Tis true. Formed at Scampton by a Wg Cdr Admin who had been appointed as OC Admin (Desig) of the new RAF Stanley. The scribblies involved got very macho and warry over their intended role and submitted a wish-list for kit that would have had Rambo shaking in his boots including the ultimate weapon of a 4-drawer filing cabinet painted in IRR green (I jest ye not).

tactical shinies, you’ve got to love that idea

Why is just about everyone of your posts derogatory Nimrod?

hmmm, laughing at the thought of tactical admin, you mean you’re not?

and I questioned your daft idea about some sort of kill device in vehicles. I didn’t answer that question in that thread because it was the wrong place. There is a reason so called kill devices are not fitted in critical systems. It is because designers and engineers are generally averse to introducing another failure mode into such critical systems. Customers seem strangely averse to it to.

You seem to post more rubbish than most, so I guess it’s just the odds!

In the days of the Cold War, we had a lot of “Tac Admin”. The air head of 1BR Corps (aka RAF Gütersloh) was held and defended by clerks, cooks, accountants etc. The ground defence of the Sqns and the RAF MOBs themselves was run by administrators. Couldn’t have been that bad, we tended to score highly in TacEval.

...although there was a TACEVAL at Lossie back in the day with OC Admin running the show over the night shift. He got wind that there were going to be lots of intruders over the first night so he ordered that turnround of aircraft was to cease and all personnel were to be used to guard them. Next morning, the intruders had not got through, although the Station was unable to fulfil its flying commitments for several hours! Crewroom gossip was of OC Admin being invited to the Stn Cdr's office to be reminded of the purpose of an airfield.

I had the reverse on my unit. Under heavy nighttime attack, I wanted to know which HASs had assets and which were empty so we could put our limited resources where they were needed most. Ops refused to tell us. Apparently, although we were there just to keep them operating, we did not need to know. I was not allowed on the Ops bridge except for prayers and never knew what they were trying to do. The door between the Ops Bridge and the Ground Defence command centre was always locked.

Ah, I remember Admin HQ at Stanley in 83. Very warry. The Portacabin frontage decorated with white posts, strung with white cord, to keep visitors off the grass! All that was missing was some white plastic planters filled with plastic flowers. 😎

Standards, dear fellow, standards! :)

hahaha … at least in ATC we had a flushing toilet!

By the time my son did his ATC tour there, I think the number of flushers had improved!

We were grateful to a colleague who carried out some Tactical Under-Water BDR by plugging Mogwi’s bullet holes! Infinitely better than the Sapper Crapper across the road! Thanks again for doing the repairs, Guy!

Doubtless came in useful after scoffing all that Argentine chocolate discovered and eagerly devoured. I understand that was when they found out the Spanish for Ex-Lax…..

Referring to ORAC's story. A chap I knew was so popular with his team that when he went north, he was given a box of chocs and waved off - YES they were laxatives! I think he was sitting on the dinny most of the way Ascension. He was so effective in his next tour, working with me, that I can't even remember his name!

OD