Quote Competition
I’ll start:
” The business of the Air Force is to fly desks and fight for Facebook likes. The business of those who don’t is to tweet for those who do” |
Air power is most effective in a joint action with other military services such as the British Army and Royal Navy, and with government departments, all working towards a common national goal. We call this a full spectrum approach. ............... |
I remember "close enough for government work". But you had to have a boss with a sense humour!
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"They're not gonna get THITTHHHH little black duck!"
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Many of the pilots and other members of the Squadron join the Royal Air Force as a direct result of seeing the Red Arrows performing as children. Must be those Haribo's ;) |
Its ability to operate into heliports or even locations with no landing facilities at all It achieves its maximum endurance of two hours 40 minutes with up to six Leonardo AW109SP (A109SP) passengers on board, while its twin-engined powerplant expands pilots’ options when planning routes over built-up areas, as well as offering wide safety margins for flying in and out of confined landing sites. https://www.raf.mod.uk/aircraft/a109sp/ |
"Should've worked harder at school" they love that one
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I always liked Percy Pickard's:
"There's always a bloody 'Something'....." Could have been the soundtrack of my life.... |
Boss chivvying up before a formation flypast,
"Let's have a big impact in front of the crowd" |
"6.52 We have carried out reforms to create more efficiency and greater transparency on costs. The 2013 White Paper Better Defence Acquisition and the subsequent Defence Reform Act 2014 have significantly changed the way the MOD undertakes single source, non-competitive procurement with the establishment of the Single Source Regulations Office (SSRO) as an independent regulator." SDSR2015
Some how the following was missed out: Unless, of course, we are buying from Boeing or (add other organizations here)....in which case the SSRO can take a running jump. |
If you can't fix it, fack it, so no other facker can fix it.
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XXXXX has moved from crew 3 to crew 6, thereby raising the average level of intelligence of both crews.
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Sound advice
My late father served his apprenticeship as a carpenter many years ago.
When he completed the five year course, his foreman called him in for 'a word'. After congratulating him on finishing, he offered the following advice: Promise me you'll always do the best job you can. and if you can't, the b*gger it up so badly the next bloke doesn't have a chance to fix it. This worked well for me during my 40 odd (some very!) years in the offshore industry as well. |
The strength of a chain is it's weakest link.
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Department of Recruiting and Initial Selection
“When I went to DORIS, they offered me Pilot, Nav or Regiment Officer........but I said NO, it’s Admin or Nothing!”
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Never check- assume!
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"If you don't know what it does, don't mess with it."
(Sign on the wall in our senior maintenance Chief's office) Good words to live by. |
Originally Posted by NutLoose
(Post 10876109)
The strength of a chain is it's weakest link.
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QUOTES
'So blogs a good landing can be assured if you remember not to let the ground do the rounding out for you'
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"The Americans cannot build aeroplanes. They are very good at refrigerators and razor blades." - Herman Goring (Goering, etc)
Source: www.azquotes.com › author › 23192-Hermann_Goring |
If things don't change they'll stay as they are......
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'I thiught it a good idea at the time...'
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"No idea what it will do the enemy but it scares the "crap" out of me"
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" Yes , you stuffed us Germans last time in WW2 .
But remember, next time its your turn to have the Italians", |
Get in close and smash it!
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Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser.
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Get some time in.
How long have you been in? Don’t look at your watch!
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When asked why something was done a certain way, a colleague used to say; "It's Historical. We've always done it that way."
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Originally Posted by Aneas
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'I thiught it a good idea at the time...'
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"Never assume - Guess."
"It aint about the size of the 'ole - it's about the size of yer 'ammer!" "it looked alright to me?" |
In one of his books the late, great and thoroughly politically incorrect writer (and veteran of the Burma campaign) George MacDonald Fraser quoted an 18th Century Judge:
"Reform - why, aren't things bad enough already?" |
" We’re the air force. We drop bombs, kill people and break their stuff. "
General Chuck Horner |
"How many people work here?"
"About half of them...." |
...”My own view is that if Saint George’s first priority with tackling dragons had been force protection, I don’t think he would now be the patron saint of England”....
Air Vice Marshal Tony Mason, RAF |
Remember that all the bits on the aircraft were supplied by the company that put in the lowest tender.
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"Don't just do something, stand there"
Ronald Reagan |
If at 1st you don't suceed then change the succes factor.
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It depends what "is" is.
Bill Clinton |
"I did not have sex with that woman, ok it was just once, the evidence you have seen is Chelsea."
Bill Clinton on HRC |
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