Are RAF pilots not permitted to vote ?

[nonsense]

Originally Posted by Video Mixdown

​​​​​​The current procedures regarding the registration of UK overseas voters are very easy to access online. I've never understood this desire to take part in UK votes that are irrelevant to you if you now live permanently overseas. If you've got a burning desire for democratic representation it would make more sense to take whatever steps are necessary to take part in elections that directly affect you where you now live.

I lost my EU passport in a Brexit vote I wasn't allowed to take part in.

[212man]

Originally Posted by nonsense

I lost my EU passport in a Brexit vote I wasn't allowed to take part in.

Yes, I’m a PR in an EU country but can’t vote in national elections. Sane as a USA Green Card.

[J.A.F.O.]

Pilots aren't allowed to vote as they can't spell X.

[Ninthace]

Originally Posted by J.A.F.O.

Pilots aren't allowed to vote as they can't spell X.

That has been allowed for in electoral law. As a result of objections from the master race, the mark has to be unambiguous and in one box only. Crayon is acceptable. The question is, can a pilot colour in the box and stay inside the lines?

[Herod]

Originally Posted by Ninthace

That has been allowed for in electoral law. As a result of objections from the master race, the mark has to be unambiguous and in one box only. Crayon is acceptable. The question is, can a pilot colour in the box and stay inside the lines?

Lines?? That requires a navigator.

[Ninthace]

Originally Posted by Herod

Lines?? That requires a navigator.

A navigator to draw the lines maybe, but budgie wearers would claim only they have the hand and eye coordination to colour it in, using the crayon supplied by the navigator after they had eaten theirs.

[Avionker]

Originally Posted by Herod

Lines?? That requires a navigator.

Must be easy if the aircrew can manage it between them. If it was hard the ground crew would have to do it…

[jayteeto]

I commissioned from the ranks in 1987. (Fg Off) I didn’t hold a single day through training and it took 2yrs 5 months to wings, including IOT. There were many Pilot Officers getting wings and on squadrons. Even in the 90s

[Ken Scott]

Plt Off Denis Wissler joined the RAF on 10 Jul 39, the day before his 19th birthday. He was awarded his wings in Nov and joined 85 Sqn in France 2 weeks before the German Blitzkreig on 10 May 40. He flew back to England with his Sqn at the time of Dunkirk then was posted to 17 Sqn back in France to support the evacuations from the western ports. He flew with 17 Sqn throughout the Battle of Britain, including crash landing after being shot up and wounded on the 24 Sep, returning to action 3 weeks later. He was killed on 11 Nov 40 having been shot down by an Me 109 at the age of 20.

He was never old enough to vote.