New ACAS announced

[Lima Juliet]

Latest Air Rank Appts:

AIR RANK AND COMMAND APPOINTMENTS LIST 3.13

Air Commodore E J Stringer CBE to be promoted Air Vice-Marshal and to be Assistant Chief of the Air Staff in the Ministry of Defence with effect from 5 April 2013 in succession to Air Vice-Marshal B M North OBE.

Air Commodore M Wigston to be Personal Staff Officer to Chief of the Defence Staff in the Ministry of Defence with effect from 21 March 2013 in succession to Commodore B J Key Royal Navy.

Group Captain D J Waddington to be promoted Air Commodore and to be Tornado Force Commander, Royal Air Force Marham in March 2013 in succession to Air Commodore M Wigston.

Group Captain B H Hedley MBE to be promoted Air Commodore and to be Commandant Air Warfare Centre, Royal Air Force Waddington in May 2013 in succession to Air Commodore S C Evans

[wiggy]

Well done Dave W.

[Easy Street]

^ well done wiggy (surely not?!)

[Red Line Entry]

Well done Ted.... sorry, Edward!

[The B Word]

Funny old thing, he was Ted at Grammar School during the 1980s as well...

[wiggy]

^ well done wiggy (surely not?!)

Nah, to avoid any confusion Dave W was, for a while, "one of mine" during his time on the Jet Provost at Cranditz, e.g on 28th April 1986 my logbook reveals that a certain Plt Off. D. Waddington was taught Glide circuits....I guess at some point I omitted the lesson that covered how not be shot down.....and if you're reading this Dave.. I'm sorry, I'm really really sorry

Fortunately he was sensible enough not to follow my lead when it came to the likes of O.Q.s and how to get on in the RAF.



Wiggy

QFI and Flt Lt (retired.)....

[BEagle]

Funny old thing, he was Ted at Grammar School during the 1980s as well...

Grammar School?

[just another jocky]

Well done Waddo. (sorry, don't know the others )

[peppermint_jam]

Congrats Waddo , like JAJ above, I don't know the others but congrats anyway.

[The B Word]

BEagle

Yes, Ted was a product of this Grammar...as was I!

Watford Grammar School for Boys - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

[Dunhovrin]

He was still Ted at Woodvale in 1984.

[1.3VStall]

Q: Why does Marham need a 1* "Tornado Force Commander"? When there were Tornado Sqns at Bruggen, Honington, Lossiemouth and Marham the force didn't need a separate commander, the staishes and appropriate chains of command seemed to cope just fine.

So what has changed? Jobs for the boys?

[Easy Street]

It's a rebranding exercise for the 2 aircrew Air Commodores that have always existed in 1 Gp. Instead of being Air Commodore Force Elements / Air Commodore Ops (insert annually-changing w@nky-staff title here), they are now the Tornado and Typhoon Force Commanders. I actually think it is a step forward - a bit clearer who is reponsible for what and to whom.

[Sir George Cayley]

Waddington moves to Marham

Has anyone told logistics?

SGC