Not-so-woke Reds

[mike rondot]

Major Major Major

Does nobody read Catch 22 these days?

You must forgive me for thinking it was some kind of bizarre joke that Marshal Marshall was mentioned in the press as a candidate for the soon-to-be-vacant post of CAS. Just saying….

[MPN11]

ha!

+ extra characters!

[Chugalug2]

Her parents missed the chance in not naming her Marsha. Major Major was named by his father who had a sense of humour of course and was promoted to Major thanks to the Washington computer, showing it also had a sense of humour. Is she perhaps only in when she is out?

[WillNorris81]

You have no idea of the irony of this statement regarding shagging junior ranks…

[57mm]

Remember Flt Lt Dave Major at 4FTS Valley? He may well have been promoted, giving us Sqn Ldr Major.....

[BEagle]

He wasn't. He was also my primary QFI during my JP course at RAFC in 1973-4.

Really nice chap, IIRC he left the RAF for an airline career.

[Barksdale Boy]

I knew a British army officer, one Major Major; he changed his name to Edwards-Major. I heard he was later promoted. Not sure if he dropped the Edwards.

[Dave Roome]

As an airline captain, dave would have been Captain Major.

[stevef]

I used to work with an ex-RAF corporal. His surname was Sargent. Nothing to do with the Red Arrows but I thought it worth a mention.

[dctyke]

Originally Posted by stevef

I used to work with an ex-RAF corporal. His surname was Sargent. Nothing to do with the Red Arrows but I thought it worth a mention.

The SAC Wanklyn I worked with would dream of been called Sargent. It was a harsh world in the early 70s!

[treadigraph]

Originally Posted by stevef

I used to work with an ex-RAF corporal. His surname was Sargent. Nothing to do with the Red Arrows but I thought it worth a mention.

I worked with somebody whose name was Constable and her dad was a prison officer; I imagine a job with the police was not a sensible option....

Originally Posted by Dave Roome

As an airline captain, dave would have been Captain Major.

If he had an older brother, at school he could have been Major Minor...

[Just This Once...]

Originally Posted by mike rondot

Does nobody read Catch 22 these days?

You must forgive me for thinking it was some kind of bizarre joke that Marshal Marshall was mentioned in the press as a candidate for the soon-to-be-vacant post of CAS. Just saying….

Catch 22 doesn't do it justice as it's her married name, taken from the other 'Marshal Marshall'. At one stage he was AOC 1 Group when she became AOC 2 Group.

[MPN11]

Originally Posted by Just This Once...

Catch 22 doesn't do it justice as it's her married name, taken from the other 'Marshal Marshall'. At one stage he was AOC 1 Group when she became AOC 2 Group.

Family take-over? What next? Is one of their sons called Kim?

[SASless]

What would happen if the Marshal had order Marshal to Marshal Marshal's forces?

[MPN11]

This is all largely irrelevant to the topic, of course. But Wiki says she is CBE, and he’s only OBE.

Now, with that light diversion out of the way, should we not revert to the matter in hand?

[Lordflasheart]

...

The SAC Wanklyn I worked with ...

Wanklyn ... There's a name to respect ...

Lt Cdr Malcolm David Wanklyn RN - VC, DSO and two Bars

HMS Upholder, Missing on their 28th Patrol, Mediterranean, April 1942

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Wanklyn

LFH

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[MPN11]

I give up . play with yourselves.

[oldmansquipper]

MPN…. Right!

SAC Wanklyn and whom?

👋🤌

[H Peacock]

The display routine could be adjusted to allow individuals to fly in more then one formation position.

That’ll never happen unless they drop to being just a pair!!

[mike rondot]

Back on the subject

I apologise for dragging the thread off piste with the Catch 22 thing, but in my defence I am constantly amazed by reports in the press of the inept and insensitive statements made by senior RAF Officers about the Reds and their catalogue of appalling behaviour.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11471075/RAF-sparks-fury-labelling-allegations-whistle-blower-sex-abuse-scandal-false.html

Whoever it was that rubbished the claims made by one of the whistleblowers and described them as false and defamatory will presumably soon be getting a close-up view of the underside of the Number 300 bus. It does still stop outside HQSTC doesn’t it? Or maybe it will be one of the frequent buses that run past Main Building.