th Jun 2007, 16:23
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Remember this:

Well, I wonder where else they could be on about? Bangor, Maine perhaps?
Looks like the simpleton Samuraiprat has been deleting his posts again.

And as for this:

Don't worry about all that you won't need it when the Sqn moves to Waddington to be closer to the satellite over Germany.
What's that all about then ?

Maybe the boy was on the apple juice last night.
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Old 26th Jun 2007, 03:02
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theprior makes some valid points about LOA for personnel based in the US on exchange. The repeated LOA cuts since Dec 06 have been significant when the cost of living in the US is increasing. LOA is not designed to cover many of the things you bring up. If the MoD's policy moves to encouraging us to buy our own homes as SFA becomes a less attractive option for the government then the costs of remortgaging to a buy to let and all the associated insurance costs should be included in the LOA calculation. I can only agree with all the other issues and I was shocked by the amount of the reduction. I know the embassy did a lot of work to counter the cuts but with no luck. No regrets for accepting the exchange but for those out there who are considering an application research the package as a whole before making the leap. Standard RAF, doing the minimum wrt looking after their people. Quite clever really, they seem to know the tolerance limit of those they employ!
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Old 26th Jun 2007, 16:33
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I too have friends out there that agree with all that theprior said.

However, I'd rather spend 1 day in California on an Exchange tour than a lifetime in Cartoontown with good OJAR's and a couple of hundred pounds a month more in my bank account.
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Is there no longer a 'Ladies Night' at the Holiday Inn Odlin Road? It was always a crucial factor when planning States Trainers to know which evening that was.....

Wednesday night, and it is at the Ramada, just up the road from the Holiday Inn
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Old 31st Jul 2007, 17:53
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Anyone been in the US since before the introduction of JPA? I just found out - after a tip-off from a mate - that my LOA has been underpaid since 1 Apr 06. Underpaid on the already reducing rate that is.

Anyone know how one gets it back?
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