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Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2014, 12:51
Replies: 19
Views: 5,689
Posted By Rector16

Don't want to be picky, but I count 1 x MBE, 1 x...

Don't want to be picky, but I count 1 x MBE, 1 x QCVS and 1 x CBE for the RAF - it still isn't as long as the Army list, but it is 50% longer than noted earlier!
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Aug 2013, 13:40
Replies: 77
Views: 12,984
Posted By Rector16

Thanks DHQ - really helpful of you. One audience...

Thanks DHQ - really helpful of you. One audience that you seem to be missing is those of us deployed on Ops. I've just dropped an e-mail to the address that you gave which will hopefully create a...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Jul 2013, 10:00
Replies: 1
Views: 2,666
Posted By Rector16

Not yet. Last I heard it was to be briefed to...

Not yet. Last I heard it was to be briefed to the relevant 4* around now (give or take a few days). Once he's had a chance to review, it should be released.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jun 2013, 13:24
Replies: 51
Views: 10,060
Posted By Rector16

Uncle G - if you want to see contractorisation...

Uncle G - if you want to see contractorisation delivering an improvement to Service life, take a look at Northwood. They've re-built the whole place and it's so much better than the dreary old site...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2013, 06:38
Replies: 16
Views: 2,638
Posted By Rector16

Unhappy SASLess - I think that you might have missed the...

SASLess - I think that you might have missed the point. You said:

Not shooting someone who is emplacing an IED in plain sight....is flat assed stupid....would you not agree?

The idea is to...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Dec 2012, 13:24
Replies: 37
Views: 10,643
Posted By Rector16

Tom That's a big subject - it could run and...

Tom

That's a big subject - it could run and run.

I'm sure that those older and bolder than me will have plenty of suggestions, but I come from the Tornado GR force so I'll limit myself to...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Aug 2012, 20:55
Replies: 45
Views: 12,271
Posted By Rector16

Perhaps those still in 'blue' could advise, but...

Perhaps those still in 'blue' could advise, but to be a RAF WO in your early 40's is still good going - remember, there is no WO2 in the RAF (Flt Sgt equivalent).

Furthermore, the Technical trades...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2011, 17:52
Replies: 1,831
Views: 396,512
Posted By Rector16

'But Mr Cameron imagined he could replicate Tony...

'But Mr Cameron imagined he could replicate Tony Blair’s achievements in taking on and defeating rogue dictators'

I think that I missed something in the past 20 years - which dictators did Tony...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2011, 18:39
Replies: 136
Views: 37,095
Posted By Rector16

ICBM I thank you for your comments - they...

ICBM

I thank you for your comments - they make some interesting assumptions about me and parkitup and some interesting points about yourself!

I was of course part of the decision-making...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2011, 12:55
Replies: 136
Views: 37,095
Posted By Rector16

Kitbag I agree - never heard an official...

Kitbag

I agree - never heard an official announcement re Marham and F35, sounds pretty unlikely to me. To be fair to parkitup, this is a rumour site, but he should probably have made it clearer...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jul 2011, 17:40
Replies: 1,831
Views: 396,512
Posted By Rector16

'The Apache makes better targeting decisions than...

'The Apache makes better targeting decisions than Harrier, lucky we kept Tornado then'

How does a helicopter make targeting decisions? I thought that we kept 'people in the loop' just to enable...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jul 2011, 16:10
Replies: 16
Views: 5,035
Posted By Rector16

I'm afraid that there IS a half yearly promotion...

I'm afraid that there IS a half yearly promotion list - perhaps you were told that there wasn't to avoid the sorrow associated with telling you bad news about your non-appearance?

I dimly...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jul 2011, 14:35
Replies: 151
Views: 43,292
Posted By Rector16

CAS procedures - I'm afraid that there are some...

CAS procedures - I'm afraid that there are some (possibly included the bearded Mr ward - or the FT editorial team) who haven't quite grasped ATOs, GCAS and TIC response. If you don't understand you...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Jul 2011, 14:19
Replies: 16
Views: 5,035
Posted By Rector16

Nothing on the Manning Intranet site either (and...

Nothing on the Manning Intranet site either (and no pre-release to COs) - probably taking too long to type all the names on the list......:rolleyes:
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Jun 2011, 15:37
Replies: 39
Views: 8,049
Posted By Rector16

Sorry to butt into the civ/mil debate (which I...

Sorry to butt into the civ/mil debate (which I was enjoying), but I'd like to have a go at answering the original question with some facts.

Most of this is old news - the figures being quoted (6...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th May 2011, 12:07
Replies: 63
Views: 20,373
Posted By Rector16

Simple answer to all the air-launched...

Simple answer to all the air-launched possibilities discussed above is in Wednesday's MoD News Release:

'Defence Secretary Dr Liam Fox has today announced that approval has been given for the...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2011, 17:51
Replies: 30
Views: 4,847
Posted By Rector16

To be fair (if only briefly) the newly discovered...

To be fair (if only briefly) the newly discovered memos only say that:

'We were determined to get a fair slice of the action for UK companies in a post-Saddam Iraq'

Nothing in the article...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Apr 2011, 07:04
Replies: 88
Views: 16,629
Posted By Rector16

Melchie - I hear your pain. Big decision to make...

Melchie - I hear your pain. Big decision to make to commit decades to the RAF; life is not a rehearsal etc etc.

Can I offer a crumb or 2 of comfort? You seem to see the RAF as 2 separate...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2011, 17:12
Replies: 1,831
Views: 396,512
Posted By Rector16

WEBF 1. No - it was all about saving...

WEBF

1. No - it was all about saving money. We hadn't seriously used a carrier for 7 years on Ops and the new ones were frighteningly expensive. Fully accept the argument about cost/value, but...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Apr 2011, 13:04
Replies: 7
Views: 2,269
Posted By Rector16

I'll have a go at Q2. Guilio Douhet was ahead of...

I'll have a go at Q2. Guilio Douhet was ahead of Trenchard. Douhet started writing in early 1912 (during the Italian/Ottoman war for control of Libya). Trenchard wasn't really in the game at that...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2011, 16:29
Replies: 34
Views: 9,073
Posted By Rector16

Rengineer 'Forgive me for asking something...

Rengineer

'Forgive me for asking something here that I've been wondering for some time. Why isn't the Typhoon qualified to fire the Brimstone (yet)? It'd seem like a logical thing to do I'd...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2011, 07:35
Replies: 1,209
Views: 304,294
Posted By Rector16

Could it be that he's not a scientist? Is there...

Could it be that he's not a scientist? Is there just an outside possibility that someone asking interesting questions on a rumour site is actually a JOURNALIST???? I think that this counts as a...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Apr 2011, 07:27
Replies: 5
Views: 3,549
Posted By Rector16

Oh how delightfully refreshing - someone who...

Oh how delightfully refreshing - someone who thinks that it's all going to work out fine in the end! God bless you sir!!

Sadly, reality is that PR11 and the £1B shortfall aren't the same thing...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2011, 12:50
Replies: 1,831
Views: 396,512
Posted By Rector16

FB11 - good quote. I'd also like to offer sqn...

FB11 - good quote. I'd also like to offer sqn Ldr (later MRAF 'Bomber') Harris who said 'serving in the services in the immediate aftermath of a war is not an exciting or particularly pleasant...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2011, 10:57
Replies: 1,831
Views: 396,512
Posted By Rector16

Ali Barber - be fair, the SDSR was based on...

Ali Barber - be fair, the SDSR was based on saving as much as possible while avoiding massive loss of votes; it had nothing to do with planning assumptions, forecasts of requirement of likely global...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2011, 07:05
Replies: 1,209
Views: 304,294
Posted By Rector16

JAJ wrote: I must admit I managed quite...

JAJ wrote:

I must admit I managed quite well in the GR4 without a HMS, but then I didn't have a situation where I saw something from the front seat and needed to get the ac kit/Litening pod...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2011, 07:00
Replies: 38
Views: 10,034
Posted By Rector16

I'll help you out with the humourous facts -...

I'll help you out with the humourous facts - there was a (female) SAC who used her ELCs to do a pole-dancing course. Better employment prospects than being a Supplier apprently....:ok:

The rules...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Apr 2011, 16:42
Replies: 19
Views: 7,200
Posted By Rector16

Do these people ever publish retractions? ...

Do these people ever publish retractions? Something along the lines of a full-page spread headlined with 'I'm sorry about the Harrier article; it was a slow news day and I had a deadline to meet, so...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2011, 14:07
Replies: 9
Views: 3,616
Posted By Rector16

If you mean the bit about 'no jets taking off...

If you mean the bit about 'no jets taking off from a UK Carrier for 8 years' - no it isn't! The last Harrier flight was within the last 8 weeks. Good to see that our Ministers have such a thorough...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2011, 13:59
Replies: 398
Views: 120,310
Posted By Rector16

High Spirits - I'm with you all the way. I'm sat...

High Spirits - I'm with you all the way. I'm sat here behind a desk inside the M25 writing to PPRuNe when I should be flying!

PS - I was on my first Sqn at 21 in 1986. Ahh those were the days -...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2011, 13:43
Replies: 1,209
Views: 304,294
Posted By Rector16

MB - I'm with you 100% except for the bit about...

MB - I'm with you 100% except for the bit about seeing 'failure' in Libya. The true brilliance of the Libya thing (conflict, war, intervention, whatever.....) is that we haven't got a defined...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2011, 07:47
Replies: 1,209
Views: 304,294
Posted By Rector16

129 should be interesting - just shows the...

129 should be interesting - just shows the missing link is between MoD 'sources' and Reality!

We've got 7 Sqns of GR4s (but not for long....). On paper they have 12 jets each - in reality they...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2011, 15:59
Replies: 398
Views: 120,310
Posted By Rector16

Anonystude - you said: 'Red Line Entry --...

Anonystude - you said:

'Red Line Entry -- would you rather get rid of 170 chaps, some of whom were ten hours away from OCU, and thus write off the nearly £350-400m of training; or hold them for a...
Forum: Military Aviation
5th Apr 2011, 11:21
Replies: 164
Views: 95,941
Posted By Rector16

Lead the guests in after the Mess staff call...

Lead the guests in after the Mess staff call 'Dinner is Served'; stay sober enough to talk straight at the end for the toasts. Hopefully it will just be 'The Queen', maybe 'the Heads of State here...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Apr 2011, 12:02
Replies: 1,209
Views: 304,294
Posted By Rector16

Surprise, surprise, BBC now reporting breaking...

Surprise, surprise, BBC now reporting breaking news that 'civilians killed in NATO airstrikes'. Apparently some doctor says it happened so it must be true - thus we enter the traditional stage 3 of...
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