Questions for the CAS?
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Questions for the CAS?
CAS's staff are conducting a review into how best to enable CAS to communicate with "his" people, mainly focussed at Cpl/Sgt and Flt Lt/Sqn Ldr level. I have been asked to canvas my people to provide the best 5 RAF-related questions for the CAS, I have my own ideas but what do you think?
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Only 3 questions
1. Why do you believe everything the PTI's tell you?
2. Why do you believe everything the Rock Apes tell you?
3. Why don't you believe the rest of us when we tell you about the problems with spares, manpower, JPA ..................?
2. Why do you believe everything the Rock Apes tell you?
3. Why don't you believe the rest of us when we tell you about the problems with spares, manpower, JPA ..................?
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When are you going to tell the Civil Service/HMT that there are no more savings to be had and that we will not be trying to meet them until the force has eradicated all shorfalls in personnel and equipment?
When are you going to increase the size of the RAF so that there are sufficient personnel to meet all of our requirements? That is sufficient instructors to train sufficient personnel of all branches and trades to meet the requirements of the frontline.
When are you going to scrap PFIs and insist that the governement procure equipment properly?
When are you going to accept that JPA is a crock and we need more PSF staff until JPA is fit for purpose?
When are you going to start demanding that all MQs which are still required are nationalised and brought back into MOD ownership so that we might hope for a better service than we currently get from MODern Housing Solutions? (By MODern I guess we accept contractors turning up unannounced, or outside agreed times, to fix things that were badly installed in the first place).
I have more if you want.......
When are you going to increase the size of the RAF so that there are sufficient personnel to meet all of our requirements? That is sufficient instructors to train sufficient personnel of all branches and trades to meet the requirements of the frontline.
When are you going to scrap PFIs and insist that the governement procure equipment properly?
When are you going to accept that JPA is a crock and we need more PSF staff until JPA is fit for purpose?
When are you going to start demanding that all MQs which are still required are nationalised and brought back into MOD ownership so that we might hope for a better service than we currently get from MODern Housing Solutions? (By MODern I guess we accept contractors turning up unannounced, or outside agreed times, to fix things that were badly installed in the first place).
I have more if you want.......
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Sir, do you honestly believe that the organisation is fit for purpose and that it has not been over-stretched for some considerable time? If not, how could you possibly accept the current downscaling of manpower and materiel?
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CAS - Communicating/Questions
The first question ".......how best to enable CAS to communicate with "his" people....." Begs questions about AMP's Liaison Team. Does it still exist? Is it broken? If it still exists why not expand it? (I know, manpower!)
With regard to the best 5 RAF related questions - Roland Pulfrew has given a good summary. It really is time someone drew a line in the sand. I thought the RAF was reaching critical mass (Fleets, Branches, Trades, etc. too small to be viable) when I left in 2000, but the downward spiral continues.
It would be difficult though to exaggerate the need to fix JPA. Although, in my view it should be by-passed by increasing PSF staff. It beggars belief that operationally streched people have to do their own admin with a not fit for purpose system which is backed up by an anonymous and unreliable help desk system.
With regard to the best 5 RAF related questions - Roland Pulfrew has given a good summary. It really is time someone drew a line in the sand. I thought the RAF was reaching critical mass (Fleets, Branches, Trades, etc. too small to be viable) when I left in 2000, but the downward spiral continues.
It would be difficult though to exaggerate the need to fix JPA. Although, in my view it should be by-passed by increasing PSF staff. It beggars belief that operationally streched people have to do their own admin with a not fit for purpose system which is backed up by an anonymous and unreliable help desk system.
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How about how are you going to man in theatre AT when every man and his dog has left due to shocking morale?
How about when is he going to give a presentation to the ME and RW fraternity and not mention harrier and eurofighter once?
When is he planning to tackle real issues such as dilution and the shocking lack of spare parts in theatre instead of tickling the fringe issues?
How about when is he going to give a presentation to the ME and RW fraternity and not mention harrier and eurofighter once?
When is he planning to tackle real issues such as dilution and the shocking lack of spare parts in theatre instead of tickling the fringe issues?
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Maybe RICKIT IS CAS
No I'm not, but thanks to your replies I am compiling a list to send to my SO2 who will no doubt filter out any contentious issues and make it sound like everything is OK with the Service (like the RAF News does
).
No I'm not, but thanks to your replies I am compiling a list to send to my SO2 who will no doubt filter out any contentious issues and make it sound like everything is OK with the Service (like the RAF News does
).
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Thread Drift Alert!!
.....this often gets mentioned but ain't so! For a 4* his pension is half pay (ish) whenever he retires ..... of course the pension's not as good as the pay!
In fact (I once shared an office with a P1 expert), once earned (whatever that means!), it's almost impossible to lose your pension - even after a Court Martial for something nasty. IIRC it needs to be treason or similar to lose the pension, "mere" armed robbery or rape (for example) wouldn't do it.
Back to CAS........
I once was invited to ask a CAS a question - I asked: "Suppose you are taking your undergraduate godson out to dinner. How would you pursuade him to join the RAF? And if you couldn't - why not!"
No, I thought not--the pension is not worth sacrificing for ANYTHING.
In fact (I once shared an office with a P1 expert), once earned (whatever that means!), it's almost impossible to lose your pension - even after a Court Martial for something nasty. IIRC it needs to be treason or similar to lose the pension, "mere" armed robbery or rape (for example) wouldn't do it.
Back to CAS........
I once was invited to ask a CAS a question - I asked: "Suppose you are taking your undergraduate godson out to dinner. How would you pursuade him to join the RAF? And if you couldn't - why not!"
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I met CAS on one of his recent trips out East. He asked what we'd like to improve our lot (on the AT fleet) and I gave him a few serious suggestions.
The answer came back that he understood how hard we're all working - manpower and aircraft, but that things would be great by 2015...
The answer came back that he understood how hard we're all working - manpower and aircraft, but that things would be great by 2015...
