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Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2024, 13:58
Replies: 122
Views: 18,464
Posted By Rheinstorff

It's recruiter language, which I don't pretend to...

It's recruiter language, which I don't pretend to fully understand, but typically it refers to the parents or other people with significant influence over potential recruits' career choices, eg,...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2024, 13:45
Replies: 122
Views: 18,464
Posted By Rheinstorff

I think if you're going to ask someone to put...

I think if you're going to ask someone to put their life on the line, their opinion matters.

My experience is those 20 year olds to whom you refer (at least those who were RAF Regiment officers...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2024, 13:35
Replies: 122
Views: 18,464
Posted By Rheinstorff

No they don't get a shock, in my experience, as...

No they don't get a shock, in my experience, as they tend to know know exactly what they're joining to do. The adverts are aimed more at the 'gate-keepers'.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2024, 11:59
Replies: 117
Views: 39,046
Posted By Rheinstorff

Very helpful response, thank you.

Very helpful response, thank you.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2024, 08:58
Replies: 117
Views: 39,046
Posted By Rheinstorff

But here I am and so is this subject, so forgive...

But here I am and so is this subject, so forgive me if I try to elicit some information on it. I wasn't asking for all the information, just some views it and of course no-one is obliged to answer. I...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2024, 07:29
Replies: 117
Views: 39,046
Posted By Rheinstorff

Fascinating and thanks for filling in some...

Fascinating and thanks for filling in some blanks.

Cock-up or conspiracy?

The latter seems to be suggested but, as is so often the case, the former might be more likely. I know many people...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jan 2024, 16:51
Replies: 117
Views: 39,046
Posted By Rheinstorff

I've not read the book, so this might seem an...

I've not read the book, so this might seem an inapt point, but if evidence was denied to the BOI as alleged, why would you assume the reviewing officers would have had it?

Paula Vennells was not...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jan 2024, 09:41
Replies: 46
Views: 9,376
Posted By Rheinstorff

It's a footnote, I know, but it's very...

It's a footnote, I know, but it's very fashionable to say MOD tried to apply a D Notice (From Aviation_Safety.net: until the Ministry of Defence tried to put a "D Notice" on the photograph banning...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Dec 2023, 08:37
Replies: 25
Views: 7,816
Posted By Rheinstorff

And vice versa. Which will make surveillance and...

And vice versa. Which will make surveillance and weapons employment difficult. Overwatch really has to be capable of going in harm's way.

I'm sure the Defensive Aid Suite protection has been...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2023, 14:58
Replies: 130
Views: 32,382
Posted By Rheinstorff

The Regiment does also have FP Wing HQs and...

The Regiment does also have FP Wing HQs and squadrons on sufficiently high readiness (the exact detail isn't for a public forum) to make them usable. Regiment were deployed.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2023, 14:35
Replies: 130
Views: 32,382
Posted By Rheinstorff

And yet.... ...

And yet....
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Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jun 2021, 12:07
Replies: 9
Views: 3,729
Posted By Rheinstorff

He chose to visit USAF personnel based in the UK,...

He chose to visit USAF personnel based in the UK, and Mildenhall was best for that. It’s a good thing for the commander in chief to visit his military people and they seemed to welcome the visit....
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Apr 2021, 12:56
Replies: 19
Views: 6,021
Posted By Rheinstorff

The French have been using rank on the front of...

The French have been using rank on the front of their combat uniforms for far longer than us (late 1970s?). As others have suggested, it makes more sense when kit carriage frequently obscures the...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2021, 15:56
Replies: 85
Views: 23,019
Posted By Rheinstorff

I have the benefit of working in both Defence and...

I have the benefit of working in both Defence and in the private sector as a NED as well as being the chair of a charity. Scale is one thing, but you’re not addressing my point about what it means to...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2021, 13:35
Replies: 85
Views: 23,019
Posted By Rheinstorff

No, I think you’re making too simplistic a...

No, I think you’re making too simplistic a comparison. The differences between any public and commercial enterprise in the UK is huge. HMG as sole customer and shareholder, vastly complex HMT imposed...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Feb 2021, 09:19
Replies: 85
Views: 23,019
Posted By Rheinstorff

One corporate structure (MOD), separate div...

One corporate structure (MOD), separate div structures (Navy, Army, Air, Strategic Comd, etc) for differing outputs. Is Defence not organised that way (accepting some differences, such as: it being...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Aug 2020, 08:03
Replies: 99
Views: 32,215
Posted By Rheinstorff

...when AC2 David Roberts won the Military Medal....

...when AC2 David Roberts won the Military Medal. Whilst under fire he downed a Dornier 17 at Kenley using the Parachute-and-Cable rocket system, its first ever successful use. He won the Military...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2020, 11:49
Replies: 124
Views: 36,725
Posted By Rheinstorff

I love this one. Wasn’t he complaining about the...

I love this one. Wasn’t he complaining about the female pilot and the guns pass, not recognising the RAF didn’t have female Harrier pilots in Theatre and the Harrier wasn’t fitted with a gun?
...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Aug 2020, 16:35
Replies: 99
Views: 32,215
Posted By Rheinstorff

I too have trouble visualising it, but the point...

I too have trouble visualising it, but the point really is whether the Russians have less trouble visualising it than you and I.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Aug 2020, 09:20
Replies: 99
Views: 32,215
Posted By Rheinstorff

I’m not suggesting invasion by Russia and the...

I’m not suggesting invasion by Russia and the notion that there is a close parallel is not implicit in what I wrote; to interpret it that way is wrong. I was merely highlighting that things which...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Aug 2020, 08:54
Replies: 99
Views: 32,215
Posted By Rheinstorff

Likelihood...

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A little over 30 years ago, few thought the invasion of Kuwait very likely... The armed forces don’t exist just for what’s likely, nor are the Nation’s defences organised this way. Strategic...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2020, 13:30
Replies: 99
Views: 32,215
Posted By Rheinstorff

Not quite. We halved our GBAD capacity in 2007/8,...

Not quite. We halved our GBAD capacity in 2007/8, long after the Cold War ended and just when some of those less friendly to us were starting to develop capabilities that now worry us. We still have...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Apr 2020, 09:52
Replies: 38
Views: 10,270
Posted By Rheinstorff

And no shortage of crews available due to reduced...

And no shortage of crews available due to reduced levels of activity, which is a bit different to an Air Mobility Force that is still in heavy demand.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2020, 13:57
Replies: 66
Views: 24,846
Posted By Rheinstorff

Red face I agree to a considerable extent; I'm not...

I agree to a considerable extent; I'm not confident a single axis would have worked, but it definitely stood a far better chance than the three axis attack, against which the Soviets barely held on....
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Apr 2020, 13:23
Replies: 66
Views: 24,846
Posted By Rheinstorff

Or, indeed a 6 year old with the reading age of a...

Or, indeed a 6 year old with the reading age of a 6 year old.

Some schools of thought suggest Hitler could have defeated the Soviets' ability to fight back coherently if he'd chosen to advance on...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2020, 09:03
Replies: 66
Views: 24,846
Posted By Rheinstorff

Conversely, good strategy by the N Vietnamese;...

Conversely, good strategy by the N Vietnamese; fight the war in the living rooms of every US household. Tactical action, not so goo; it's frequently said that the US never lost a tactical battle....
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2020, 09:00
Replies: 66
Views: 24,846
Posted By Rheinstorff

Poor strategy lost the Germans the war. ...

Poor strategy lost the Germans the war.

German tactical action in combat, on the other hand, was very good. Air power in the West and overwhelming numbers of Soviet forces in the East probably...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2020, 06:56
Replies: 66
Views: 24,846
Posted By Rheinstorff

Carry, probably. Operate, definitely!

Carry, probably. Operate, definitely!
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2020, 05:59
Replies: 66
Views: 24,846
Posted By Rheinstorff

This this really doesn't capture the essence of...

This this really doesn't capture the essence of today's situation. Perhaps once it was true. However, in a world of mission command (well applied or not), great reliance is placed on individuals,...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Apr 2020, 05:44
Replies: 66
Views: 24,846
Posted By Rheinstorff

There are certainly a number of perspectives: ...

There are certainly a number of perspectives:

1. How does low educational attainment help in a world of (apparently increasing) volatility, uncertainty, complexity and ambiguity, and where there...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2020, 11:10
Replies: 33
Views: 12,321
Posted By Rheinstorff

Sadly, you are grossly mistaken that the RAF...

Sadly, you are grossly mistaken that the RAF 'gave' its SHORAD to the RA. That was a decision made by MoD because Typhoon would cover the gap. It was a decision made in the context of the RAF Regt...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Mar 2020, 13:52
Replies: 20
Views: 7,848
Posted By Rheinstorff

Quite right. I guess that's why they limited...

Quite right. I guess that's why they limited themselves to Air Marshal!
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2020, 08:34
Replies: 26
Views: 4,910
Posted By Rheinstorff

I'd be surprised if the RM commandos that served...

I'd be surprised if the RM commandos that served in Afghanistan were not awarded the battle honour, so at least those RN units will be rewarded.

Have BHs ever been awarded to FAA sqns, and do they...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Mar 2020, 08:29
Replies: 26
Views: 4,910
Posted By Rheinstorff

I'm sure what you say here is true, and may be...

I'm sure what you say here is true, and may be what you inferred, but it's not what I implied or intended.
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Mar 2020, 10:27
Replies: 26
Views: 4,910
Posted By Rheinstorff

You couldn’t be more wrong. Recognising...

You couldn’t be more wrong. Recognising gallantry, dedication, determination, fortitude etc is a very worthy activity. It inspires others to do incredible things too. All part of military (fighting)...
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