Can Wigston survive the onslaught?
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My understanding is the the New DCom Ops has been brought forward by 6 months, I suspect that the new CAS will be announced before Nov 22, this was the original date for DCom Ops to be in place and CAS to replaced by Apr 24.
Is there any real suggestion that standards are being relaxed.
Or is it, like so many other areas in society, qualified people who are not white and male are losing out to a system that recruits in its own image?
Or is it, like so many other areas in society, qualified people who are not white and male are losing out to a system that recruits in its own image?
Didn’t fit into the meejahs own agendas. They have no interest in such trivia, Tuc, no diversity/inclusivity content.
Wilson was like Marmite. He worked wonders when AOC in C RAFG. From my viewpoint, hard as nails, efficient, fair.
Other colours are available..
And he had the decency to go when time was up.
Much more recently a VSO went because he offered his arse as a garden bike rack. A very small sin compared with the present disaster.
Other colours are available..
And he had the decency to go when time was up.
Much more recently a VSO went because he offered his arse as a garden bike rack. A very small sin compared with the present disaster.
Re: Sir Sandy
totally agree your sentiments here. Great boss to ‘us erks’ in RAFG. Hard on his pilots but got results. Fair and always supportive to his troops.marmite indeed.
IMHO He Got stitched up by Rifkin, at the time, following a meejah ****storm over the ‘grace and favour’ redecorations. So perhaps Wallace will cave in to them and sort out the current clusterfcuk?
one can only hope..
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Frankly I think this is the tip of the iceberg. I don’t think this is just about recruiting, but that it extends quite a way up to promotion and command boards at senior levels if rumours are to be believed. If that’s the case, I don’t see how any of the Air Force Board can come out of this looking good.
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It does read like promotion is based upon wokeism and diversity and not military capability for senior staff, say the right things and you progress.
Frankly I think this is the tip of the iceberg. I don’t think this is just about recruiting, but that it extends quite a way up to promotion and command boards at senior levels if rumours are to be believed. If that’s the case, I don’t see how any of the Air Force Board can come out of this looking good.
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Speedywheels,
To put your mind at ease a little, there has been no suggestion from the Airships that technical training lower its standards for minority groups. The standard is still the standard for all. (There has been considerable discussion over the past few years about what that standard should be, but that’s a different issue…)
To put your mind at ease a little, there has been no suggestion from the Airships that technical training lower its standards for minority groups. The standard is still the standard for all. (There has been considerable discussion over the past few years about what that standard should be, but that’s a different issue…)
I have personally witnessed this scenario, The sad part is it doesn’t just diminish the institution, it diminishes minority members who got where they are because they worked hard, had their Shyte together, and were respected and valued ship mates.
Re: Sir Sandy
totally agree your sentiments here. Great boss to ‘us erks’ in RAFG. Hard on his pilots but got results. Fair and always supportive to his troops.marmite indeed.
IMHO He Got stitched up by Rifkin, at the time, following a meejah ****storm over the ‘grace and favour’ redecorations. So perhaps Wallace will cave in to them and sort out the current clusterfcuk?
one can only hope..
totally agree your sentiments here. Great boss to ‘us erks’ in RAFG. Hard on his pilots but got results. Fair and always supportive to his troops.marmite indeed.
IMHO He Got stitched up by Rifkin, at the time, following a meejah ****storm over the ‘grace and favour’ redecorations. So perhaps Wallace will cave in to them and sort out the current clusterfcuk?
one can only hope..
As to the media, where would they get detailed information about the costs of curtains, approved or otherwise, if they weren't so briefed? Who would have briefed them? Sir Malcolm?
I would agree that Sir Sandy Wilson was stitched up but not that it was by SoS Malcolm Rifkind, who was also misled by the RAF High Command over the Mull of Kintyre pilots. You have to ask yourself who benefitted from him not getting the top job? Hardly Sir Malcolm!
As to the media, where would they get detailed information about the costs of curtains, approved or otherwise, if they weren't so briefed? Who would have briefed them? Sir Malcolm?
As to the media, where would they get detailed information about the costs of curtains, approved or otherwise, if they weren't so briefed? Who would have briefed them? Sir Malcolm?
I would agree that Sir Sandy Wilson was stitched up but not that it was by SoS Malcolm Rifkind, who was also misled by the RAF High Command over the Mull of Kintyre pilots. You have to ask yourself who benefitted from him not getting the top job? Hardly Sir Malcolm!
As to the media, where would they get detailed information about the costs of curtains, approved or otherwise, if they weren't so briefed? Who would have briefed them? Sir Malcolm?
As to the media, where would they get detailed information about the costs of curtains, approved or otherwise, if they weren't so briefed? Who would have briefed them? Sir Malcolm?
At the time of carpetgate and the £250K refurbishment, Sir Malcolm was in a different command and would have had no visibility. Whatever you think of his subsequent sins, I don’t believe he was in any way connected.
There is a fine line between feathering one’s nest and corruption.
Embroidered rather than stitched up? A friend told me he kept duplicate files at home on all the embellishments at Rheindahlen because he was concerned the office set might vanish. Best not to enquire about Pantechnicons allegedly transporting the contents of the Berlin residence back to an unknown private destination in the UK.
At the time of carpetgate and the £250K refurbishment, Sir Malcolm was in a different command and would have had no visibility. Whatever you think of his subsequent sins, I don’t believe he was in any way connected.
There is a fine line between feathering one’s nest and corruption.
At the time of carpetgate and the £250K refurbishment, Sir Malcolm was in a different command and would have had no visibility. Whatever you think of his subsequent sins, I don’t believe he was in any way connected.
There is a fine line between feathering one’s nest and corruption.
While Wilson left the RAF a short while after Rifkind left Defence, the latter was Secretary of State when the decision was made six months earlier. (Feb 1995). Notably, a couple of months later, in April 1995, Rifkind was lied to by senior officers over the Mull of Kintyre affair; and to his great credit later breached convention by speaking up about it alongside John Major. I wonder if the same CAS briefed him about Wilson?
The problem is when you have quota’s what do you think happens when to make this years quota and it is nearing year end, the next X number of the right demographic HAVE to pass.
I have personally witnessed this scenario, The sad part is it doesn’t just diminish the institution, it diminishes minority members who got where they are because they worked hard, had their Shyte together, and were respected and valued ship mates.
I have personally witnessed this scenario, The sad part is it doesn’t just diminish the institution, it diminishes minority members who got where they are because they worked hard, had their Shyte together, and were respected and valued ship mates.
I've read through this thread and just have to say that I am glad I left the RAF when I did, now almost 30 years ago. However, this one brought back memories:
There were far too many people who had this attitude - do the minimum to look good so long as it isn't apparent until you have moved on. They were simply selfish and just did not have the "best interests of the service" in their mind at all, whether in the case of cost, airworthiness, flight safety, operational effectiveness or even just improved morale. They were the people who would only consider themselves, not the RAF as a whole, and they would not do something "because the book doesn't say I can do it" whereas, on the contrary, others had the view that "the book doesn't say I can't do it" and were willing to make a rational decision based on their knowledge and experience.
The trouble is that such people did have a better career, they did reach higher ranks and now they do have a massive pension. I find it sad that the situation has apparently not improved and could perceivably be worse!
The trouble is that such people did have a better career, they did reach higher ranks and now they do have a massive pension. I find it sad that the situation has apparently not improved and could perceivably be worse!