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Will those unfortunate enough to be press-ganged into working at the Olympics have to go through the 'sensitivity quiz'.
'Patronising' sensitivity quiz for Olympic volunteers - Telegraph
Could be a good way of getting out of it with almost no effort.
'Patronising' sensitivity quiz for Olympic volunteers - Telegraph
Could be a good way of getting out of it with almost no effort.
Brilliant. Not rocket science to work out which answer they want. Unfortunately for your plan (which I like very much), all our serving personnel are so incredibly well versed in these issues due to repeated diversity training that my guess is that the requirement to take the test might be waived.
A shame really, WW, 'cause I think your cunning plan might have ben a winner!
A shame really, WW, 'cause I think your cunning plan might have ben a winner!
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my guess is that the requirement to take the test might be waived
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That sounds bizarre enough to be plausible. But WTF has manning car parks got to to with security? If this comes about, it is a disgraceful way of obtaining no-cost labour, while depriving short-term contract temporary staff of an earning opportunity.
Just to make all you volunteers feel better, here is part of an article today from the BBC news online:
Staff on London Underground (LU) have been offered a bonus pay of £850 each to work during this summer's Olympics.
Howard Collins, LU's chief operating officer, said: "We have put forward an offer which would see station, maintenance, service control staff and operational managers receive up to £850 for working flexibly during the 2012 London Games, subject to attendance, customer satisfaction scores and agreement from operational staff to work flexibly in order to deliver a successful games.
"In return we are asking staff to work longer hours at different times of the day, to be prepared to work extra hours and to be more flexible in how and where they carry our their role for us during these crucial weeks."
The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said it would consider the offer made by LU, which would benefit 18,000 workers.
I expect they will be allowed to sleep in their own beds and go down the pub of an evening.
Ah, the warm fuzzy glow of knowing that you are doing your duty and serving your country. All for the greater good...
Mister B
That sounds bizarre enough to be plausible. But WTF has manning car parks got to to with security? If this comes about, it is a disgraceful way of obtaining no-cost labour, while depriving short-term contract temporary staff of an earning opportunity.
Just to make all you volunteers feel better, here is part of an article today from the BBC news online:
Staff on London Underground (LU) have been offered a bonus pay of £850 each to work during this summer's Olympics.
Howard Collins, LU's chief operating officer, said: "We have put forward an offer which would see station, maintenance, service control staff and operational managers receive up to £850 for working flexibly during the 2012 London Games, subject to attendance, customer satisfaction scores and agreement from operational staff to work flexibly in order to deliver a successful games.
"In return we are asking staff to work longer hours at different times of the day, to be prepared to work extra hours and to be more flexible in how and where they carry our their role for us during these crucial weeks."
The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said it would consider the offer made by LU, which would benefit 18,000 workers.
I expect they will be allowed to sleep in their own beds and go down the pub of an evening.
Ah, the warm fuzzy glow of knowing that you are doing your duty and serving your country. All for the greater good...
Mister B
[QUOTE=Olympic stooge;7069245]Heard this great bit of news off my Flt Sgt this morning. I have been pinged to do car parking duties for the Olympics for a month and a half. Not too bad so far. Next came the good bit, because we here at the secret super air transport base in the prime ministers back yard are less than 90 miles from London we will be sleeping on a camp bed in base hangar and will then be transported to our respective car parks to keep a check on the great unwashed public lucky enough to get tickets to the greatest show on earth. As well as having to sleep in a hangar we are not allowed to go home (even though I live in one of her majesties finest pre fabs in cartoontown a two minute drive from base hangar) or drink during the times we will be between shifts. They haven't fully published the exact details but from what I can glean they will be 4 on 3 off.
I am looking forward to all that overtime, just like the tube drivers and police will be earning.[/QUOTE]
Number one son is in the Met and has been told that he will be expected to work 12 hour shifts. Extra hours accrued will be paid in leave - which as he's said will then be impossible to take because of shortages. Tube drivers meanwhile will be coining it thanks to brother Crow and his sense of socialism.
As well as having to sleep in a hangar we are not allowed to go home (even though I live in one of her majesties finest pre fabs in cartoontown a two minute drive from base hangar) or drink during the times we will be between shifts. They haven't fully published the exact details but from what I can glean they will be 4 on 3 off.I am looking forward to all that overtime, just like the tube drivers and police will be earning.[/QUOTE]
Number one son is in the Met and has been told that he will be expected to work 12 hour shifts. Extra hours accrued will be paid in leave - which as he's said will then be impossible to take because of shortages. Tube drivers meanwhile will be coining it thanks to brother Crow and his sense of socialism.
I can sense a degree of seething resentment bubbling away beneath the surface over this. Come the end of August beginning of September, whatever, transpires, I can see some bad feeling being felt, if not by Service Personnel openly, by someone else on their behalf.
Especially so under current circumstances.
By the way Olympic Stooge; what OT have you actually been offered by Mr Hammond? Time and a half, Double, Triple or have you bee given no choice at all in the matter?
FB
Especially so under current circumstances.
By the way Olympic Stooge; what OT have you actually been offered by Mr Hammond? Time and a half, Double, Triple or have you bee given no choice at all in the matter?
FB
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And 4 days on, 3 days off doesn't sound too bad, hope they apply working time directive regs too
If in a "tent city" field conditions should/will be in place so it no doubt it will fall to 3MCS to feed them/provide packed lunches etc so not too bad there (I've had 1st hand experience recently and it was very good grub), also would/should be entitled to LSA if unable to return to home unit on days off due to service need (No different to being on Salsbury plain/exercise). So that should help cover the extra costs a little bit.
Note I used the word "Should" a lot, the reality might be something completely different to save money.
Note I used the word "Should" a lot, the reality might be something completely different to save money.
Once again the Lame sick and lazy are excused you need a world wide deployment med cat to do the Olympics!
All catering provided by MCSU hence no pennies
3000 tented accom with upto 3 hours travelling time in between 12 hour shifts
Short stayers 6 on 1 day off
long stayers 5 on 1 off
will be interesting to observe how various battalions will intermingle once the beer flows. even with a proposed alcohol ban how can they possibly enforce it. sent home in disgrace?
Then again if you have paid for tickets you will not get the time off to attend the games and a refund is out of the window, one of my guys as lost about £300 kick a man whilst he is down, thats on top of missing out on his holiday abroad with family.
the list goes on
All catering provided by MCSU hence no pennies
3000 tented accom with upto 3 hours travelling time in between 12 hour shifts
Short stayers 6 on 1 day off
long stayers 5 on 1 off
will be interesting to observe how various battalions will intermingle once the beer flows. even with a proposed alcohol ban how can they possibly enforce it. sent home in disgrace?
Then again if you have paid for tickets you will not get the time off to attend the games and a refund is out of the window, one of my guys as lost about £300 kick a man whilst he is down, thats on top of missing out on his holiday abroad with family.
the list goes on
Surprised the red-tops have not picked up on this. As one long retired it does seem that service personnel are being short changed to a huge degree over this one. Military Covenant - bah, humbug!
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And where are our lords and masters in all this? No doubt preparing to pick up their latest award for 'services to the Olympics'. It is an absoloute disgrace that they are allowing highly trained personnel to be used for 'car parking'. They know full well that the majority of servicemen under there command DO NOT want to become car park attendants and other cost saving roles during the Olympics. Strangely enough they would probably rather be with their families watching the Olympics or being as far away from this event as possible. Like has been said, military covenant, do be serious.
On the other hand, they are looking to loose more servicemen without having to pay redundancy, mmmm cunning plan.
On the other hand, they are looking to loose more servicemen without having to pay redundancy, mmmm cunning plan.
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HMG has missed a trick. Why didn't they ask the spacies to help out? Just call it an annual camp and they'd be all over it. The parents would be thrilled too 
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This whole Olympic running/jumping/splashing about event is a Poison Chalice that only the Borgias could have bettered. UK PLC needs this gross extravagance like a Moose needs a hat-rack.
When London was awarded the Games, I bet a number of other countries (who had thrown their hat in the ring, but were since afflicted by the same fiscal Plague as UK) breathed a silent 'phew'.
Is there any hard evidence to show that any Modern Olympics has ever rendered a profit to the host nation? I think not; this is nothing but grandstanding (pardon pun) by UK Gov, with our politicos savouring the kudos of international prestige (they hope).
I am reminded of the years when Ireland seemed to win the Eurotrash Song Contest every year, which then saddled them with hosting the next dreadful instalment of the biggest Blight to afflict the Irish people since the Potato Famine of 1845. In the end, they entered some deliberately dreadful refrain first released by Walid Jumblat & the Druze Militia. Job done, & the Euromob moved on to graze other pastures. We could learn from this, offering to host some future Games in, say, Bradford?
HB
When London was awarded the Games, I bet a number of other countries (who had thrown their hat in the ring, but were since afflicted by the same fiscal Plague as UK) breathed a silent 'phew'.
Is there any hard evidence to show that any Modern Olympics has ever rendered a profit to the host nation? I think not; this is nothing but grandstanding (pardon pun) by UK Gov, with our politicos savouring the kudos of international prestige (they hope).
I am reminded of the years when Ireland seemed to win the Eurotrash Song Contest every year, which then saddled them with hosting the next dreadful instalment of the biggest Blight to afflict the Irish people since the Potato Famine of 1845. In the end, they entered some deliberately dreadful refrain first released by Walid Jumblat & the Druze Militia. Job done, & the Euromob moved on to graze other pastures. We could learn from this, offering to host some future Games in, say, Bradford?
HB
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HB,
Greece were the host in 2004 with the Athens games, I think it's fair to say that the current economy in that country is a magnificent indictment of the effect of hosting the modern games.
Is there any hard evidence to show that any Modern Olympics has ever rendered a profit to the host nation? I think not; this is nothing but grandstanding (pardon pun) by UK Gov, with our politicos savouring the kudos of international prestige (they hope).
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HM forces being used to cover for the incompetence & negligence (dare I say corruption) of LOCOG?
Well, they have been either moronically inept in underestimating the true cost of the games or alternatively they wilfully covered the truth up, up to the point which the country signed the contract to deliver the pageant so that now the taxpayers must pay for them.
Some people are getting very rich here. Others are being shafted.
Bah...Humbug
Well, they have been either moronically inept in underestimating the true cost of the games or alternatively they wilfully covered the truth up, up to the point which the country signed the contract to deliver the pageant so that now the taxpayers must pay for them.
Some people are getting very rich here. Others are being shafted.
Bah...Humbug
Now we all have to submit a photo and our personal details so we can be security vetted by an NGO, to check we are fit for the job! No details of ROE, accomodation, chain of command etc.
Police not happy either they are only getting an extra £50 per day for the Olympic duties, told my mate it is better than nothing!!!
Daily we receive request for more and more manpower, we have no fit bodies left yet they still can't / Will not use any officers because the duties are still to demeaning for them to do.
Police not happy either they are only getting an extra £50 per day for the Olympic duties, told my mate it is better than nothing!!!
Daily we receive request for more and more manpower, we have no fit bodies left yet they still can't / Will not use any officers because the duties are still to demeaning for them to do.
Daily we receive request for more and more manpower, we have no fit bodies left yet they still can't / Will not use any officers because the duties are still to demeaning for them to do.
2x Flt Lts nominated for Olympic duties from my Sqn and many more from the rest of Stn.
I'm pretty neutral about things, I don't care which ancient, agnostic homo/dyke wins the medal, it's all the same to me.
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