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The RAF - A brief history

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Old 1st Nov 2014, 23:06
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The RAF - A brief history

Probably one of the funniest descriptions of the RAF I've seen. Well worth searching the rest of the site for some very amusing reads!

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Pretty good made I Larf....

This is the Army take.... (Apologies if you've already seen it)


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Another arrsepedia entry for RAF pilots

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..and of course there's the following two





Personally, I think the more vicious the humour, the better we look.
And if you can't take a joke........
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In the interest of Tri-Service harmony, from the same website:

The perceived homosexual culture within the Royal Navy has greatly influenced the development of the names of ranks for both officers and, ahem, seamen. A complete, accurate list of ranks is difficult to come by as the Ministry of Defense has expended vast resources attempting to cover up the appropriate inappropriate names of the ranks. The following list is the best obtainable without Level Purple Delta 6 security clearance.
Commissioned Officersedit
Admiral of the Fleet - The Big Chief. He gets to drive any boat he wants.
Admiral - These fellows run the Royal Navy. (The Admiral of the Fleet is too busy driving any boat he wants.)
Vice-Admiral - These fellows attempt to eliminate all prostitution within the Royal Navy.
Rear Admiral - Too easy.
Commodore - An old computer.
Captain - Usually an ex-pirate, but not always the case.
Commander - Is not really in command, except when the Captain is off plundering.
Lieutenant-Commander - Exists.
Lieutenant - May exist.
Sub-Lieutenant - Not quite as easy as Rear Admiral, but there is definitely some sort of S&M or CBT overtone.
Midshipman - These lads are tasked with holding the two halves of the ship together.
Ratings and Other Ranksedit
Chief Petty Officer - The Little Chief. Must have an eye patch and at least one wooden leg.
Petty Officer - Fairly anal.
Leading Seaman - Sounds like leading semen.
Able Seaman - Sounds like able semen.
Ordinary Seaman - Sounds like ordinary semen.
The British Army uses a wide variety of weapons, including Water Pistols, Rubber Chickens, 13.37-pounder guns and Challenger 2 Tanks captured from Salisbury Plain and civilian boats used to retreat across the English channel. Other silly weapons include the Mk1 Darjeeling Teabag, a very silly weapon indeed. Their most effective weapon, however, is the cunning British art of hiding behind the English channel.
And yet they can afford to use these weapons, as bullets bounce off them.
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The Biggles section is exceptionally entertaining!

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It seems to have missed several Biggles books

Biggles Goes North
Biggles Goes East
Biggles Goes mainly Nor-Nor-West, turning South right at the End
Biggles Goes "Boing!"

Etc.
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Leon, You've just made me fall off the chair.
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I shudder to think what's in these links. The local, ahem, service provider won't let me open it!
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Cool Banter.

This stuff is great.
Keep it coming!!
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Old joke :

What is the primary task of the Royal Navy ?

To rescue the Army from all the disasters they get themselves into !
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Biggles and Ginger are Gay? Scandalous!
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