A question for the intelligensia
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A question for the intelligensia
Chaps, for the brains amongst you; how do I get (online) a page from the most recent Air force List? My Father has produced a piece for a monthly magazine charting the history of the Family contribution to the defence (or otherwise) of the Realm and he would like an extract from the most recent Air Force List showing the details of Yours Truly. Rather than disappoint the old octogenerian, I thought one of you would know the answer. CB
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Unfortunately it's only accessible via the RAF intranet.
http://www.manning.raf.r.mil.uk/revi...rce%20List.htm
..or a visit to a library where the reference section should have one you can photograph or photocopy (& scan).
Does that mean I am intelligensia??
Gizzajob; Ican dudat:
http://www.manning.raf.r.mil.uk/revi...rce%20List.htm
..or a visit to a library where the reference section should have one you can photograph or photocopy (& scan).
Does that mean I am intelligensia??
Gizzajob; Ican dudat:
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Someone did post one a while back, valid Nov 8 2010. No idea how it was done, or the website from whence it came, but I saved a copy. Don't know if I can upload it here either.
Not very useful that. Ne'er mind.
Not very useful that. Ne'er mind.
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Really annoying
Assumptions have a habit of making you look like the tit! Especially as "most recent Air Force List showing the details of Yours Truly" would suggest that intranet access is quite possible. Furthermore an alternative suggestion was included which if not possible directly, could at least be investigated through a third party. So whilst I am a little disappointed at responding to your troll bait, hows about you go f* yourself somewhere else.
As these are anonymous forums the origins of the contributions may be opposite to what may be apparent
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Really Annoyed, at least it was an attempt to be helpful that may potentially be of use to the op - more than can be said for your 'input' ........
or mine
edited to add that I posted at the same time as Tiger Mate who perhaps put it more clearly!
or mine
edited to add that I posted at the same time as Tiger Mate who perhaps put it more clearly!
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The clue is in the question
Yozzer; you Sir, are an scholar and a gentleman whereas Really Annoyed, you, Sir, are a tit! Perhaps if you learned to read what is written, rather than what you choose to read. life would be more pleasurable for us all! . W2, please try harder; the Old Man is 80 in a few days and has just been diagnosed with Alzheimers, so I need to sort this pronto. Close enough for Government work will suffice.CB
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"most recent Air Force List showing the details of Yours Truly" would suggest that intranet access is quite possible.
Let me know your Service number and I will PM you your name. The intranet is not available outside of the MOD.
What about a search for your gazette entry, eg commissioning or promotion etc.
London Gazette Home Page
Also try googling your service number and RAF.
London Gazette Home Page
Also try googling your service number and RAF.
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Nice try
RA - very, very good try. My cover would be totally, totally blown and my chance to denigrate people with impunity would be removed forever - but thanks for the offer old chap. CB.
Thanks RA (not a sentiment that others would normally share with you)
I wasn't aware that the Air Force List was available over an insecure net (Airspace) - I am enjoying looking at the fellow chisellers and seeing their seniority and how they 'big up' their postnominals with membership of pay-to-join 'professional' bodies. Perhpas I should join some random body and add meaningless, yet impressive-sounding letters after my name. And I just thought that was the province of retired SNCOs trying to get into the job market...
On a wider issue, it is sad that this list is no longer available in the public domain, security concerns notwithstanding. The Army List has been an invaluable source of family historical research; in future, generations will not be able toa ccess these lists, I fear.
I wasn't aware that the Air Force List was available over an insecure net (Airspace) - I am enjoying looking at the fellow chisellers and seeing their seniority and how they 'big up' their postnominals with membership of pay-to-join 'professional' bodies. Perhpas I should join some random body and add meaningless, yet impressive-sounding letters after my name. And I just thought that was the province of retired SNCOs trying to get into the job market...
On a wider issue, it is sad that this list is no longer available in the public domain, security concerns notwithstanding. The Army List has been an invaluable source of family historical research; in future, generations will not be able toa ccess these lists, I fear.
The one I miss is the Retired List. The nature of our existance is that people just seem to disappear over time - it was always good to be able to check the list to see when/if they had left, and indeed confirm that they were still alive!
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On a wider issue, it is sad that this list is no longer available in the public domain, security concerns notwithstanding.
) by the info on that link!
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Don't rely on the London Gazette either! The RAF stopped funding entries in that journal about 5 years ago. I had to use 'inside' contacts to eventually get a record of mine published so that I could add it to my Family History records for my kids!
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I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
TTN, the AFL has gone to that great hole in the skies called JPA.
The input to the AFL now depends on JPA issuing a pay cheque every month. You retire, no pay cheque, and you disappear.
When I got my first degree I told the CS at Strike and my entry on the RAFR list was duly amended. Whenurhappy, when I paid for my MRIN that too went in. There was a small hiatus when I was made an AFRIN as that had not been on the approved list. The list was amended and that too went on.
By the time I got my third degree, as I was paid by the Civil Service and not through JPA I ceased to exist. I spoke with the SO2 at Air who said they were trying to see if CS RAFR could be 'captured' but didn't think it was worth the effort. The retired list was dead easy to ignore.
The input to the AFL now depends on JPA issuing a pay cheque every month. You retire, no pay cheque, and you disappear.
When I got my first degree I told the CS at Strike and my entry on the RAFR list was duly amended. Whenurhappy, when I paid for my MRIN that too went in. There was a small hiatus when I was made an AFRIN as that had not been on the approved list. The list was amended and that too went on.
By the time I got my third degree, as I was paid by the Civil Service and not through JPA I ceased to exist. I spoke with the SO2 at Air who said they were trying to see if CS RAFR could be 'captured' but didn't think it was worth the effort. The retired list was dead easy to ignore.