If Carlsberg ran Air Forces they would probably be the best in the world...
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Parody: noun humorous exaggerated imitation of author, literary work, style etc; feeble imitation, travesty.
You make a suggestion but seem to lack the conviction to support it!
Really?
You make a suggestion but seem to lack the conviction to support it!
the only fleet within the RAF that has really been doing their proper job continuously for many decades is the SAR force....
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4. Scrap all other branches apart from engineers, intel branch and aircrew - and then man to the right numbers. Rocks can join the Army, Coppers are MPGS and all others are provided by Serco or other type companies (Drs, Dentists, PTIs, Admin, Air Traffic, Suppliers, etc...).
It seems you are under the belief that aircrew are the only people that have any input into an aircraft getting off the ground.
Whilst civilianising the above trades in the UK might work (although it'd be incredibly expensive), who are you going to rely on to get your aircraft off the ground when you're on operations? Or will you fuel your own jet and do your own air traffic when you're on ops?
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FFS it was not a suggestion - it was the intenionally ridiculous exaggeration of the points raised in the initial post in the thread.
Has it touched a raw nerve? Or perhaps you need another lie down to take the weight off that chip on your shoulder.
And why not SAR Force or, indeed, elements of the ISTAR Force (in particular a very small (in terms of numbers of airframes), recently retired fleet)?
Has it touched a raw nerve? Or perhaps you need another lie down to take the weight off that chip on your shoulder.
And why not SAR Force or, indeed, elements of the ISTAR Force (in particular a very small (in terms of numbers of airframes), recently retired fleet)?
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Climebear,
Self confess to not being the sharpest of chaps this end but I got your humour right from the outset no problemo, not sure why other supposedly clever folk are struggling so
Self confess to not being the sharpest of chaps this end but I got your humour right from the outset no problemo, not sure why other supposedly clever folk are struggling so
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It seems you are under the belief that aircrew are the only people that have any input into an aircraft getting off the ground.
The rest needn't wear light blue to help out.
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Self confess to not being the sharpest of chaps this end but I got your humour right from the outset no problemo, not sure why other supposedly clever folk are struggling so
ridiculous
whether humorous or not, and I challenged that point. Nothing to do with not seeing the humour in his posts. Pardon me if I misunderstood the point of pprune. I see now that it's just a forum for one-liners!!
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An off-the-wall suggestion that is something of a hobby horse of mine (how's that for a mixed metaphor!).
The RAF I joined was 150k-ish strong - and was run by a 4* CAS. The one I now (sort of) work for is heading South from the low-ish 30ks - and is run by .....guess what!
The RAF now has fewer people in uniform than the Met Police - who manage with a total of 10 ranks (and that's one more than other forces) from plod-on-the-beat to Commisioner.
So why do we need twice that number? And in a hierarchy, we seem to insist on each rank being represented..... how often does one see a sqn ldr working directly for a gp capt etc etc.
Comments??
The RAF I joined was 150k-ish strong - and was run by a 4* CAS. The one I now (sort of) work for is heading South from the low-ish 30ks - and is run by .....guess what!
The RAF now has fewer people in uniform than the Met Police - who manage with a total of 10 ranks (and that's one more than other forces) from plod-on-the-beat to Commisioner.
So why do we need twice that number? And in a hierarchy, we seem to insist on each rank being represented..... how often does one see a sqn ldr working directly for a gp capt etc etc.
Comments??
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Stop digging, have a cup of tea and don't forget to put some money in the pot for it
I'll have a TW0, thanks.
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I think someone needs to read up on Poe's Law
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law
Poe's Law - RationalWiki
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law
Poe's Law - RationalWiki
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I'm afraid that I could be guilty as charged. I must remember to use one of those smiley symbols next time. I blame Radio 4. Damn 'The Now Show'.
I'm afraid that I could be guilty as charged. I must remember to use one of those smiley symbols next time. I blame Radio 4. Damn 'The Now Show'.