Is that the politicians, posters on here or both?

Melchett, don't go getting all insightful...it'll only end in tears.

You current chaps disappoint me.

The odd afternoon 'marching up and down the square' culminating in a monumental piss up, appears to be beyond you (Freedom of Restormal 1980)

Give u standby chaps a call, we'll willingly help out under the circumstances!

You ex chaps forget things have changed since then. St Mawgan in 1980 was a very different place to where most of us are today.

The 'odd afternoon' would be even more distraction from the primary tasks we have, for which we don't have enough people, time, money or other resources to do properly.
I'm guessing the ratio of blue suits to OOA warfighting deployments was a little more favourable in 1980 too.

Perhaps we could set up a PFI, and have industry do it for us. How proud we could all be, watching those 'Shelf Stacking Staff' from Tescos march down Whitehall. After all, there's a lot more of them than us.... :hmm:

Advo

Brown a socialist?
 

According to Two's In, "And to think some people thought he was just a self-serving socialist jock twot."

Come, come, now. Brown is no more a socialist than I'm a brain surgeon. The rest of it is pretty accurate, though but.

Mr Chinstrap - don't go all serious on us! The Armed Forces Campaign in the telegraph (complete with a US Serviceman saluting) is nothing more than gesture politics but a few Freedom parades (at present 80% of the RAF is at home and not in some dusty sweathole) would be no bad thing. People do like us (your neighbours notwithstanding!) and a bit of visibility - after the elections would do good.

Anyway get back to fluffing those duvets!:ok:

WP

Guys, I know that weekends parading aren't many peoples idea if fun. But at least a group of people have done something to acknowledge the job we're doing. Admitedly there's much more to be done, but this will raise awareness!

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Armed Forces Day
 

An Armed Forces Day? This is an intriguing idea from HM Govt, a day when the British Public get to show their support and respect for their Armed Services.

Meanwhile at your local school the Army recruiters are being told you can’t come in because of the ethical dilemma created by the inaccurate portrayal of service life, who is in danger of creating its own “ethical dilemma” here?

In and around Peterborough RAF Personnel must not wear their uniform, there were objections to casualties being treated in NHS Hospitals; in both instances the objective was to prevent any “offence” being caused to members of the; you guessed it “the British Public”. However, to be more precise, a minority section of our much talked up “multi-cultural” society.

Messrs Brown and Browne, please take note, it was after all the great “British Public” who up and down the country, began voicing discontent at the justifications for going to war in Iraq, do you seriously believe that the same “Public” will now respect the very instruments used to prosecute this war? Yet another ethical dilemma?

If uniform causes so much consternation for some elements of our multi-cultural society, what are we going to wear on Armed Forces Day?, perhaps, the “Politically Correct Collection won’t cause offence two piece suit”.

Irrespective of culture, creed or religion, if this is a truly multi-cultural society where people co-exist in a state of mutual respect, then elements of our society need to respect the rights of those individuals who have to wear a uniform.

It is about time the malcontents either put up, shut up or shipped out; the Armed Forces belong to the UK, they are used to enforce the political objectives of both our own and our allies Governments.

As for Royal Tournaments, Armed Forces Days, Tattoos, Displays and Parades the people who really do respect our Servicemen and Women will turn out and show their support for people who risk everything in the course of their daily duties. If only Armed Forces pay was commensurate with the risks undertaken.