Commissioned Crewman Leaders
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Commissioned Crewman Leaders
What’s the deal with commissioned crewman leaders nowadays? I understood that they were being binned but I recently heard that they had been retained on the rotary side.
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No, just their brains. The bins being the ones by the Henlow and Cranwell main gates.
If in doubt, just check for the zip at the back of the head. (Eh, St John's
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CG
I understood that they were being binned
If in doubt, just check for the zip at the back of the head. (Eh, St John's
)CG
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If I get to the reunion this year I will buy him a beer and I am sure he will forgive me if not I will tell all about how Joyce the cleaner almost caught him during a crafty "ND" 
Caz,
It's a Crewman thread so go dribble elsewhere, oh and remind us again where are you paying your pension tax
Caz,
It's a Crewman thread so go dribble elsewhere, oh and remind us again where are you paying your pension tax
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Seldom - Charlie. A zip! Luxury! I was only there for 4 days so a bit of Velcro, super glued in, was the best they could do. The original snowdrop zip had healed over by then.
Seldom. Now that was a good det; Didn’t Jack M*****G ‘break’ his leg on that one
? And who could forget ‘Captain Gonad’ on the water taxi
!
Seldom. Now that was a good det; Didn’t Jack M*****G ‘break’ his leg on that one
? And who could forget ‘Captain Gonad’ on the water taxi!
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Seldom - Charlie. A zip! Luxury! I was only there for 4 days so a bit of Velcro, super glued in, was the best they could do. The original snowdrop zip had healed over by then.
Seldom. Now that was a good det; Didn’t Jack M*****G ‘break’ his leg on that one? And who could forget ‘Captain Gonad’ on the water taxi!
Seldom. Now that was a good det; Didn’t Jack M*****G ‘break’ his leg on that one
? And who could forget ‘Captain Gonad’ on the water taxi!
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There was one at Odious in my time and he was a Grade A
I remember him hanging from a Wessex winch in a cargo net after being installed there by the rest of the crews.
I remember him hanging from a Wessex winch in a cargo net after being installed there by the rest of the crews.
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An interesting debate the 'empowered master' one. Actually intent was for masters to step up to the plate and take on the duties and responsibilities of the commissioned guys...shame so many of them shy away from the real staff work when it comes to it.
Admittedly there was a fair percentage of duff commissioned guys, but let's not kid ourselves that all the MAcr Ldrs are shining stars by any stretch of the imagination. The ongoing debate is where are frontline units from both sides of the divide going to grow their execs from when the Nav trade dies and the pilot numbers get even lower? I would suggest the debate rages on and with the small numbers we'd be talking about there really is room for all. Depends whether the cadre (and the OCs) want to have a representative voice (that is heard) higher up the food chain.
And when the competition was run in recent years there wasn't exactly a shortage of applicants so the interest is still out there. Personal opinion of course.....
Admittedly there was a fair percentage of duff commissioned guys, but let's not kid ourselves that all the MAcr Ldrs are shining stars by any stretch of the imagination. The ongoing debate is where are frontline units from both sides of the divide going to grow their execs from when the Nav trade dies and the pilot numbers get even lower? I would suggest the debate rages on and with the small numbers we'd be talking about there really is room for all. Depends whether the cadre (and the OCs) want to have a representative voice (that is heard) higher up the food chain.
And when the competition was run in recent years there wasn't exactly a shortage of applicants so the interest is still out there. Personal opinion of course.....
So if it's cheaper to have a commissioned leader???????
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Nutloose. Nice self portrait!
Nutloose. Nice self portrait!
