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7th Apr 2024, 09:23
Replies: 212
Views: 79,987
Posted By Biggus

I don't think it was the Treasury that dictated...

I don't think it was the Treasury that dictated the infamous (illegal - but hey, nobody was prosecuted, let alone sanctioned) recruitment procedures instigated during Wigston's time in post.
30th Mar 2024, 18:58
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,773,209
Posted By POBJOY

Venture Adventure

They will now be 'Working from Home' to save fuel and keep the accident level down, and be carbon neutral. Sorry news but then what do you expect when the main organisation has no leadership. It is...
14th Mar 2024, 20:38
Replies: 144
Views: 41,195
Posted By langleybaston

Game on ........... the tall one with dark...

Game on ........... the tall one with dark sunnies fourth from right. The group are not all Rocks, several trades....
7th Mar 2024, 20:40
Replies: 89
Views: 26,132
Posted By Red Line Entry

My regular Service spans from the 80s to the 20s...

My regular Service spans from the 80s to the 20s and the attitude displayed by WhoNeedsANav is one that I remember all too clearly from the early days of my time. The attitude of hiding things under...
6th Mar 2024, 17:45
Replies: 89
Views: 26,132
Posted By cheekychimp

Everyone in the RAF is involved in delivering air...

Everyone in the RAF is involved in delivering air power. Most of the pilots I know are normal down to earth people, without a superiority complex, but it's elitist attitudes that are causing...
6th Mar 2024, 14:13
Replies: 89
Views: 26,132
Posted By anson harris

Sorry, you were an Officer in the Armed Forces?...

Sorry, you were an Officer in the Armed Forces? Presumably QRs was one of the manuals that you were too good to read? It certainly sounds that way.
5th Mar 2024, 03:08
Replies: 89
Views: 26,132
Posted By 4everAD

And that is exactly how sexual predators and the...

And that is exactly how sexual predators and the like got away with things for so long in "the good old days".
3rd Mar 2024, 17:18
Replies: 89
Views: 26,132
Posted By snapper41

The air force you were in must have been on a...

The air force you were in must have been on a completely different planet to the rest of us, then. Seriously - you think a £20k fraud should have been dealt with by a quiet word in the ear at the...
12th Jan 2024, 17:10
Replies: 49
Views: 13,594
Posted By Red Line Entry

The funniest part of the whole thing is Lord West...

The funniest part of the whole thing is Lord West running to the papers to say they’re just chasing publicity! :D
12th Jan 2024, 10:58
Replies: 49
Views: 13,594
Posted By rugmuncher

More like a living "Bell-end".

More like a living "Bell-end".
12th Jan 2024, 10:34
Replies: 49
Views: 13,594
Posted By Video Mixdown

I think there are several members of this very...

I think there are several members of this very forum who would be far more worthy recipients.
29th Dec 2023, 04:37
Replies: 1,144
Views: 617,792
Posted By Jet_Fan

Do you remember Ernest Saunders? He built a...

Do you remember Ernest Saunders? He built a defence based on being an Alzheimer’s sufferer and then became the only person in the world to fully recover from it.
24th Nov 2023, 19:15
Replies: 4
Views: 2,033
Posted By ex-fast-jets

Not my part of the business even before I...

Not my part of the business even before I retired, but what the Chinook folk (and others) did was quite exemplary. The number of DFCs given to Chinook folk speaks volumes. So I am really pleased to...
5th Nov 2023, 08:46
Replies: 256
Views: 99,047
Posted By BEagle

Now that the feral Reds haters and...

Now that the feral Reds haters and I-know-everything-about-everything posters have vented their spleens, perhaps it's time for more mature thoughts about the Team?

For sure there was a very...
2nd Nov 2023, 06:17
Replies: 256
Views: 99,047
Posted By Hueymeister

The Mail running with this: RAF faces £1million...

The Mail running with this:
RAF faces £1million payout to former head of recruitment after being ordered to discriminate (dailymail.co.uk)...
19th Oct 2023, 20:57
Replies: 41
Views: 11,547
Posted By langleybaston

New to this. Appalled. Quote: he could...

New to this. Appalled.

Quote:
he could not serve in the Legal Branch any more due to a breakdown in relations with other officers.

What has this to do with the price of fish? I served with,...
19th Oct 2023, 19:08
Replies: 41
Views: 11,547
Posted By NutLoose

I see on the wiki link it has already been...

I see on the wiki link it has already been amended.



So will anything happen to those branded as liars?

Does this leave it open for him to now sue for damages? Bullying, Reputation, loss of...
19th Oct 2023, 17:58
Replies: 41
Views: 11,547
Posted By alfred_the_great

and the judge called two 3*s liars. I’d...

and the judge called two 3*s liars.

I’d offer there’s a broader problem than just the legal branch…
19th Oct 2023, 15:18
Replies: 41
Views: 11,547
Posted By Typhoondriver

Trust in the RAF Legal Branch? I'd encourage...

Trust in the RAF Legal Branch?

I'd encourage anyone with the time to cross reference this Employment Tribunal Judgment with the recent Non Statutory Inquiry into RAF Recruiting and Selection. The...
15th Sep 2023, 10:17
Replies: 148
Views: 25,511
Posted By Chugalug2

Battle of Britain Day

Happy 83rd BoB Anniversary RAF! What Goering hilariously called a draw was instead a disastrous strategic defeat for Germany. We stayed in the war, which led directly to the liberation of Western...
11th Sep 2023, 09:50
Replies: 20
Views: 4,761
Posted By QEC

Why is it controversial, I'm honestly puzzled?

Why is it controversial, I'm honestly puzzled?
11th Sep 2023, 05:56
Replies: 20
Views: 4,761
Posted By Easy Street

Also wrong to say that Vespina was acquired for...

Also wrong to say that Vespina was acquired for this kind of task. It was acquired as a standard Voyager and equipped for VIP duties after entering service. There was no margin allowed in the Voyager...
10th Sep 2023, 22:01
Replies: 20
Views: 4,761
Posted By Professor Plum

It was a deliberate move to incite pprune...

It was a deliberate move to incite pprune outrage.

Seems like the mission was a complete success.
10th Sep 2023, 18:21
Replies: 20
Views: 4,761
Posted By SWBKCB

No win situation - take the 330 and it will be...

No win situation - take the 330 and it will be why are you taking it out of operational service when the hired help is available. Maybe the people taking the decisions know more than we do?
10th Sep 2023, 16:01
Replies: 20
Views: 4,761
Posted By Video Mixdown

The A321 is a VIP transport. The Voyager is a...

The A321 is a VIP transport. The Voyager is a tanker/transport that is sometimes used for VIP transport. Maybe it had other tasking.
2nd Sep 2023, 07:57
Replies: 29
Views: 10,386

Mental Health - We Need to Talk

For me, yesterday's events that unfolded in the late afternoon brought into stark focus a couple of things that need to be aired. Firstly the culture that would have someone take their own life...
2nd Sep 2023, 02:26
Replies: 12
Views: 2,818
Posted By gums

Salute! Do not overlook Mike Novosel. ...

Salute!

Do not overlook Mike Novosel.

Mike was awarded the MoH for a really exciting mission as a Dustoff helo as he resued a coupla dozen of his fellow grunts - the website for the MoH folks...
1st Sep 2023, 22:19
Replies: 12
Views: 2,818
Posted By havoc

MOH for Vietnam Cobra Pilot

Biden to award Medal to Honor to Vietnam War helicopter pilotBy UPI Staff (https://www.upi.com/author/UPI-Staff/)
SEPT. 1, 2023 / 5:00 PM...
28th Aug 2023, 19:03
Replies: 284
Views: 84,147
Posted By Diff Tail Shim

Not hard on this forum. It is the RAF of the...

Not hard on this forum. It is the RAF of the 2020s. Not the RAF of the 1940's, 1950's, The V bomber force, the 1980s, the 1990's nor the 2000's when I left after 25 years in. Is it the RAF I served...
28th Aug 2023, 13:57
Replies: 5
Views: 1,544
Posted By chopper2004

160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment ...

160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment 'Nightstalkers' operate only air to air refuelling equipped Boeing MH-47G ,

There is a bi lateral exercise down under, (sadly loss of USMc MV-22B :(...
8th Aug 2023, 06:36
Replies: 19
Views: 7,039
Posted By Party Animal

The Wigston Legacy - a man who did more damage to...

The Wigston Legacy - a man who did more damage to the RAF than Herman Goering!
28th Jul 2023, 15:01
Replies: 592
Views: 193,422
Posted By Biggus

The majority of people in this country aren't...

The majority of people in this country aren't trans. Can we expect to see more emphasis placed on the will of the "majority" in this particular situation...?

Thought not!
25th Jul 2023, 10:26
Replies: 9
Views: 2,004
Posted By tucumseh

Just a personal comment. Whatever they pay...

Just a personal comment.

Whatever they pay these guys isn't enough.

Thank you Hereford & Worcester Air Ambulance. Saved my life in May 2001.
25th Jul 2023, 10:12
Replies: 9
Views: 2,004
Posted By chopper2004

Have a mate or two (former army aviators) that...

Have a mate or two (former army aviators) that flew with Mercy Air two decades ago, in southern California...I was led to believe their safety record was not brilliant with loss of a few a/c over...
24th Jul 2023, 23:18
Replies: 9
Views: 2,004
Posted By rattman

Theres a reason theres a shortage of pilots. Its...

Theres a reason theres a shortage of pilots. Its some of the worst flying you can do in the US. Considered very dangerous and low paid
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