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Forum: Military Aviation
4th Apr 2012, 07:36
Replies: 7
Views: 2,448
Posted By general all rounder

The individual to whom you refer was not allowed...

The individual to whom you refer was not allowed to leave until the RoS was expired. She did then leave to take up employment with the Company concerned. She took legal advice as to whether the RoS...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Aug 2011, 23:14
Replies: 184
Views: 253,460
Posted By general all rounder

It is one thing to pontificate about possible...

It is one thing to pontificate about possible causes of the accident on a rumour network - the issue here is naming the deceased before the NOK have been told. The mainstream media have a clear...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th May 2011, 09:40
Replies: 136
Views: 36,966
Posted By general all rounder

@ pr00ne. You are completely right that...

@ pr00ne.

You are completely right that Defence took a smaller hit in the Comprehensive Spending Review but a little bit of context is appropriate. Defence has had little growth in its real...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Mar 2011, 00:06
Replies: 54
Views: 13,673
Posted By general all rounder

Frankly we're stuffed. Interestingly though,...

Frankly we're stuffed. Interestingly though, Hutton did nail the lie that the Public Sector is better paid than the Private Sector. This has been the mantra of the right wing press, esp Daily...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Feb 2011, 23:07
Replies: 67
Views: 12,836
Posted By general all rounder

As an RAF officer with cluster responsibilities...

As an RAF officer with cluster responsibilities (ie awarding bonuses) I can only agree. The vast majority of bonuses are paid to those who have simply done an adequate job. You only don't get a bonus...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Feb 2011, 11:57
Replies: 57
Views: 11,818
Posted By general all rounder

Speaking personally, I will be leaving the...

Speaking personally, I will be leaving the Service sooner rather than later. I am not going to go in a hurry but will bide my time until I have a second career to go to outside - leaving in a hurry...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Jan 2011, 21:53
Replies: 21
Views: 4,469
Posted By general all rounder

Let's just assume for the moment that Blair is a...

Let's just assume for the moment that Blair is a real believer in God. If so, he will know, in his heart of hearts, that he will burn in Hell for eternity. Perhaps his conversion to Catholicism...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jan 2011, 18:22
Replies: 284
Views: 66,555
Posted By general all rounder

The overall reduction in allowances equates to an...

The overall reduction in allowances equates to an average reduction of approx £ 1,500 per person per annum.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Dec 2010, 10:58
Replies: 90
Views: 24,032
Posted By general all rounder

I think you have missed the subtlety. You will no...

I think you have missed the subtlety. You will no longer be INVOLSEP so you will want SFA to get CEA. The 50 mile rule will mean they can make you stay at SFA at HQ AIR or PJHQ. If you are already...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Dec 2010, 18:17
Replies: 276
Views: 76,039
Posted By general all rounder

Peter RB, The US does better than the UK...

Peter RB,

The US does better than the UK because it spends 4% of its much larger GDP on Defence. In fact the US spends more on Defence than the next 25 largest spenders put together. The RAF...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2010, 00:05
Replies: 63
Views: 11,526
Posted By general all rounder

In reality nobody knows what the final package...

In reality nobody knows what the final package will look like. However given the sheer ridiculous scale of what has to be saved there is no doubt that some highly unpalatable things will have to be...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2010, 16:38
Replies: 397
Views: 74,100
Posted By general all rounder

I completely agree. If there is one thing we...

I completely agree. If there is one thing we should learn from the debacle of procurement in the last 20 years it is that in future the UK should buy off the shelf every time. Whilst we might not...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Sep 2010, 21:42
Replies: 445
Views: 103,491
Posted By general all rounder

Liam Fox is right of course although I doubt that...

Liam Fox is right of course although I doubt that he will be happy that the letter leaked because the leak weakens his position.

We need some proper strategic thinking to serve as the...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2010, 18:59
Replies: 28
Views: 8,358
Posted By general all rounder

Here are a few threats completely off the top of...

Here are a few threats completely off the top of my head:

Russia - not much capability at the moment except all those nukes but a willingness to use what capability it has pretty aggressively...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2009, 15:34
Replies: 14
Views: 5,612
Posted By general all rounder

How Politics Works

I can answer why cuts happen even though Defence spending goes up although the Minister probably wouldn't. It's simple really. On average the economy as a whole grows by something like 2-3% and the...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Jan 2009, 17:43
Replies: 147
Views: 43,048
Posted By general all rounder

Op Allowance

The allowance is a getting shot at allowance, it is specifically paid to those locations where the degree of risk is considered greater than that allowed for in the X Factor; for this reason some op...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Jun 2008, 10:32
Replies: 10
Views: 1,002
Posted By general all rounder

If your friend knows his grandfathers...

If your friend knows his grandfathers service/regiment, his rank and his service number it should be relatively easy to look it up on his Service Medal Record at the National Archives in Kew - you...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2008, 19:15
Replies: 14
Views: 2,557
Posted By general all rounder

Do some proper research (and this is really...

Do some proper research (and this is really important), do your sums over the whole of your career and beyond and you will note why the UK military's deal is significantly better than those of our EU...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2008, 07:23
Replies: 1,820
Views: 404,607
Posted By general all rounder

I have no knowledge of the Nimrod's fuel system...

I have no knowledge of the Nimrod's fuel system so I pass no comment. What is of interest is the risk that CAS and SofS have just taken; if there were another crash, they would have few options...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2008, 11:51
Replies: 37
Views: 3,108
Posted By general all rounder

DouglasDigby: How about enough enough functional...

DouglasDigby: How about enough enough functional kit (body armour, NVG, weapons, etc) to do the task? How about Nimrod fuel leaks or ESF for Hercs, acceptable armoured personnel carriers........????...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2008, 21:58
Replies: 37
Views: 3,108
Posted By general all rounder

Perfect kit all the time for all 3 Services? Why...

Perfect kit all the time for all 3 Services? Why have only 80 aircraft on a carrier? Surely 80 000 000 would be much safer. Infantry should have electro-magnetic force fields issued immediately,...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2007, 23:22
Replies: 2,342
Views: 399,966
Posted By general all rounder

Today, the MOD is allocated 2.4% of GDP in war...

Today, the MOD is allocated 2.4% of GDP in war time. A sensible level would be 4-6%. In the absence of 4-6% a large number of compromises have to be made and it isn't just ac safety.

The...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2007, 21:45
Replies: 2,342
Views: 399,966
Posted By general all rounder

Quite a lot of mudslinging in these pages is...

Quite a lot of mudslinging in these pages is directed at senior officers and the MOD. However, the reality is that the armed forces must be accountable to a democratically elected civilian...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2007, 23:27
Replies: 2,342
Views: 399,966
Posted By general all rounder

I am not an aircrew mate and I have no knowledge...

I am not an aircrew mate and I have no knowledge of the MR2's fuel system but it strikes me that the chaps who are flying the MR2 need a reasonable degree of assurance that the ac is safe. Clearly...
Forum: Military Aviation
10th Sep 2007, 22:32
Replies: 14
Views: 2,868
Posted By general all rounder

Shouldn't that be casus belli? (genitive, not...

Shouldn't that be casus belli? (genitive, not nominative) <pedant>Shouldn't that be casum belli with the cause in the accusative as it is the object of the verb to provoke?<\pedant>

Hmmm
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Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2007, 11:40
Replies: 48
Views: 5,751
Posted By general all rounder

The Cold War equipment being delivered today was...

The Cold War equipment being delivered today was ordered and committed to in the Cold War. Equipment is procured to serve a long time and has to be flexible and capable of responding to a range of...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2007, 09:28
Replies: 48
Views: 5,751
Posted By general all rounder

I don't think the strengths and weaknesses of...

I don't think the strengths and weaknesses of individual Secretaries of State have an awful lot of relevance in explaining our woes. The current incumbent is as good as any we've had recently.
...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Mar 2007, 18:17
Replies: 66
Views: 17,842
Posted By general all rounder

Happy to oblige: "I didn't realise that...

Happy to oblige:

"I didn't realise that much of my contribution has been in the 'less stringent' category, whereby the only thing of note is the odd pencil-lead breaking when we're a bit...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Mar 2007, 14:47
Replies: 66
Views: 17,842
Posted By general all rounder

Circumspection please

I don't know Caz Leavey but I have heard that she is a professional C130 pilot.

The words expressed may not be hers, in which case she has the right to demand a retraction from the Sunday Times...
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