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23rd May 2012, 00:19
Replies: 271
Views: 66,795
Posted By TMJ

Lest anyone's interested, this video has my...

Lest anyone's interested, this video has my favorite bit of the parade at around 6min, when we marched round the corner with the band playing the highlight of the musical day for me.

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12th Jan 2010, 15:41
Replies: 16
Views: 7,878
Posted By TMJ

RAF Club Reciprocal Clubs - NYC

At the start of next month I'm spending some well deserved leave across the Atlantic and thought I might take advantage of the RAF Club's reciprocal arrangements with a New York club. Is there anyone...
12th Jun 2009, 12:27
Replies: 12
Views: 1,789
Posted By TMJ

Last time I was OOA I got through Edgar Rice...

Last time I was OOA I got through Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom series, The Count of Monte Cristo, Portrait of the Artist as a Yong Man and Vanity Fair. Luckily I was able to bring these all...
18th May 2009, 14:13
Replies: 10
Views: 2,478
Posted By TMJ

If you tell the Navy to secure a building, they...

If you tell the Navy to secure a building, they will turn out the lights and lock the door.

If you tell the Army to secure a building, they will occupy it and forbid entry to those without a...
23rd Apr 2009, 21:25
Replies: 58,121
Views: 10,990,154
Posted By TMJ

This is what happens when you let the Budget...

This is what happens when you let the Budget staff amend the design as they see fit...
20th Apr 2009, 21:18
Replies: 5
Views: 1,895
Posted By TMJ

The key to...

We've all heard the hoary old chestnut "flexibility is the key to airpower" more times than we care to recall, but does anyone know whence it originates? When was it first heard and is there a...
20th Apr 2009, 20:52
Replies: 27
Views: 5,051
Posted By TMJ

I always found the Caledonian Sleeper a much more...

I always found the Caledonian Sleeper a much more civilised way to get down to the metrop. than squeezing into an EasyJet...
14th Apr 2009, 15:34
Replies: 27
Views: 5,939
Posted By TMJ

I was chatting with my Warrant one day when I...

I was chatting with my Warrant one day when I totally lost the thread of the conversation and started staring over his shoulder. After say "Sir? Sir?" a few times he turned around to see what could...
14th Apr 2009, 10:17
Replies: 16
Views: 1,993
Posted By TMJ

Under the UK Working Time Regulations we have a...

Under the UK Working Time Regulations we have a right to 28 days leave each year. IBN 04/09 explains the remaining 10 days are an "allowance". Other key points from the IBN:


All carried...
8th Apr 2009, 15:33
Replies: 23
Views: 4,382
Posted By TMJ

Shifty fix became the Air Command and Control...

Shifty fix became the Air Command and Control Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (Air C2ISR) Operational Evaluation Unit last year, and the FJ and Wpns OEU is now 41(R) Sqn.
7th Apr 2009, 19:59
Replies: 116
Views: 43,178
Posted By TMJ

Shall we compromise? Remarkably lucky...

Shall we compromise? Remarkably lucky...
7th Apr 2009, 12:31
Replies: 7
Views: 4,434
Posted By TMJ

Not to mention some road holes being filled in...

Not to mention some road holes being filled in and the tower (presumably) for the wireless broadband[1] being put in. However, I don't think it's enough spending/work to herald a closure; Wyton, on...
6th Apr 2009, 11:37
Replies: 31
Views: 18,268
Posted By TMJ

I seem to remeber reading this one in Peters' and...

I seem to remeber reading this one in Peters' and Nichol's book Team Tornado. Perhaps it also has a photo? I had a copy but haven't read it for getting on for a decade, so have no idea where it...
31st Mar 2009, 13:01
Replies: 421
Views: 121,700
Posted By TMJ

That's the top end of level 1, not the bottom...

That's the top end of level 1, not the bottom end: "up to 340 days qualifying separation" (my emphasis). Therefore, level 1 is now 240-340 days rather than 300-x days (for x=whatever the old top of...
17th Feb 2009, 09:15
Replies: 421
Views: 121,700
Posted By TMJ

'Tis not hamsters that be the problem, 'tis...

'Tis not hamsters that be the problem, 'tis squirrels...


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17th Feb 2009, 08:42
Replies: 6
Views: 5,972
Posted By TMJ

The story is apparently true. Well, true-ish... ...

The story is apparently true. Well, true-ish...

snopes.com: Kangaroos in Military Simulation (http://www.snopes.com/humor/nonsense/kangaroo.asp)
12th Feb 2009, 09:34
Replies: 421
Views: 121,700
Posted By TMJ

List 1 trades have the rank of Chief Tech and...

List 1 trades have the rank of Chief Tech and used to have JT (how many JTs are there left? Who was the last person to get their 4 props?), list 2 don't. There is an anomaly in that some TG4 trades...
12th Feb 2009, 09:13
Replies: 178
Views: 73,462
Posted By TMJ

I was on my BGT at 618 VGS when the news of the...

I was on my BGT at 618 VGS when the news of the Wessex crash that killed the cdts on board came through; having been at Valleya few weeks previously and only having missed a trip on a Wessex due to...
9th Feb 2009, 13:02
Replies: 7
Views: 1,485
Posted By TMJ

SNCOs - yes, last time I checked. WOs - no,...

SNCOs - yes, last time I checked.

WOs - no, they just do a 5 day "cse" which is mainly drill and protocol before being given the FLt Lt tapes.
3rd Feb 2009, 10:12
Replies: 58
Views: 16,858
Posted By TMJ

The various teapot references on this thread have...

The various teapot references on this thread have irresistably reminded me of Mitch Benn's song on the Now Show when the newsies started printing stuff about teapot airframe plugs a few years back. ...
27th Jan 2009, 09:16
Replies: 421
Views: 121,700
Posted By TMJ

I believe the Nationwide doesn't charge for...

I believe the Nationwide doesn't charge for overseas debit card use. However, your credit card solution below is better generally.



See Best Bank Accounts: Get £100 for switching and 0%...
23rd Jan 2009, 11:01
Replies: 47
Views: 10,201
Posted By TMJ

The worm you're alluding to has 2 other modes of...

The worm you're alluding to has 2 other modes of transmission, via network drives and USB devices. Once on a network it also has a mechanism for scanning for weak passwords. While the patch...
16th Jan 2009, 12:28
Replies: 171
Views: 35,078
Posted By TMJ

I would hope no-one who knows will mention what...

I would hope no-one who knows will mention what the infection is. Sy, dirty words, etc etc.

The fact of the infection is in the public domain and acknowledged though.
Public Service - Virus hits...
15th Jan 2009, 16:05
Replies: 171
Views: 35,078
Posted By TMJ

I read this article today and thought it was...

I read this article today and thought it was jolly familiar...

A shared IT system: what could possibly go wrong? | Technology | The Guardian...
15th Jan 2009, 11:03
Replies: 17
Views: 6,244
Posted By TMJ

It is probably a better bet to write to the Stn's...

It is probably a better bet to write to the Stn's Community Liaison Officer/Community Development Officer than the Station Cdr, as it should pass through fewer inboxes that way.
20th Nov 2008, 15:56
Replies: 227
Views: 49,488
Posted By TMJ

Good job you weren't a lecky, or said boss may...

Good job you weren't a lecky, or said boss may have called the RSPCA...
20th Nov 2008, 15:40
Replies: 29
Views: 4,736
Posted By TMJ

Would that be the chap who teaches (taught?) OS...

Would that be the chap who teaches (taught?) OS at Cranditz?
7th Oct 2008, 14:42
Replies: 1
Views: 924
Posted By TMJ

Last Word, which is a weekly Radio 4 show of...

Last Word, which is a weekly Radio 4 show of obituaries of notable recently deceased, opened with a piece on WO2 Gaz O'Donnel, an Army EOD man who died in the line of duty in Afghanistan. It struck...
29th Sep 2008, 15:43
Replies: 15
Views: 3,948
Posted By TMJ

A similar fate befell the Lossie rugby team a few...

A similar fate befell the Lossie rugby team a few years ago*; couldn't fulfill a cup fixture due (amongst other things) to people being OOA (sqn on TELIC, another sqn on Flag and the Rock sqn on...
22nd Sep 2008, 08:58
Replies: 53
Views: 6,326
Posted By TMJ

To be fair, the game was played on a Saturday...

To be fair, the game was played on a Saturday afternoon during the season; a lot of us who would have liked to be there were playing. Others were officiating, running club bars etc. Had it been...
16th Sep 2008, 09:04
Replies: 108
Views: 24,492
Posted By TMJ

You do realisethe Queen's Flt has become 32 (The...

You do realisethe Queen's Flt has become 32 (The Royal) Sqn and that they are doing less and less VIP stuff and more in-thetre comms work?

Ministry of Defence | Defence News | History and...
16th Sep 2008, 08:46
Replies: 53
Views: 6,326
Posted By TMJ

Just a quick note to say the Royal Anglian game...

Just a quick note to say the Royal Anglian game at Hitchin on Saturday went very well depite (because of?) the fact I got called to play in an away league fixture at the last minute. Great weather,...
12th Sep 2008, 08:14
Replies: 99
Views: 27,867
Posted By TMJ

I note there's a photo of what was left of the...

I note there's a photo of what was left of the Hawk in the carpark in today's Sun with some headline along the line of You can't park that jet here.

Well, there were no Telegraphs in the Mess at...
9th Sep 2008, 14:58
Replies: 52
Views: 7,299
Posted By TMJ

Can't help the OP I'm afraid, but I have dug up...

Can't help the OP I'm afraid, but I have dug up various short accounts from the RAF point of view (including a couple from mechanincs and one from a rock) from about t'interweb for reading at BofB...
8th Sep 2008, 14:57
Replies: 53
Views: 6,326
Posted By TMJ

Those unable to make it to HQ may be interested...

Those unable to make it to HQ may be interested in another, somewhat less star-studded, charity game this weekend. The Royal Anglian Regiment Memorial Rugby Match will be held at Hitchin RFC at 1430...
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