After 24 years, I tried to leave in the '96 RAF redundancy scheme. No luck there with my desk officer.:ugh: Or with the following appeal to my OC (my desk officer, just promoted in!):\

So I PVR'd in '97.

Still waiting for a letter!:(

It isn't done if there's no will to do it! :ok:

C130JBloke Quote - "Lot easier to just sign them yourself !!!!"

Strangely, thats what I did when I left Lyneham in 1988 for a tour on promotion at HQSTC. Was posted back in 1992 and got some strange looks at some of the sections that I had to arrive at - wanted to know why I was there as I had never left! :confused:

Should have signed myself back onto the camp. :}

Valedictory letter
 

I got a personal valedictory letter from AVM Jock Stirrup who was Air Officer CommandingNo. 1 Group at the time. Is this unusual.? I thought so, having been a less than spectacular career Corporal, (though I was involved in some dodgy stuff, at times)

Left in 2005 after 25 years service, having achieved a reasonable rank and made a minor contribution or two on the way. All I got was a computer print out of my service record.

In 1982 I got a charming, hand-written letter from Mike Knight, AOC 1 Group at the time. Still have it.

I got a few letters when I left. One was the SOP from AOC, the others were from Secondary Duties which meant much more.
Got a shiny Veteran's Badge and nice Pension too!

Served 35 years. No valedictory letter, no certificate. No regrets.

No. We'll still get a certificate (maybe) and a clearance chit, just like the old days.