What is going on at the top??
As for ‘Master Aircrewman’ it’s Master Aircrew - where ‘master’ is an adjective. If he thinks that then maybe he should hand back his MA Oxon and MA from KCL as they are obviously sexist and he doesn’t understand what an adjective is either!
Beggars belief!
Beggars belief!
What has a resistance to new technology got to do with it? Or are you proving how the misuse of a noun (in your case ‘Luddite’) can, and is, being used out of context?
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Corporal Clott , 2nd Dec 2021 23:23
Presumably he calls HM Queen Elizabeth ‘the King’ and HRH Princess Royal ‘the Prince’ then? What utter rot.
Presumably he calls HM Queen Elizabeth ‘the King’ and HRH Princess Royal ‘the Prince’ then? What utter rot.
"FYI Her Majesty is the Duke of Lancaster."
She is also "our Duke & Queen" in the Channel Islands
She is also "our Duke & Queen" in the Channel Islands
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Does anyone else remember the wonderful TV series 'M*A*S*H' in which Cpl 'Radar' O'Reilly always referred to Maj Margaret 'Hotlips' Houlihan as 'Sir'? In today's world would that be praised for being inclusive (not that she ever showed signs of identifying as male!!!) or condemned for encouraging the use of an incorrect pronoun?
I’ve been told that CAS said today he disagrees with anyone that says aviator is the masculine form; aviatrix being the feminine form. Said that it’s like the word ‘actor’ is now being used to mean actress as well and that actress, as a word to identify gender, is slowly dying out.
It does not, however, apply to someone who doesn't fly an aircraft (or crew it).
This is like calling a theatre usherette an 'actor', or a female NHS porter a surgeon. The gender of the term isn't an issue. The appropriateness and accuracy is.
I see that the Senior Service know what an Aviator is. Surely not a coincidence with this wording today? RIP Lt Gibb 
Of course the Royal Navy and Army have Aviators and Aviatrices too!
Of course the Royal Navy and Army have Aviators and Aviatrices too!
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And he's right Aviator applies just as well to a female pilot as to a male one.
It does not, however, apply to someone who doesn't fly an aircraft (or crew it).
This is like calling a theatre usherette an 'actor', or a female NHS porter a surgeon. The gender of the term isn't an issue. The appropriateness and accuracy is.
It does not, however, apply to someone who doesn't fly an aircraft (or crew it).
This is like calling a theatre usherette an 'actor', or a female NHS porter a surgeon. The gender of the term isn't an issue. The appropriateness and accuracy is.
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When i was a pilot officer I wasn't one. 
I really wish the higher echelons of the RAF had something more constructive to do.
I really wish the higher echelons of the RAF had something more constructive to do.
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As a serving 30-something millennial, who rarely goes near a mil aircraft, yet alone flies in one, being termed an 'aviator' doesn't bother me too much. I haven't worked in a light blue environment for 10+ years, and although I'd go as far as to say the name change is a tad clumsy, it won't impact how I approach my job or how I deal with those around me. I suspect that those who are getting riled up about this have in the main, either never served, or have already left the RAF.
Generally speaking, the things that matter are:
Generally speaking, the things that matter are:
- Are you professional?
- Can you do your job well?
- Can I get on with you?
