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Forum: Military Aviation
14th Jun 2023, 12:23
Replies: 310
Views: 100,769
Posted By muppetofthenorth

While we talk about recent missteps in...

While we talk about recent missteps in recruitment, it's notable to recognise that the once incredibly busy stickied thread for wannabes hasn't been posted in for nearly 2 years.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2023, 19:22
Replies: 47
Views: 11,128
Posted By muppetofthenorth

The air cadets is better off for your absence.

The air cadets is better off for your absence.
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Feb 2023, 19:06
Replies: 370
Views: 128,008
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Reading that article made me lose brain cells. I...

Reading that article made me lose brain cells. I wouldn't trust that site to find itself on Google, never mind any degree of accuracy.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Feb 2023, 13:54
Replies: 592
Views: 192,614
Posted By muppetofthenorth

It came out in committee that the RAF currently...

It came out in committee that the RAF currently only has helmets for larger pilots, and that smaller men and women aren't meeting the minimum weight limits for the aircraft, so actually it may be...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jan 2023, 19:54
Replies: 27
Views: 13,582
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Have heard broken wing ribs being discovered as a...

Have heard broken wing ribs being discovered as a reason, but don't know if it's gen.
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Dec 2022, 20:57
Replies: 32
Views: 12,142
Posted By muppetofthenorth

IOT main exercises take place there, the aircraft...

IOT main exercises take place there, the aircraft are part of the ex. Used to be Jags.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2022, 10:52
Replies: 68
Views: 31,707
Posted By muppetofthenorth

The RAAF doesn't fly -35Bs, so how useful is that...

The RAAF doesn't fly -35Bs, so how useful is that actually?
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Oct 2022, 10:18
Replies: 22
Views: 11,313
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Been reliably informed that pilot hasn't opened...

Been reliably informed that pilot hasn't opened up to the general public for recruitment for the last 2 years, and that the only new people in the pipeline were those applicants who came through the...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Oct 2022, 20:40
Replies: 335
Views: 86,192
Posted By muppetofthenorth

So, ex pilots going that way to train is bad, but...

So, ex pilots going that way to train is bad, but the PLAAF folk who were on my IOT were completely fine? Good to know.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2022, 13:15
Replies: 34
Views: 13,179
Posted By muppetofthenorth

It's a nice story, but knowing what's happened to...

It's a nice story, but knowing what's happened to the team this year involving a friend of mine rather takes the shine off it.
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Sep 2022, 16:26
Replies: 21
Views: 4,911
Posted By muppetofthenorth

So, is the better question why doesn't the RAF...

So, is the better question why doesn't the RAF have aircraft that can meet the tasking?
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2022, 19:35
Replies: 327
Views: 79,420
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Well done both, you're playing the victim...

Well done both, you're playing the victim fantastically.

Your views aren't "wrong". They're simply not of this era. The world changes, endlessly moaning about that on the internet is actually the...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2022, 12:39
Replies: 327
Views: 79,420
Posted By muppetofthenorth

I'd say some of the takes here are out of touch,...

I'd say some of the takes here are out of touch, but I'm not sure they've ever been in touch in the first place.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Aug 2022, 18:02
Replies: 327
Views: 79,420
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Yes, the page is extremely misleading... ...

Yes, the page is extremely misleading...

...it actually shows cadets in a glider.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Aug 2022, 11:43
Replies: 327
Views: 79,420
Posted By muppetofthenorth

No. The normal practice is "first past the...

No.

The normal practice is "first past the post" - those who meet the selection criteria first, get in.
What they wanted to do was make sure that the first in were those who also happened to be...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Aug 2022, 09:09
Replies: 327
Views: 79,420
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Damn sight more useful than looking at the...

Damn sight more useful than looking at the national population in one go... How many 80 year olds do you think we're recruiting?
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Aug 2022, 08:48
Replies: 592
Views: 192,614
Posted By muppetofthenorth

It's quoting a YouGov survey. No point having a...

It's quoting a YouGov survey. No point having a go at a newspaper.
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2022, 19:49
Replies: 327
Views: 79,420
Posted By muppetofthenorth

This ignores the age of the demographic in...

This ignores the age of the demographic in question.

Nobody in recruiting cares about the sizable population of crusty, straight white people who are 50+. They care about the <30s, who have a...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2022, 14:29
Replies: 592
Views: 192,614
Posted By muppetofthenorth

The under 30 (or possibly under 35, I can't quite...

The under 30 (or possibly under 35, I can't quite remember which one it was I read) population of the UK is 20+% BAME. The aim isn't entirely ridiculous in that context.

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Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2022, 08:59
Replies: 327
Views: 79,420
Posted By muppetofthenorth

It won't be a coincidence that the formerly...

It won't be a coincidence that the formerly extremely busy pinned wannabe thread hasn't had a new post for over a year. The notion that there's no pause can't be true.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jul 2022, 10:22
Replies: 98
Views: 19,753
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Or, indeed, set up a Cyber Command so that they...

Or, indeed, set up a Cyber Command so that they can actually do their work in a dedicated environment and, where and if necessary, work jointly across all the Forces.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jun 2022, 09:01
Replies: 31
Views: 6,800
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Maybe more accurate way of looking at it is that...

Maybe more accurate way of looking at it is that the RAF has looked at and trialled them......
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2022, 10:52
Replies: 146
Views: 36,447
Posted By muppetofthenorth

And this is why nobody under the age of 65 uses...

And this is why nobody under the age of 65 uses pprune.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2022, 17:25
Replies: 149
Views: 20,584
Posted By muppetofthenorth

As someone born and raised in that neck of the...

As someone born and raised in that neck of the woods I can safely say you don't speak for the majority.
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2022, 13:33
Replies: 5,343
Views: 1,761,915
Posted By muppetofthenorth

When the current system is unable to serve the...

When the current system is unable to serve the existing organisation it's too much to ask them - with no increase in assets - to serve every other youth organisations out there.
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Feb 2022, 20:08
Replies: 114
Views: 30,816
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Nothing there to say they were wrong, though... ...

Nothing there to say they were wrong, though...

None of this of about those no longer serving. It's about those just in and those who will be in through the next 20 years while the old and bold...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2021, 07:43
Replies: 292
Views: 66,834
Posted By muppetofthenorth

An extremely right wing talk show...

An extremely right wing talk show...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2021, 09:46
Replies: 454
Views: 219,209
Posted By muppetofthenorth

I guessed the change was due to him trying...

I guessed the change was due to him trying desperately to stop.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Nov 2021, 21:20
Replies: 292
Views: 66,834
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Citation needed.

Citation needed.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Nov 2021, 14:31
Replies: 48
Views: 9,856
Posted By muppetofthenorth

I don't know why I still get surprised by the old...

I don't know why I still get surprised by the old and brain dead on here, but I still do...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2021, 11:50
Replies: 18
Views: 6,977
Posted By muppetofthenorth

They do it every year, so not that unusual, I...

They do it every year, so not that unusual, I went to the NHL version a few years back.

...and it's not a championship game, so what is there at stake? Happy to be corrected on that, but it's...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2021, 05:59
Replies: 18
Views: 6,977
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Red Arrows and Typhoons may well have done...

Red Arrows and Typhoons may well have done flypasts for the FA Cup Final, but this was just a normal league game with nothing at stake, so it does feel a little much...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Oct 2021, 13:56
Replies: 18
Views: 6,977
Posted By muppetofthenorth

F15s practising for and then conducting a fly...

F15s practising for and then conducting a fly past for an NFL game being played at Tottenham's stadium.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2021, 15:38
Replies: 76
Views: 24,656
Posted By muppetofthenorth

Had this forum existed in 1903 I'm sure most of...

Had this forum existed in 1903 I'm sure most of you would have told the Wright brothers that they were barking up the wrong tree, too.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2021, 10:01
Replies: 65
Views: 12,363
Posted By muppetofthenorth

AEF flying is already basically non existent so...

AEF flying is already basically non existent so no real change there. Just leave the air cadets with gliders.
The UAS' will shift, why do they need to fly as much as they do? These days they are...
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