SWO AND HIS STICK
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SWO AND HIS STICK
After 38 years in I recently left for a quieter life, on passing my local station recently I noticed the new SWO walking with his stick and waving it in a strange manner. Several people have commented that they have never seen this before, question is there a standard way for him to walk with his stick or can he do what he wants as is the SWO.
SWO's stick....
....."waving it in a strange manner"?? In what way strange? A la Harry Potter? Or perhaps a la Herbert von Karajan? Tip on the ground and swaggering along with the cane head moving in a circle to the side a la Beau Brummel? Exactly how??
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After being given 'the SWO stick' for a temporary 7 month spell, I ventured outside with what I thought was the correct hand to carry a SWO stick, the left! Therefore leaving my right hand to salute. It was quickly pointed out to me that I was carrying it in the wrong hand as you tucked it under your left arm-pit to salute, therefore it had to be the right hand. So I preceded to carry it in the right hand with the silver Warrant Badge facing forward. Wrong again!! I was corrected a final time and told it had to be the pointy end facing forward, so when you smartly swung it around and tucked it under your left arm-pit, the silver Warrant Badge would be facing the officer you were saluting. That will teach them for putting a bloke on flying pay in SHQ, what do I know? Incidentally, a week later, the CASWO phoned me up to ask how I was doing in my 'new' post, I said fine thanks, he replied; "I understand you've been carrying the stick in the wrong hand and in the wrong direction", I said how on earth he knew that, he replied; "I'm CASWO!".
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Shouldn't this be posted in the completely inane questions forum?
Just like the majority of the cr@p on this forum?
SOMETIMES it might be about
the backroom boys and girls
I never knew that snippet, and it may just be the one thing some of us might be able to call out the SWO on.....
Shouldn't this be posted in the completely inane questions forum?
Just like the majority of the cr@p on this forum?
Lighten up people FFS!
)If we keep throwing the relevance spears, its going to end up that unless you post your comment from the cockpit whilst in flight, possibly asking for hints and tips on what to do with all flashing lights that have suddenly disturbed your peaceful transit, or using it as a tourist guide to the best places to divert, any post will automatically be assumed to be irrelevant by the 'hard core operational' types. Remember, it's a light hearted internet forum, it ain't ground school or STANEVAL!
Last edited by Melchett01; 11th May 2013 at 15:42.
Mr Smith at RAF Nicosia c. 1962 was a perfect gentleman, ruled with a rod of iron, led by example and only raised his voice on parade. Routinely changed his KD at lunch time, dust never settled on his footwear, a million miles from the archetypal w@nker.
With Mickey Martin as Staish, and Jimmy Gordon as CMetO, it was a good place to be a little weatherman.
With Mickey Martin as Staish, and Jimmy Gordon as CMetO, it was a good place to be a little weatherman.
I don't own this space under my name. I should have leased it while I still could
and know I had nightmares about not getting there in time. God bless all OS.
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Getting bored wth this now so AP818 Ch 1 refers:
Jayand, I guess a nasty SWO frightened you at some point?
23. On occasions when the Royal Air Force Ensign is being hoisted or lowered at a Royal Air Force establishment all ranks within view of the ensign or within hearing of the Alert call (whistle) are to face the flagstaff and stand to attention, officers only are to salute. These general rules are to be applied by the Air Training Corps in relation to their Corps' ensign.
Jayand, I guess a nasty SWO frightened you at some point?
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Oi!! KPax...
....You still haven't answered the original question.
Suggest you describe this "strange manner" of stick waving so that the thread can get back on track.
The way that it has drifted suggests that aircrew might be infesting this forum.
The Ancient Mariner
Suggest you describe this "strange manner" of stick waving so that the thread can get back on track.
The way that it has drifted suggests that aircrew might be infesting this forum.
The Ancient Mariner