When I handed in my kit . . .
You were supposed to hand your kit in?
As the VC10 Flight Engineer Leader it's lucky I didn't check the F700 and find this kind of nonsense. I would have personally charged any person indulging in this stupid subterfuge and hope it would lead to their court-martial.
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He was nothing to do with the Ten fleet, indeed nothing to do with anything flying either.
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Clothing book?
Does anyone know if we still have such a thing as a clothing book anymore? I have no idea where mine might be having moved around 4 times in joint and other service HQ posts, some with civvy storekeepers. Last time I took 4 bin bags of kit back to Odiham it all got dumped in big bins as rubbish or for Air Cadets, so I’m not sure what checks and balances are in place for kit returns anymore. I still have my Seiko aircrew watch but I’m not convinced there’s even a record of that anymore! Or is there some kind of Tri-service online record system now maybe?
I must say this thread is entertaining. But clearly none of it applies to civilians. I still have my Mk4A, issued in about 1997. Nothing gash about it. The first with mod 060 embodied and seldom used after witch doctors withdrew clearance to fly due to ticker problems. One day someone will ask for it back.
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Always used to put a squiggle in for the sections I had never used, such as bicycle store, when clearing.
Only thing I really made money out of was when I went to Belize in around 1979 for 10 weeks (my replacement cancelled and I reluctantly stayed for an extra few weeks.). Only did about 2 day’s work during the detachment as they never had 2 Harriers serviceable in the same day.
The army issued me a pay book to get advances on my salary for spending money and I used it liberally during the detachment for trips to the keys, down town etc. All in all I think I took out about £200 - an awful lot for a Fg Off at the time - but a one off trip of a life time, so what the hell. Got home and waited in trepidation for the inevitable bill to arrive - which it never did.
Thank you army........
Only thing I really made money out of was when I went to Belize in around 1979 for 10 weeks (my replacement cancelled and I reluctantly stayed for an extra few weeks.). Only did about 2 day’s work during the detachment as they never had 2 Harriers serviceable in the same day.
The army issued me a pay book to get advances on my salary for spending money and I used it liberally during the detachment for trips to the keys, down town etc. All in all I think I took out about £200 - an awful lot for a Fg Off at the time - but a one off trip of a life time, so what the hell. Got home and waited in trepidation for the inevitable bill to arrive - which it never did.
Thank you army........
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Well how strange that the business about odd names "maybe" being used to sign for things and others, 673's, 700's, 252's etc etc (think those numbers are correct, somebody am sure will correct me) now no names, no pack drill as usual but it did happen at BZN during the early 70's in the Brit Base era, one quite well known individual always used to sign everything: Aloyicious J Wickemruffle. so out there in the pre digital age must be reams of paperwork (job sheets plus etc) with that name on them, there will be some of you out there who remember ?.
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The clothing book I remember had a cash value. It wasn't 668(?) but one an airmen could use to get new kit at no cost - shoes, shreddies, uniform etc. It there was a credit balance after a period, 6 months I think, he could cash in and get a not inconsiderable cash rebate, I vaguely remember 6/8 or so. As I was earning 13/4 per day . . .
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It's possibly a good job, sorry about the thread drift here, that you didn't encounter a certain USAF Tech Sgt at Valley one Saturday morning then.
Late Friday and a newly arrived in the UK F1-11 lobs in tech...ostensibly .....cue how to waste a night being "volunteered " along with several others from Eng Wing ( naturally ) to guard the beast. Next day, said American arrives to rectify the "defect "....we watched, with interest, as he filled out the paperwork before signing it with a different name to the one on his uniform.....looking at a sea of bemused faces, he thoughtfully explained that " the asshole had done it to him so he was returning the favour".....or words to that effect .
Although on the subject of signing for kit, I knew a certain J/T on the M.U who, went dispatched to Brawdy, took great delight in signing everybody's bedding out in his own name. This had the desired effect of confusing the aptly named Cpl Mutton in the guardroom who, bless him, could never be accused of having an excess of cognitive development. At one point said J/T had no less than 20 different sets signed out albeit others may possibly have signed on his behalf .....so you would have thought the penny may have dropped by now........alas. .
Late Friday and a newly arrived in the UK F1-11 lobs in tech...ostensibly .....cue how to waste a night being "volunteered " along with several others from Eng Wing ( naturally ) to guard the beast. Next day, said American arrives to rectify the "defect "....we watched, with interest, as he filled out the paperwork before signing it with a different name to the one on his uniform.....looking at a sea of bemused faces, he thoughtfully explained that " the asshole had done it to him so he was returning the favour".....or words to that effect .
Although on the subject of signing for kit, I knew a certain J/T on the M.U who, went dispatched to Brawdy, took great delight in signing everybody's bedding out in his own name. This had the desired effect of confusing the aptly named Cpl Mutton in the guardroom who, bless him, could never be accused of having an excess of cognitive development. At one point said J/T had no less than 20 different sets signed out albeit others may possibly have signed on his behalf .....so you would have thought the penny may have dropped by now........alas. .
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And of course lots of stuff got "exchanged" at Odiham without the owners knowledge, which promptly turned up on the Storemans market stall... All down to the muppets putting the hasp and clasp on the internal clothing store door incorrectly allowing the staff to open it with a screwdriver and serve themselves on the weekend.
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I was a great believer in the magic of multi coloured pens, I at several stations looked at my clearance chits and thought, never been there.... signed... no point clearing there.... signed.. never was queried, same with clearing accomodation etc, having stood on my mattress when moving out I was horrified at the dirty great footprint on it, promptly circled and signed... not a problem, the sword isn't mightier than the pen. Bruggen had the best system, it went round the internal mail.
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Deviation. In the V-Force there was a thing called the Early Bird. I have no idea if this was unique to Bomber Command but it was an early morning supply run around the bases. You entrusted your trunk to the system and next day there it was.
Anyway, newly arrived at Coningsby I was button hold by OC Supply for getting his airmen to carry my trunk to my room. ,,,'twas not me but the canny Batman who pulled a fast one
Anyway, newly arrived at Coningsby I was button hold by OC Supply for getting his airmen to carry my trunk to my room. ,,,'twas not me but the canny Batman who pulled a fast one
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I was posted from Shawbury to Odiham at very short notice "at the exigencies of the service". I was supposed to be there for two more years and possibly for five. Shawbury MQs were so bad we'd decided to buy our own house and had just signed the contract. We were gutted (and skint!). OC GD Flt Shawbury (a newly posted in Flt Lt) told me I was therefore awarded a weeks worth of Orderly Officer duties for my last week because I was escaping early and wouldn't get my year's worth in before I left!
We had words...
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I was posted from Shawbury to Odiham at very short notice "at the exigencies of the service". I was supposed to be there for two more years and possibly for five. Shawbury MQs were so bad we'd decided to buy our own house and had just signed the contract. We were gutted (and skint!). OC GD Flt Shawbury (a newly posted in Flt Lt) told me I was therefore awarded a weeks worth of Orderly Officer duties for my last week because I was escaping early and wouldn't get my year's worth in before I left!
We had words...
We had words...