Prince William to join.. Special Forces.

[Al R]

Al R said: "Is it the AAC that does the proper Special Forces flying then?"

Frag7 said "Yes"

Ah, cheers. But hang on.. a thought has just struck me on this lazy and cunny Friday afternoon.

If the AAC has NCO's flying agile, fast, demanding modern SF attack helicopters, why does the RAF need officers to fly slow cargo helicopters?

[Al R]

Holy sh#t.. 9 posts, 5 months, no dialogue.. OPSEC!

lol I stand corrected.

It just struck me as strange thats all.. why RAF pilots who leave don't quietly rejoin as Air Troopers for retraining into something, well.. more worthwhile? Loadies at least must fancy the chance of crossing over and doing some real flying even if it means keeping the same rank - I mean, if you insist on being a plakky NCO you may as well be one where it counts.. up front and behind the wheel?

Just a thought mind, and I hope no loadies were harmed in the making of this post.

[Double Zero]

I'm sure he will be given a limited overview, and indeed I hope anti-hijack / attack training - as if he isn't surrounded by highly trained guys all the time - but doubt he will be regarded as nothing but a pain in the bum they could well do without by S.F.

[Al R]

Oooh, I so want to sneak a peak at AIDU's post. Its bound to be really witty and about the Regiment.

I must be strong, I must be strong, I must be strong,
I must be strong, I must be strong, I must be strong,
I must be strong, I must be strong, I must be strong,
I must be strong, I must be strong, I must be strong,
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I must be strong, I must be strong, I must be strong,
I must be strong, I must be strong, I must be strong,
I must be strong, I must be strong, I must be strong,
I must be strong, I must be strong, I must be strong,
I must be strong, I must be strong, I must be strong,
I must be strong, I must be strong, I must be strong,
I must be strong, I must be strong, I must be strong,
I must be strong, I must be strong, I must be strong,
I must be strong, I must be strong, I must be strong,
I must be strong, I must be strong, I must be strong,
I must be strong, I must be strong, I must be strong,
I must be strong, I must be strong, I must be strong.

[parabellum]

"but doubt he will be regarded as nothing but a pain in the bum they could well do without by S.F."

I doubt there will be too much there to see - some training staff and an IS team?

[teeteringhead]

why does the RAF need officers to fly slow cargo helicopters?

..... that'd be the big slow cargo (including walking and (often) bleeding cargo) helicopters that have to slow down so the

fast, demanding modern SF attack helicopters

can keep up .....

..... thought so *
















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