Red Arrows on channel 5 - 'Kings Of The Sky'
Progress I guess?
FWIW - and far more emotively I hold the belief, rightly or wrongly, that only a subset of those with campaign medals will actually be combat veterans as the criteria for award rarely features combat. I would define a combat veteran as anyone who was within effective weapons range of hostiles during fighting, or similar.
Excellent programme.
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How did they drop weapons on people if they weren’t within effective weapons range?
If they were employing lethal force then they were certainly fighting within effective weapon range.
My definition probably falls down when it comes to the drone community. Maybe I should have just said that a combat vet is exactly that, not someone who spent time in a JOA.
If they were employing lethal force then they were certainly fighting within effective weapon range.
My definition probably falls down when it comes to the drone community. Maybe I should have just said that a combat vet is exactly that, not someone who spent time in a JOA.
My bad, I thought you meant effective weapons range of an enemy weapons system! Drone operators will always be a challenignc one to define I agree, though I've absolute respect for what they do/go through.
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Such as everyone subjected to Scud attacks in GW1? Not a particularly good determinant...
It is indeed a very good programme - this week's will be very interesting.
I would define a combat veteran as anyone who was within effective weapons range of hostiles during fighting, or similar.
It is indeed a very good programme - this week's will be very interesting.
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I was on the receiving end of Scuds at Dharhan but I wouldn't consider myself a combat veteran. I think that's stretching the definition.
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Without wanting to labour the point Beagle, Tashengurt - if you (or anyone else) came under an attack then you were within effective weapons range...
I would, however like to apologise for my part in definition/ pedantry/ thread drift etc which has spawned from simply pointing out that the voice over was incorrect in an otherwise great programme.
I would, however like to apologise for my part in definition/ pedantry/ thread drift etc which has spawned from simply pointing out that the voice over was incorrect in an otherwise great programme.
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Nicely done without being over the top. I may even head to Scampton this afternoon to watch if anyone knows which slot they’re using.
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Just watched the latest which I recorded and somewhat disappointed to hear the leader pronounce schedule as skedule
Got off a BA flight ( A320 ) where the F/O who was flying it stood by the door when we were offloading at LHR ( When did they start doing that? ) who likewise pronounced it as skedule. I probably embarrassed him by pointing out the errors of his ways poor lad. I keep hearing it on BBC too from people who should know better.
Got off a BA flight ( A320 ) where the F/O who was flying it stood by the door when we were offloading at LHR ( When did they start doing that? ) who likewise pronounced it as skedule. I probably embarrassed him by pointing out the errors of his ways poor lad. I keep hearing it on BBC too from people who should know better.
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Just watched the latest which I recorded and somewhat disappointed to hear the leader pronounce schedule as skedule
Got off a BA flight ( A320 ) where the F/O who was flying it stood by the door when we were offloading at LHR ( When did they start doing that? ) who likewise pronounced it as skedule. I probably embarrassed him by pointing out the errors of his ways poor lad. I keep hearing it on BBC too from people who should know better.
Got off a BA flight ( A320 ) where the F/O who was flying it stood by the door when we were offloading at LHR ( When did they start doing that? ) who likewise pronounced it as skedule. I probably embarrassed him by pointing out the errors of his ways poor lad. I keep hearing it on BBC too from people who should know better.
Bastardisation of the English language is deplorable - even the BBC has dropped its RP standards due to the Islington metrognomes and the influence of meeja-city Northern English accents. Tha' knaws
A few examples:
'Reeesearch' instead of 'Rissearch'
"I'm good" instead of "I'm well" or "I'm fine"
Americans stress the wrong word in 2 word phrases such as 'Robin Hood' or 'Top Gear'- so now the BBC uses 'TOPgear' instead of 'TopGEAR'
thegypsy, I trust you cuffed the young sprog about the swede and banned him from making any PAannouncements until he'd learned to speak proper Nigel-speak?
Anyway, back to the plot as Kenny Everett would say. The Channel 5 'Kings of the Sky' programme really is rather good - apart from the '4-point barrel roll' guff.
A few examples:
'Reeesearch' instead of 'Rissearch'
"I'm good" instead of "I'm well" or "I'm fine"
Americans stress the wrong word in 2 word phrases such as 'Robin Hood' or 'Top Gear'- so now the BBC uses 'TOPgear' instead of 'TopGEAR'
thegypsy, I trust you cuffed the young sprog about the swede and banned him from making any PAannouncements until he'd learned to speak proper Nigel-speak?
Anyway, back to the plot as Kenny Everett would say. The Channel 5 'Kings of the Sky' programme really is rather good - apart from the '4-point barrel roll' guff.
Bastardisation of the English language is deplorable - even the BBC has dropped its RP standards due to the Islington metrognomes and the influence of meeja-city Northern English accents. Tha' knaws
Private jet, that's not really true. Down to the laziness of school teachers who lower their standards instead of insisting on correct use of English. There was a very interesting series on TV recently 'Back in Time for School', hosted by someone called Sara Cox. Her standard of English was pitiful, as was that of many of the alleged teachers.
As for the pupils, it seems that 'like' is like, used during each piece of like dialogue. Innit...like?
As for the pupils, it seems that 'like' is like, used during each piece of like dialogue. Innit...like?
