RAF Uniform policy
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2 different videos. Richard O'Sullivan played a pilot who stayed out late at a strip club and was upset at his morning cup of coffee arriving late!!!!
(IIRC the vid had a series of short clips including a couple of WRAFs having a picnic on the airfield next to Phantoms which were taxiing and a Benny Hill(esque) copper picking mushrooms on the airfield and chasing a Dominie on his bike!)
The one called Distractions featured a Jaguar detachment which ends in an accident.
The latter specifically mentions the policy of having to get changed to go to SHQ while under other less trivial time-constraints.
(IIRC the vid had a series of short clips including a couple of WRAFs having a picnic on the airfield next to Phantoms which were taxiing and a Benny Hill(esque) copper picking mushrooms on the airfield and chasing a Dominie on his bike!)
The one called Distractions featured a Jaguar detachment which ends in an accident.
The latter specifically mentions the policy of having to get changed to go to SHQ while under other less trivial time-constraints.
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Solution:
Contract out for cs95 in dark blue- practical working uniform (in blue) for all specialisations, easier to keep clean, (potentially) smarter, more military looking..
DPM's/deserts for ops/field/exercise etc...
Contract out for cs95 in dark blue- practical working uniform (in blue) for all specialisations, easier to keep clean, (potentially) smarter, more military looking..
DPM's/deserts for ops/field/exercise etc...
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I don't know but No 9 approves by the look of his thumbs?
"Dish is my commanding officer, and I'm pleashed to shay my lover too"
If he is Dutch maybe No 9 approves of No 10's choice of colour - orange...
History lesson over 
The lineage of the current dynasty -- the House of Oranje-Nassau -- dates back to Willem van Oranje (William of Orange). But while the color orange has royal roots in the Netherlands, today it symbolizes a broader pride in the country and in being Dutch.
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You could get higher quality blues shirts from the tailors at Cranwell, made by Double 2. I've not seen them elsewhere yet, but they are a lot softer, more comfortable and better to iron.
I would be much happier wearing my blues if I could purchase, from somewhere, a well-made, non-itchy, pleasant, high-quality outfit. It'd obviously be nicer if the RAF gave it to me, but seeing as they're not going to do that, does anyone know somewhere I can buy "nice" blues
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I remember in 1972 being shown some photos of very smart uniforms, they were lightweight sky blue cotton (I think) and seemed on the face of it to be very practical and smart. Remember we were wearing hairy blue battledress at the time.
It was received with general approval at Topcliffe when I was there and I should imagine throughout the RAF. When it was introduced, the lightweight cotton was replaced with heavyweight blue material much like the best blue. Unfortunately the design being intended for the lightweight material meant that the 'bomber jacket' made us look like RAC patrolmen; a mistake made more than once on the road. It was an improvement yes but could have been so much better.
I guess there was just too much of the old material on the shelf to ignore.
No matter how much you tell our lords and masters, dress people in greens and you become the ARMY no matter what badges you wear. Uniform evokes all sorts of issues and what to wear when is usually driven by people with too much time on their hands.
I always looked with envy at the US services, they seemed to get smart well made durable uniforms, even the fat ones.
It was received with general approval at Topcliffe when I was there and I should imagine throughout the RAF. When it was introduced, the lightweight cotton was replaced with heavyweight blue material much like the best blue. Unfortunately the design being intended for the lightweight material meant that the 'bomber jacket' made us look like RAC patrolmen; a mistake made more than once on the road. It was an improvement yes but could have been so much better.
I guess there was just too much of the old material on the shelf to ignore.
No matter how much you tell our lords and masters, dress people in greens and you become the ARMY no matter what badges you wear. Uniform evokes all sorts of issues and what to wear when is usually driven by people with too much time on their hands.
I always looked with envy at the US services, they seemed to get smart well made durable uniforms, even the fat ones.
made us look like RAC patrolmen; a mistake made more than once on the road.
Wearing brevets and medal ribbons on blues would definately help with this problem - IMHO. Not many RAC staff, Railway staff and Passenger Help Desk Staff wear them!
LJ
