Taken at Honington in 1977. Skin infection, medically authorised, no chit. Allowed to fly unhindered. Then Boss not happy! Do not resemble that profile nowadays :uhoh:
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Surely that's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad in his earlier days?
Ahmadinejinda' ? |
Ahmalinemess more like!
No probs with beards in the Services. But wouldn't advocate Prince Mike as any role model.:* |
Former kipper fleet members may remember a Welsh Nimrod captain who sported a very impressive beard |
Part of the February Carnival at Goose Bay was a beard growing competition. 2 airmen and 2 SNCOs allowed to grow a set. They had to be clean shaven 28 days before the event, I can't remember what the prize was but you could probably drink it.
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Originally Posted by The Oberon
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Part of the February Carnival at Goose Bay was a beard growing competition. 2 airmen and 2 SNCOs allowed to grow a set. They had to be clean shaven 28 days before the event, I can't remember what the prize was but you could probably drink it.
Rule 2 - get anyone with longer beard detached even for the day :) |
Its all to do with partial pressure of O2 required to flash burn the rotten food and other deposits in said facial hair ... I suppose you could say you could have a beard but enforce a degreasing wash of the facial hair before flight. |
Had my beard from 83 till 96 in the mob and kept it through civil flying till 04 and still have one today just a lot greyer. |
In the 70s my Father was allowed to grow a beard and his hair before going to Republic of Ireland to visit family. I have some pics of him at the time looking curiously rakish. Hair wasn't very much longer than service length, just enough to not stand out as a British serviceman when in the South. "Modified Grooming Standards" I believe was the provision.
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Originally Posted by Tankertrashnav
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I suggested that if she was like most women she would probably only wash her hair every 3 - 4 days <snip>. |
Check out your local Boots or similar. Shower caps still on the shelves. Mrs TTN has very long hair and washes hers about every 3 days as it takes an age to dry. It's straight, so she hasnt "had it done" (other than cut occasionally) once in the 50 years I've known her - just brushes/combs it herself.
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Originally Posted by cats_five
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A great many women wash their hair every day. The days of having it 'done' once a week and not washing it in-between ended some time in the 80s
Like cigarette smoke we must have stunk. Although we had 3 flying suits, one was for QRA/Flying, one all badged up for 'best' , and one temperate climate suit. It needed Flying Clothing to remove the knife before laundering so that was a rare event too. Luxury was the post-flight shower and big fluffy towels provided by the Flying Clothing team - not everyone availed themselves of this freebie. |
I remember reading somewhere Pontius, that it wasn’t until the Yanks came over here in WW2 , that we got into the habit of bathing more than once a week. My 8th Army veteran grandfather, often talked with affection of the time he was able to use a mobile Yankee Bath unit in Italy. He never mentioned the facilities that the 8th Army provided however. |
Originally Posted by Old-Duffer
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If male personnel are allowed beards because it would be religious discrimination not to allow them, then it will be sexual discrimination if females weren't allowed beards.
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A long, long time ago in a far away universe, I remember a 33 Sqn pilot with beard. |
A very modern 'major general'?
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Recent photo of Prince Henry The Duke of Kent looks really happy to attend this event. However, I think that he needs to go back to basic officer training to learn how to tie his tie and to salute properly. He should have been airbrushed out of the picture. What military regulation enables Prince Henry to wear a full beard whilst in RAF uniform? What are the shoulder titles that he is wearing on that uniform? RAF Regiment? Why does he wear a sword belt sans sword, scabbard and scabbard slings? Why does he wear army wings on his ceremonial RAF uniform? |
Air Commandant RAF Honington.
I remember years ago that Boots Griffiths, at Air Commandant also wore shoulder boards even as he had been a GD/P. |
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The precedent for beards was set in the mid 30s when KGV was MRAF. I understand that regardless of uniform, the wings worn are the ones belonging to the service in which they were awarded. Army for Prince Harry, RAF for Prince William and RN for Prince Andrew. |
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I was on the last Jag Major at Abingdon & I was wondering about the new style of Kimwipe that we got from stores!! |
Originally Posted by Pontius Navigator
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Air Commandant RAF Honington.
I remember years ago that Boots Griffiths, at Air Commandant also wore shoulder boards even as he had been a GD/P. |
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