Typhoon Pilots 'unfit for flying' Sent Home
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Typhoon Pilots 'unfit for flying' Sent Home
BBC News reported this morning that 2 Typhoon pilots from RAF Coningsby had been sent home from Italy for being unfit for flying following a night out, apparently. Anyone got any more on this?
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Inexcusable!
If you cannot stay off the juice when on ops, then there is no place for you in our Armed Forces.
I say that they should be added to the Redundancy Tranche 1 list. No, on second thoughts, they would get cash for that; just sack them!
I say that they should be added to the Redundancy Tranche 1 list. No, on second thoughts, they would get cash for that; just sack them!
What happened in the BoB has nothing to do with how the RAF should or should not conduct modern military operations; any more than how the English performed at Agincourt should influence the British Army. Without making comment on the specific cases involved, there is a simple rule:
If you cannot act professionally on ops, you shouldn't be on ops.
If you cannot act professionally on ops, you shouldn't be on ops.
Jindabyne,
You're right, no GSOH in my bio. But there are a few ops in there...
(..and I've also stood over the grave of a mate who was killed because someone else didn't do their job properly)
You're right, no GSOH in my bio. But there are a few ops in there...
(..and I've also stood over the grave of a mate who was killed because someone else didn't do their job properly)
According to CEEFAX incident happened at the end of March.
This incident will no doubt appear as more evidence as to why we should have retained (or regenerate) certain capabilities - but out of interest once committed to ops do the RN go dry on their boats/ships or is it 'ops normal' as far as the wardrooms are concerned?
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We will probably never get to know the facts. But the mere fact that the MOD put out a statement, using that kind of wording strongly suggests that it was a serious incident.
'fraid if you can't handle it sensibly, then don't handle it at all. Ultimately there are peoples lives at stake here and I wouldn't want some drunk on my squadron irrespective of what trade, rank or position he or she was.
Winco
We will probably never get to know the facts. But the mere fact that the MOD put out a statement, using that kind of wording strongly suggests that it was a serious incident.
'fraid if you can't handle it sensibly, then don't handle it at all. Ultimately there are peoples lives at stake here and I wouldn't want some drunk on my squadron irrespective of what trade, rank or position he or she was.
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Alcohol has no place in the cockpit, but it has a fantastic ability to de-stress and help with group bonding. Even the Yank doctor at CAMB supports it! Properly separated from flying I believe it is a good thing on ops. The recent dry sandy wars are just dull and soulless without it.
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Aw come on guys, give the poor Typhoon pilots a break - they've never been on a proper detachment before - let alone on Ops!
Let's hope they got a note from their Mums first before leaving the UK...
Let's hope they got a note from their Mums first before leaving the UK...