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No more ACs, LACs, and SACs....

Old 4th Jun 2022, 08:10
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So from July we have Air Recruits and Air Specialists class 1 and 2......

That won't offend anyone in or out will it?
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Originally Posted by downsizer
So from July we have Air Recruits and Air Specialists class 1 and 2......

That won't offend anyone in or out will it?
What the..
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According to the RAF Web page, it looks like the roles of NCA have been changed.

"RAF Non-Commissioned Aircrew fly aircraft and helicopters to carry out air patrols over the UK. ...."
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Originally Posted by downsizer
So from July we have Air Recruits and Air Specialists class 1 and 2......

That won't offend anyone in or out will it?
Well now that you ask...on here, highly likely...this will be reflected in the number of pages of course.

All I can say, is, the RAF abolished the best rank it ever had many years ago....J/T
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One assumes you held it.
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Originally Posted by ZH875
According to the RAF Web page, it looks like the roles of NCA have been changed.

"RAF Non-Commissioned Aircrew fly aircraft and helicopters to carry out air patrols over the UK. ...."
A1 G1 Z1 not required anymore then?

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Surely "Specialist" sounds like it has been borrowed from the cousins, or is the light blue half way to being "Special Forces"?

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So SAC and SAC Tech that replaced JT are to be one? How will that work? If true another waste of money.

I cannot find anything about it on the RAF website BTW.

so is this a specialist operation or will it be an internal war?

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Ah but Nutty they've thought about this....Air Specialist Technician....

Chief to go next, along with Master, due to the inference of superiority. You saw it here first.
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So Air Specialist Marshall and Specialist of the Air Staff in that case ?

and what about Chief of Staff Personnel and Air Secretary
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What about the badges, two-blade and three-blade?
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Who dreams up this crap? Worth an OBE at least, of course.
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What pisses me off is they bleat on about budgets but this crap will cost a fortune, just as the JT changes did, all literature will need to be changed etc for what?
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What pisses me off is they bleat on about budgets but this crap will cost a fortune, just as the JT changes did, all literature will need to be changed etc for what?
Just take comfort in the fact that 37 people in the RAF now feel much happier and can spend less time being offended....

Maybe now they can show us they're interested in solving the bigger issues....
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O4FS!

IMHO It’s a complete and utter waste of time and money!

However, I suppose it’s good to see the RAF has enough spare cash to go this route, what with increased NATO commitments and a major war on our doorstep.

…..Or is it just more the whim of #WokeWiggy@Work?


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Pass the popcorn, so I can sit here and watch all the usual suspects implode with rage...
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My Dad was an AC2 and now we’ll have AS2s.Plus ca change……..
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Originally Posted by langleybaston
What about the badges, two-blade and three-blade?
LBN Wash your mouth out!

There will be NO identifying badges, of course.

How can you have equality if one specialist aviator has only 2 blades and another has 3….it would be soooooooo unfair.




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How can you have equality if one specialist aviator has only 2 blades and another has 3….it would be soooooooo unfair.
Can those working on the Atlas have one with 8 blades please........
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