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Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2024, 09:48
Replies: 89
Views: 26,034
Posted By Red Line Entry

It isn’t surprising that those who served, and...

It isn’t surprising that those who served, and left, years ago have difficulty in accepting comparisons with today’s RAF that they think paints their time (and therefore their contribution) as in...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2024, 11:03
Replies: 365
Views: 84,015
Posted By minigundiplomat

What annoys me is that the Europeans have used...

What annoys me is that the Europeans have used the blanket of NATO in order to cut their own defence spending, and in a few cases, cosy up to Russia for cheap energy.

Now the foolishness of that...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jan 2024, 16:13
Replies: 1,144
Views: 617,121
Posted By beamer

I read the full report and have followed with...

I read the full report and have followed with interest these discussions. I am a career aviator both military and civil but have never been involved in any form of display flying. My personal...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2024, 16:43
Replies: 1,144
Views: 617,121
Posted By Diff Tail Shim

The Hunter Crashed due to pilot error. Everything...

The Hunter Crashed due to pilot error. Everything to do with the pilot crashing a serviceable aeroplane on people doing their normal business on a road outside an airfield.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2024, 16:40
Replies: 1,144
Views: 617,121
Posted By Asturias56

"That has nothing to do with AH, " the dead...

"That has nothing to do with AH, "

the dead didn't crash the aircraft
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jan 2024, 12:54
Replies: 1,144
Views: 617,121
Posted By Martin the Martian

It troubles me that some seem to find Andy Hill...

It troubles me that some seem to find Andy Hill almost blameless, and looking back through some posts that is how it reads to me. Whatever the regulatory issues, however they were set and how the...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Nov 2023, 17:06
Replies: 256
Views: 98,882
Posted By Two's in

It was always unacceptable behavior. Military...

It was always unacceptable behavior. Military personnel getting away with Luddite and misogynistic behavior never made it 'appropriate'. Daily life supporting (what used to be) a premier military...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Oct 2023, 21:44
Replies: 462
Views: 131,840
Posted By GlobalNav

No one but Hamas wants to see civilian casualties...

No one but Hamas wants to see civilian casualties in Gaza and Israel. Israel is not seeking to commit an atrocity in its response, or even to exact an "eye for an eye", but rather to put an end to...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2023, 23:32
Replies: 148
Views: 25,426
Posted By tdracer

"History" is a very fluid thing - being...

"History" is a very fluid thing - being re-written and re-interpreted on a disturbingly regular basis.
If people didn't 'forget' (or change) history, the old saying "Those who cannot remember the...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jun 2023, 15:03
Replies: 77
Views: 20,725
Posted By Gordon Brown

PLEASE, if we are going to have a sensible and...

PLEASE, if we are going to have a sensible and measured conversation about this report, can we FOR ONCE avoid the tedious stories about what it was like in the ‘good old days’?
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jun 2023, 16:42
Replies: 67
Views: 15,248
Posted By Skeleton

People can blame whom they like but from personal...

People can blame whom they like but from personal experience Pay as you starve, which as a SNCO I fought vehemently against, was introduced with little if any opposition.
Blame the people who used...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th May 2023, 16:30
Replies: 592
Views: 193,179
Posted By [email protected]

Improve the terms and conditions, improve the...

Improve the terms and conditions, improve the woeful accommodation, make a career in the military attractive again instead of purgatory, fix the flying training system and stop the senior officer...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2023, 11:10
Replies: 47
Views: 11,168
Posted By [email protected]

There are and always have been, some people with...

There are and always have been, some people with genuine gender dysmorphia - I have worked with a couple - but the number of people, especially young ones, identifying as the opposite gender (or even...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2023, 10:07
Replies: 47
Views: 11,168
Posted By m0nkfish

IMHO it is significant. I've had my kids coming...

IMHO it is significant. I've had my kids coming back from school and questioning their gender. My daughter declared she was transexual because her teacher told her so. When I dug a little deeper she...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Mar 2023, 20:16
Replies: 116
Views: 45,994
Posted By charliegolf

[QUOTE=ShyTorque;11410459]I never received formal...

[QUOTE=ShyTorque;11410459]I never received formal training on wocial behaviour during my officer training. What is it?

You spelled 'woeful' incorrectly.:E

CG
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Mar 2023, 22:02
Replies: 116
Views: 45,994
Posted By Timelord

I agree. I Was there and I object to the view...

I agree. I Was there and I object to the view that we were all cavemen in those days. In my view men treated women, we even called them ladies, with much more respect than is apparent today.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2023, 22:15
Replies: 98
Views: 36,296
Posted By trim it out

Another officer found guilty of CEA fraud? They...

Another officer found guilty of CEA fraud? They need to find an NCO claiming CEA to guide them through the process seeing as they keep getting it wrong :rolleyes:
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2023, 14:33
Replies: 60
Views: 16,282
Posted By Video Mixdown

Leaving aside the juvenile name-calling and...

Leaving aside the juvenile name-calling and terrible spelling, exactly whose formal backing and authority do you think he should have sought? The useless UN? The impotent EU? The uninvolved NATO?...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Feb 2023, 12:58
Replies: 60
Views: 16,282
Posted By minigundiplomat

You, Sir, are spouting Bolleaux. Your...

You, Sir, are spouting Bolleaux.

Your conflation of the subject with Brexit is complete whataboutery; many of the EU members have underinvested in their armed forces, none more so than Germany who...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2023, 01:36
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,142,593
Posted By Tartiflette Fan

In an era when military defence does not rely on...

In an era when military defence does not rely on foot-soldiers, what relevance does that have (vis-a-vis Britain as a NATO member ) ? You are deeply, deeply strange..
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jan 2023, 22:59
Replies: 27
Views: 13,621
Posted By trim it out

Combat indicator that PPRuNE is full of people...

Combat indicator that PPRuNE is full of people well out of the loop but still want to know about things they have zero influence or effect on them...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2023, 00:17
Replies: 132
Views: 49,527
Posted By Lima Juliet

:} keep smoking that weed man… That would be...

:} keep smoking that weed man…

That would be one of the highest paid roles in the public sector. In the Services you would be on a higher salary than CDS! Who gets paid £270k-£290k per year, or...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2023, 12:34
Replies: 132
Views: 49,527
Posted By minigundiplomat

Do we think the recent policy of making 29.5% of...

Do we think the recent policy of making 29.5% of the population, the segment from which the RAF traditionally recruited, feel unwelcome and unvalued may have contributed to this issue? Or is it a...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Jan 2023, 09:36
Replies: 132
Views: 49,527
Posted By Uplinker

I missed this the first time: What...

I missed this the first time:



What does any of that; (points 1,2,3 in bold), actually mean?

Perhaps:

1. = being a training manager and understanding the training management task ?
2. =...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2023, 18:33
Replies: 19
Views: 4,887
Posted By MAINJAFAD

Nail, Hammer, Head. Basically an army centric...

Nail, Hammer, Head. Basically an army centric arsehole. .
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2023, 18:17
Replies: 19
Views: 4,887
Posted By WE Branch Fanatic

It was in 2004, but he has a bias towards the...

It was in 2004, but he has a bias towards the Army (not all parts) as some his counterparts spent time in green and does not understand technical issues.

His historical writings are full of...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jan 2023, 13:30
Replies: 19
Views: 4,887
Posted By WE Branch Fanatic

Max Hastings has a well deserved reputation for...

Max Hastings has a well deserved reputation for writing articles with an opinion in mind, and not letting research interfere with it. His opinions seem to coincide with whoever is paying him. It...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2023, 21:00
Replies: 19
Views: 4,887
Posted By Not_a_boffin

In his own mind at least, although I will concede...

In his own mind at least, although I will concede the point WRT Johnson's character.

Generally I find in matters of geopolitics or military affairs, whatever Hastings says is usually wrong.
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2023, 17:55
Replies: 19
Views: 4,887
Posted By Lonewolf_50

If I may offer an idea based on a modest...

If I may offer an idea based on a modest experience in NATO: the UK returning to a maritime centered strategy, and looking well beyond Europe, makes some sense if we look at broad/large muscle...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jan 2023, 14:46
Replies: 19
Views: 4,887
Posted By ORAC

Already covered in the defence review thread....

Already covered in the defence review thread. I’ll just point out the “tilt” and ordering of the carriers happened in 2007 under Tony Blair, not Boris.

Max just has a bee in his bonnet about...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jan 2023, 03:28
Replies: 23
Views: 16,464
Posted By Flugzeug A

You can feel contempt for what he’s become , but...

You can feel contempt for what he’s become , but not for his time in the army.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jan 2023, 01:38
Replies: 23
Views: 16,464
Posted By MJ89

Yes and as he was in Afghan for a while (in line...

Yes and as he was in Afghan for a while (in line of fire) he has the credentials to throw about if he likes, however uncouth on going on about the numbers of people he took off the face of the earth.
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