You know you have become a third rate Air Force when....
Thank goodness most of you miserable lot are out!
I was going to launch into a diatribe about how the vast majority of those I work with are still up for it, but you know what? I get the feeling it would a waste of time.
Crack on...
I was going to launch into a diatribe about how the vast majority of those I work with are still up for it, but you know what? I get the feeling it would a waste of time.
Crack on...
You know you have become a third rate Air Force when....
1. It has more capability gaps than capability.
2. It can't afford its own elementary training aircraft.
3. The rented elementary training aircraft fall to bits.
4. It can't afford to train its own QFIs.
5. It can't afford practice weapons for trainee fighter pilots.
6. It took the scrapping of its maritime role without a murmur - instead of Air Staff resigning en bloc.
7. It took the scrapping of its V/STOL role without a murmur - instead of Air Staff resigning en bloc.
8. It contracted its primary AAR needs to a civilian service company which has yet to acheive any AAR service.
9. It had to go cap in hand to MCCE to find some foreign tankers to take its whizzy new fighters on a simple 4-leg trail.
10. It can't afford military hospitals. Or bands... Or squadron events in the Officers' Mess.
11. It can't afford 'Air Clues' and its own newspaper is riddled with errors and inaccuracies.
12. It has all but stopped recruiting.
13. It "Hears what you say", but does nothing "Because there's no money". Or should that be 'will'?
2. It can't afford its own elementary training aircraft.
3. The rented elementary training aircraft fall to bits.
4. It can't afford to train its own QFIs.
5. It can't afford practice weapons for trainee fighter pilots.
6. It took the scrapping of its maritime role without a murmur - instead of Air Staff resigning en bloc.
7. It took the scrapping of its V/STOL role without a murmur - instead of Air Staff resigning en bloc.
8. It contracted its primary AAR needs to a civilian service company which has yet to acheive any AAR service.
9. It had to go cap in hand to MCCE to find some foreign tankers to take its whizzy new fighters on a simple 4-leg trail.
10. It can't afford military hospitals. Or bands... Or squadron events in the Officers' Mess.
11. It can't afford 'Air Clues' and its own newspaper is riddled with errors and inaccuracies.
12. It has all but stopped recruiting.
13. It "Hears what you say", but does nothing "Because there's no money". Or should that be 'will'?
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When more emphasis is put on running between two orange cones in a gymnasium every six months, rather than providing the resources to give us serviceable aircraft to do our job in.
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When all officers below CAS have to justify - in writing - on each occasion - why they need a driver for a service vehicle and don't self-drive.
(You heard it here first).
(You heard it here first).
Last edited by teeteringhead; 17th Apr 2013 at 08:46.
During war studies at Sleaford in the late 1960’s, we were given the definition of a third world defence force.
It was one with more air marshals than squadrons, more admirals than ships, and more generals than regiments…..
It was one with more air marshals than squadrons, more admirals than ships, and more generals than regiments…..
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There is only one thing that marks an Air Force as Third Rate, and that's losing....
...and there's only one way to know that for sure, but by then it's too late to fix the problem.
The question is, are the threats less credible than the Air Force?
...and there's only one way to know that for sure, but by then it's too late to fix the problem.
The question is, are the threats less credible than the Air Force?
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RLE
I'm still in. I'm still "up for it". I still find it a huge embarrassment that a once capable Air Force has to borrow tankers from another Air Force because the replacement for its own capable but old jets has failed to provide what it was contracted to do. Has to hire its training aircraft. Basically is a shadow of its former self
I'm still in. I'm still "up for it". I still find it a huge embarrassment that a once capable Air Force has to borrow tankers from another Air Force because the replacement for its own capable but old jets has failed to provide what it was contracted to do. Has to hire its training aircraft. Basically is a shadow of its former self
....When there are 16 E&D nominated personnel at one training establishment..
....When 80% of work is done on a simulator..
....When a reunion has to held in a local Hotel because the Mess is 'too expensive'..
....When 65% of service personnel at a single unit cannot pass their basic fitness test..
....When the above are'nt challenged because they run to one of the 16 E&D types...
....Pamphlets are constantly produced covering everything from 'Air Power' to 'How to talk to Minorities'..
....A standard Flying Programme today would have been classed as insufficient for trg purposes less than 10 years ago...
....A cancer of meaningless Management Speak..
....Bosses more focused on getting their MA than leading their people..
Jeez, I'm getting old....time for my nap.
....When 80% of work is done on a simulator..
....When a reunion has to held in a local Hotel because the Mess is 'too expensive'..
....When 65% of service personnel at a single unit cannot pass their basic fitness test..
....When the above are'nt challenged because they run to one of the 16 E&D types...
....Pamphlets are constantly produced covering everything from 'Air Power' to 'How to talk to Minorities'..
....A standard Flying Programme today would have been classed as insufficient for trg purposes less than 10 years ago...
....A cancer of meaningless Management Speak..
....Bosses more focused on getting their MA than leading their people..
Jeez, I'm getting old....time for my nap.
RLE
RLE
I'm still in. I'm still "up for it". I still find it a huge embarrassment that a once capable Air Force with the worlds best MPA aircraft and crews has to beg for MPA from our Allies because the requirement and need hasn't gone away and we're still an island race with SSBN's to protect!
I'm still in. I'm still "up for it". I still find it a huge embarrassment that a once capable Air Force has to borrow tankers from another Air Force because the replacement for its own capable but old jets has failed to provide what it was contracted to do.
I'm still in. I'm still "up for it". I still find it a huge embarrassment that a once capable Air Force with the worlds best MPA aircraft and crews has to beg for MPA from our Allies because the requirement and need hasn't gone away and we're still an island race with SSBN's to protect!
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I doubt if many of the RAF Police recruits at the station were any wiser than moi.
Oh just too easy!
