Wearing uniform in public
Wader....if one were to take the oath at when re-enlisting...you were armed with your rifle....outdoors....and in Ranks.....would you remove your Headgear during the oath?
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The late Archie Winskill (when Captain of The Queens Flight) once greeted HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, at the bottom of the Andover airstairs, resplendent in No 1 blue uniform and suede desert boots.
Archies' feet hurt, HM commiserated saying she 'knew the feeling'.
Archies' feet hurt, HM commiserated saying she 'knew the feeling'.
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TTN: Returning his never less than immaculate salutes on passing, I was always painfully aware that his beady eye had given my appearance and bearing the once over and found me sadly wanting! No doubt Danny was grateful for the enhanced pension etc, but I always thought it was a shame when he was commissioned - the RAF had loads of Flying Officers but all too few outstanding WO's.
Having said that, I bumped into one of my old WOs the other month - dragged backwards through a hedge and then dressed in an old sandbag, he would still look smarter and have more presence than me. An ex QCS WO, he would (frequently) shame the Guards Division with his deportment. What was scary, was that he was always polite and hardly ever failed to say please and thank you when fixing you with a beady expression; "Please leave my office immediately and return in no later than 25 minutes dressed in your Number 1s. Thank you". Just reading that back, I still felt my bowels shift slightly.
Its good to see the uniform worn smartly in the public eye and the troops who wear it to the shops these days do so with a sense of self awareness and spring in their step that my 'generation' didn't generally have - and probably with good reason. I was at Odiham this week and felt like a crusty old fart when I caught myself actually feeling pleased to see so much smartness on display!
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I was at Odiham this week and felt like a crusty old fart when I caught myself actually feeling pleased to see so much smartness on display!
I like to consider myself one who wears a smart blue uniform, however the trousers are formally number ones, shoes of oxford pattern purchased at own expense, and a black silk tie purchased at own expense because the issued kit these days is rubbish quality. Being an aircrew chap one has several generations of jumper including the previous Vee neck plain weave version and it would still be in use were it not for a hole that chose a prominent position to appear; its replacement is also rubbish quality. Maintaining standards does not come cheap.
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Pink slippers land colonel in hot water | News24
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As a Boy Entrant at Yatesbury I don't think I would have been treated quite so leniently.
I'd probably still be on jankers.
Pink slippers land colonel in hot water | News24
See:
Lieutenant grounded for 'borrowing' plane | News24
As a Boy Entrant at Yatesbury I don't think I would have been treated quite so leniently.
I'd probably still be on jankers.
Always a pleasure to see the RAF in Stamford in uniform.
BUT the cadets of Stamford School are a heap of sh1t and never seem to wear headdress out of doors.
Need a nice friendly SWO, methinks.
How about Mr Warwick then?
BUT the cadets of Stamford School are a heap of sh1t and never seem to wear headdress out of doors.
Need a nice friendly SWO, methinks.
How about Mr Warwick then?
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I agree with HH's sentiment; however, given the state of the Defence estate, I wouldn't guarantee that our roofs don't leak (even the comparatively modern ones)
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This has been resolved.
Pink slippers land colonel in hot water | News24
See:
Lieutenant grounded for 'borrowing' plane | News24
As a Boy Entrant at Yatesbury I don't think I would have been treated quite so leniently.
I'd probably still be on jankers.
And Tankertrashnav will suffer a fit of the vapours when he reads this!
Pink slippers land colonel in hot water | News24
See:
Lieutenant grounded for 'borrowing' plane | News24
As a Boy Entrant at Yatesbury I don't think I would have been treated quite so leniently.
I'd probably still be on jankers.
And Tankertrashnav will suffer a fit of the vapours when he reads this!
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If I go to Tesco in uniform, I wear my hat until I get to the door and then remove as i walk into the building. Although the AP says -
So I should wear it in the store because i don't work in Tesco...?
Hats need not be worn: (QR 202)
a. When indoors at designated place of work.
a. When indoors at designated place of work.
Last edited by TurningFinals; 29th Nov 2012 at 23:08.
