Said colleague needs to stay out of reach of those forearms:eek:

Wader....if one were to take the oath at when re-enlisting...you were armed with your rifle....outdoors....and in Ranks.....would you remove your Headgear during the oath?

The late Archie Winskill (when Captain of The Queens Flight) once greeted HM Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother, at the bottom of the Andover airstairs, resplendent in No 1 blue uniform and suede desert boots.

Archies' feet hurt, HM commiserated saying she 'knew the feeling'.

My contemporaries are now filling WO/SWO slots, so I can see the transformation from human being to Warrant Officer. Those type of characters develop seamlessly into the role, as people of that calibre/inclination always have done I suppose. It might be a generational thing, but looking back at that shot of Danny Gourd, its probably easier to look the part in bulled ammo boots and Serge battledress than the modern gear.

Having said that, I bumped into one of my old WOs the other month - dragged backwards through a hedge and then dressed in an old sandbag, he would still look smarter and have more presence than me. An ex QCS WO, he would (frequently) shame the Guards Division with his deportment. What was scary, was that he was always polite and hardly ever failed to say please and thank you when fixing you with a beady expression; "Please leave my office immediately and return in no later than 25 minutes dressed in your Number 1s. Thank you". Just reading that back, I still felt my bowels shift slightly.

Its good to see the uniform worn smartly in the public eye and the troops who wear it to the shops these days do so with a sense of self awareness and spring in their step that my 'generation' didn't generally have - and probably with good reason. I was at Odiham this week and felt like a crusty old fart when I caught myself actually feeling pleased to see so much smartness on display!

Though I dare say not enough 'blue' and way too much green or variations of the same, despite comments published in clothing regs by CAS a few years ago.

I like to consider myself one who wears a smart blue uniform, however the trousers are formally number ones, shoes of oxford pattern purchased at own expense, and a black silk tie purchased at own expense because the issued kit these days is rubbish quality. Being an aircrew chap one has several generations of jumper including the previous Vee neck plain weave version and it would still be in use were it not for a hole that chose a prominent position to appear; its replacement is also rubbish quality. Maintaining standards does not come cheap.

This has been resolved.
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As a Boy Entrant at Yatesbury I don't think I would have been treated quite so leniently.

I'd probably still be on jankers.

Always a pleasure to see the RAF in Stamford in uniform.

BUT the cadets of Stamford School are a heap of sh1t and never seem to wear headdress out of doors.

Need a nice friendly SWO, methinks.

How about Mr Warwick then?

Can anyone update me on the regs for wearing headress indoors these days?
Thanks.

OAP

unnecessary - modern roofs don't leak......

Officially - in AP1358 - not required to be worn indoors at place of work. Or, for males, in church.

I agree with HH's sentiment; however, given the state of the Defence estate, I wouldn't guarantee that our roofs don't leak (even the comparatively modern ones)

This has been resolved.
Pink slippers land colonel in hot water | News24

See:
Lieutenant grounded for 'borrowing' plane | News24

As a Boy Entrant at Yatesbury I don't think I would have been treated quite so leniently.

I'd probably still be on jankers.

And Tankertrashnav will suffer a fit of the vapours when he reads this!

Pass me the smelling salts Jeeves :eek:

If I go to Tesco in uniform, I wear my hat until I get to the door and then remove as i walk into the building. Although the AP says -

So I should wear it in the store because i don't work in Tesco...?