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Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2014, 07:44
Replies: 15
Views: 4,462
Posted By Once A Brat

Chevvron.......I believe that you are correct,...

Chevvron.......I believe that you are correct, especially since although formed in 1924, pre 1939 it was actually the:


The Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Air Force


Most WAFUs seem...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2014, 10:13
Replies: 34
Views: 7,281
Posted By Once A Brat

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:AN...

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcSFUunSwgW1M0AeGOCyXcLF7aic594SQ2-FRosrs7sfEoWON4BwHA...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2014, 07:29
Replies: 34
Views: 7,281
Posted By Once A Brat

....you mean that this isn't a Typhoon??

http://i950.photobucket.com/albums/ad349/keiths20/bac_lightning_zpsc558e317.jpg (http://s950.photobucket.com/user/keiths20/media/bac_lightning_zpsc558e317.jpg.html)


As we were talking about QRA...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2014, 06:31
Replies: 59
Views: 14,548
Posted By Once A Brat

BBK You are correct....it is not Dave...

BBK


You are correct....it is not Dave Haines, the one time boss of 1F; however, I understand from ex-colleagues that knew him that the poor soul that ISIS murdered is an ex-RAF...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2014, 13:20
Replies: 54
Views: 9,060
Posted By Once A Brat

Airpig....... Thank you however for...

Airpig.......


Thank you however for correcting me about the post they were completing for, it wasn't for the RAF's senior medical officer (SMO has an air of Stn Snr Med Offr which is why I...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th May 2014, 08:35
Replies: 54
Views: 9,060
Posted By Once A Brat

...Wow, what an interesting thread, it meanders...

...Wow, what an interesting thread, it meanders here and there so I thought I might as well add my tuppenth.


1. The RAF operates a merit based rather than a seniority based promotion system...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Feb 2014, 08:54
Replies: 58
Views: 7,933
Posted By Once A Brat

...Interesting thread. under the radar...

...Interesting thread.

under the radar breaches of harmony have been going on for years because getting them recorded was a right pain, but you have to keep at it and at it - not only for...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jan 2014, 10:53
Replies: 35
Views: 14,835
Posted By Once A Brat

Leon, I remember that night well! I was...

Leon,

I remember that night well! I was the JEngO and was in Ops chewing the fat with our Auth (who was the Sqn XO and also covering DCF) about the following day's flypro when I took the phone...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Nov 2013, 05:36
Replies: 95
Views: 13,989
Posted By Once A Brat

I know this will sound geeky, but.......whilst I...

I know this will sound geeky, but.......whilst I was still in I thought I would have some fun with the MT role office since they introduced this system without consulting other functional areas as...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2013, 16:27
Replies: 51
Views: 8,939
Posted By Once A Brat

TTN. Unfortunately, I think that is where the...

TTN. Unfortunately, I think that is where the modern military is heading, get 'em in young, burn 'em out fast and then discharge after 5-6 years servive. Only retain a few 'lifers' and thus...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2013, 14:37
Replies: 37
Views: 7,426
Posted By Once A Brat

Agree with your sentiment completely...I always...

Agree with your sentiment completely...I always saw it as my duty to attend functions for those, under my command or that I knew, leaving the service, especially after such a long career........I...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2013, 14:18
Replies: 51
Views: 8,939
Posted By Once A Brat

TankerTrashNav........agreed, although those on...

TankerTrashNav........agreed, although those on shorter engagements will eventually get something even if it is 12/37ths at age 55...65? Its those who don't make 12 years or are under pension age...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2013, 13:19
Replies: 51
Views: 8,939
Posted By Once A Brat

...to add my tuppenth to Chainkicker and...

...to add my tuppenth to Chainkicker and SilsoeSid's pension debate.

I am sure that when the AFPRB started to declare that military pay was abated to fund the pension scheme, around 1991ish, then...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Nov 2013, 13:13
Replies: 51
Views: 8,939
Posted By Once A Brat

There is always the Devil's Adocates view...........

There is always the Devil's Adocates view........


....assuming that the Army ran its redundancy boards in the same manner that the RAF did, then the Sgt's proximity to any pension point would...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2013, 14:51
Replies: 149
Views: 35,660
Posted By Once A Brat

Photoplanet....post90! Undoubtedly, years ago I...

Photoplanet....post90! Undoubtedly, years ago I had to take a young pilot to one side and point out that if actually wanted to fly that month and not suffer crew-in snag after crew-in snag that he...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Sep 2013, 13:04
Replies: 86
Views: 11,572
Posted By Once A Brat

Morpeth Dave........ I believe that our...

Morpeth Dave........

I believe that our pensions are classed as non-contributory, BUT (and it is a big but) the Armed Forces Pay Review Board (AFPRB) declared about 15 years ago that military pay...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Sep 2013, 11:24
Replies: 63
Views: 12,555
Posted By Once A Brat

Having "re-googled" it, I stand corrected! Teach...

Having "re-googled" it, I stand corrected! Teach me to assume, Thank You.

The assumption having been that DOC is heir to POW so should POW pre-decease HMQ then DOY becomes her heir!

What was...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Sep 2013, 10:42
Replies: 63
Views: 12,555
Posted By Once A Brat

Here's an "interesting" thought....should POW...

Here's an "interesting" thought....should POW pre-decease HMQ then DOY becomes next in line to the throne and not DOC!!

Thread creep I know, but no worse than old RHQ security measures (sorry to...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2013, 11:33
Replies: 123
Views: 32,048
Posted By Once A Brat

Union Jack wrote "Suggest you have a wee shoogle...

Union Jack wrote "Suggest you have a wee shoogle with Google and, to help you, the date the rules changed, and Royal Marines and Army officer ranks up to full Colonel came into line was 1 Jul...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Sep 2013, 10:55
Replies: 52
Views: 10,343
Posted By Once A Brat

Agreed GeeRam, When I joined, admittedly...

Agreed GeeRam,

When I joined, admittedly towards the end of the cold war, we had Lightning, Phantom, Buccaneer, Harrier, Jaguar, Canberra and Tornado sqns plus a multitude of other types (the...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Sep 2013, 09:12
Replies: 52
Views: 10,343
Posted By Once A Brat

WH904 wrote "We have only a token air defence...

WH904 wrote "We have only a token air defence capability now (maybe fifty operational Typhoons on a good day, if we really needed them?) and an offensive capability that isn't significantly greater."...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Aug 2013, 13:14
Replies: 210
Views: 22,595
Posted By Once A Brat

....Oh my, I cannot believe that this (second)...

....Oh my, I cannot believe that this (second) thread has run for 10 pages!!

I know I stated my reasons for leaving the club in the first thread - It was my personal view that perhaps the club...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jun 2013, 14:48
Replies: 29
Views: 5,348
Posted By Once A Brat

PN.......I know what you mean. My...

PN.......I know what you mean.

My replacement No1 was triggered by having to appear (as a witness) at a Court Martial, before that I had succeeded for many years to be unavailable for...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jun 2013, 12:31
Replies: 29
Views: 5,348
Posted By Once A Brat

....Ebay is your Friend! When I left...

....Ebay is your Friend!

When I left (within last year) I sucessfully sold on Ebay my original Cranwell No5s and the replacement No1s and No5s which I had bought due to my expanded waistline some...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Jun 2013, 10:52
Replies: 65
Views: 20,750
Posted By Once A Brat

PN......good idea, apart from the RAFASUPU...

PN......good idea, apart from the RAFASUPU disbanded in 1999, its 'special' role and documentation transferred to the NW Convoy Group which later disbanded in 2002 when the role transferred to the RN...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd May 2013, 11:30
Replies: 36
Views: 6,228
Posted By Once A Brat

As you can guess by my pprune 'nickname' I can...

As you can guess by my pprune 'nickname' I can relate to a lot of the posts above - with regards to my Service career becoming an RAF Apprentice was the best decision I ever made, closely followed by...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2013, 15:38
Replies: 24
Views: 4,345
Posted By Once A Brat

Under both 75 and 05 then your pension is...

Under both 75 and 05 then your pension is considered taxable income. The amount of tax and allowance applied depend on what else you are receiving in taxable income.....the pension is taxed at...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2013, 11:53
Replies: 24
Views: 4,345
Posted By Once A Brat

....reading the uncertainity above, I'm glad I'm...

....reading the uncertainity above, I'm glad I'm now a civvy drawing my (AFPS 75) pension!! As well as a nice civilian salary - the taxman's dream!

However, as I understood the briefings I...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2013, 14:38
Replies: 30
Views: 4,934
Posted By Once A Brat

I suspect that St Mawgan's Stn Cdr was using a...

I suspect that St Mawgan's Stn Cdr was using a MOD Form 90 not a RAF F1250!!

Another piece of jointery not thought through properly.....the RAF F1250 could be used as official ID since it had a...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2013, 15:21
Replies: 35
Views: 10,882
Posted By Once A Brat

In a time before I attended the College of...

In a time before I attended the College of Knowledge at Sleaford, I was a techie on VASF (well 1417 actually) and after that incident we had to go out from the hides and marshal the VC10 over to edge...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Feb 2013, 15:05
Replies: 7
Views: 2,483
Posted By Once A Brat

I don't know the precise details of how, but I...

I don't know the precise details of how, but I know it can be done as I once had a young lad work for me in the RAF who had an Australian mother and a Swedish father and had some form of dual...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2012, 10:44
Replies: 26
Views: 6,173
Posted By Once A Brat

You're confusing 2 things here: Reserve...

You're confusing 2 things here:

Reserve Liability.....an amount of time where you can be recalled to support whatever operation HMG wants. If you have completed a pensionable length of service...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2012, 21:03
Replies: 26
Views: 6,139
Posted By Once A Brat

PS........what I meant to add was, I agree with...

PS........what I meant to add was, I agree with the majority of posters so far. My experiences of Service support, or lack of it, throughout my career means my family and I will have earnt every...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2012, 21:00
Replies: 26
Views: 6,139
Posted By Once A Brat

Whilst I haven't actually seen the interview, I...

Whilst I haven't actually seen the interview, I am fairly certain that I know (knew) the good wife in question - well her husband anyway....as confirmed via Facebook! Whilst I seem to remember that...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jan 2012, 11:01
Replies: 145
Views: 57,694
Posted By Once A Brat

iglide.....yep, you're right the legacy EngTech...

iglide.....yep, you're right the legacy EngTech A/P are those who have not cut across to A Tech M! Bit of a moot point really though as the A/P stands, as I'm sure you know, for Airframes Propulsion...
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