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Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2022, 13:26
Replies: 58
Views: 11,030
Posted By Vortex Hoop

Oh dead - another pop at Brexit eh?! You...

Oh dead - another pop at Brexit eh?!

You lost, get over it. Bigger fish to fry now.

(The EU have refused to kick Russia out of Swift payments while the UK/US are trying to. Where's the EU's...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Feb 2022, 13:24
Replies: 58
Views: 11,030
Posted By Vortex Hoop

Fully agree. These highly paid ministers should...

Fully agree. These highly paid ministers should be able to keep on top of very very very basic details, like the names of our frontline fast jets.

There are only 2 of them left now!!

(I hate...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Feb 2022, 12:01
Replies: 16,445
Views: 18,131,687
Posted By Vortex Hoop

Purile nonsense. Aside from the unwise idea of...

Purile nonsense. Aside from the unwise idea of attacking Russia, please accept that you lost.

Deal with it.
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Feb 2022, 15:11
Replies: 24
Views: 6,652
Posted By Vortex Hoop

This chap was lucky to get body armour! 20 years...

This chap was lucky to get body armour! 20 years ago we only had a steel plate fitted in the Chinook cockpit either side of each seat. You had to lean over it to reach the fuse box.
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Feb 2022, 13:42
Replies: 20
Views: 7,757
Posted By Vortex Hoop

Better late than never. I remember talking to the...

Better late than never. I remember talking to the Typhoon boys about SS integration...while firing them from a GR4 during ELLAMY in 2011.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Feb 2022, 12:15
Replies: 60
Views: 13,915
Posted By Vortex Hoop

ISTR this formed the basis for one of the...

ISTR this formed the basis for one of the Individual Problem Solving exercises at OASC about 30-odd years ago.

The problems were normally about a group of scouts in the desert with a broken-down...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Jan 2022, 06:40
Replies: 144
Views: 40,957
Posted By Vortex Hoop

Has she done the '5-miler of death' yet...?! ...

Has she done the '5-miler of death' yet...?!

How about EFI-guarding SOPs....?;)
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jan 2022, 06:20
Replies: 14
Views: 3,441
Posted By Vortex Hoop

Yawn. Surely there are bigger fish to fry in the...

Yawn. Surely there are bigger fish to fry in the UK at the moment?

They got the ban lifted (which they knew about when they joined up), they had their pensions and medals back. What's next?!
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Jan 2022, 17:29
Replies: 66
Views: 19,770
Posted By Vortex Hoop

Agreed. Although the picture of him with...

Agreed. Although the picture of him with Ghislaine Maxwell and one of the underage girls doesn't look too good!
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2021, 07:35
Replies: 292
Views: 66,985
Posted By Vortex Hoop

So have I...with the RAF (not as a...

So have I...with the RAF (not as a reservist!)...at the height of each campaign. Yet as I am a recent Service Leaver he feels empowered to denigrate me and my opinions on how the RAF should be run....
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2021, 07:26
Replies: 292
Views: 66,985
Posted By Vortex Hoop

Arbitrary references to the Gregorian calendar do...

Arbitrary references to the Gregorian calendar do not an argument make. Please take your sad mewling about sexism elsewhere love!
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2021, 07:25
Replies: 292
Views: 66,985
Posted By Vortex Hoop

That logic doesn't scan, seeing as the sheer...

That logic doesn't scan, seeing as the sheer majority of personnel are male. Calling the women sir makes more sense - they can be honorary men while serving.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2021, 11:01
Replies: 292
Views: 66,985
Posted By Vortex Hoop

Your insecurity and faux embarrassment is not my...

Your insecurity and faux embarrassment is not my problem. I only left 6 years ago and have mates who are on the front line, so it is not as if I am just swinging the lantern and talking only about...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2021, 10:56
Replies: 292
Views: 66,985
Posted By Vortex Hoop

Off the top of my head: pensions, terms of...

Off the top of my head: pensions, terms of service, and accommodation issues on stn.
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Dec 2021, 10:54
Replies: 292
Views: 66,985
Posted By Vortex Hoop

No. Not really. Any young woman too shallow and...

No. Not really. Any young woman too shallow and insecure to actively decide against joining the RAF coz they might be referred to as an Airman is not worth having.:rolleyes:
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2021, 10:38
Replies: 72
Views: 15,201
Posted By Vortex Hoop

Money well spent - obviously...

Money well spent - obviously...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2021, 10:36
Replies: 72
Views: 15,201
Posted By Vortex Hoop

Nope. Still relevant to defending our borders...

Nope. Still relevant to defending our borders using Sentinel, RPAS etc.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2021, 10:35
Replies: 72
Views: 15,201
Posted By Vortex Hoop

The fact we left it matters not one jot. It...

The fact we left it matters not one jot.

It still applies in France, and means that any claim for asylum should have been made in the first safe country they arrived in.
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Nov 2021, 10:31
Replies: 292
Views: 66,985
Posted By Vortex Hoop

Typical patronising response... How on earth will...

Typical patronising response... How on earth will this 'make a meaningful difference to those who are serving now'? This is just political posturing and rearranging the deckchairs on a sinking ship...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Nov 2021, 10:23
Replies: 454
Views: 219,378
Posted By Vortex Hoop

Good job our tiny batch of Daves doesn't suffer...

Good job our tiny batch of Daves doesn't suffer from a problem of critical mass, which just got one smaller.

oh wait...:ugh:
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2021, 09:43
Replies: 79
Views: 14,696
Posted By Vortex Hoop

Nice one! I heard that Odiham was meant to...

Nice one!

I heard that Odiham was meant to be RAF North Warnborough after the name of the parish...but it was a mouthful so they went with the name of the village instead.
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Nov 2021, 10:29
Replies: 43
Views: 16,218
Posted By Vortex Hoop

No. It really isn't. You need to stop...

No. It really isn't.

You need to stop getting worked up over this. The title is what it is, you don't get to dictate to a publisher what he calls his book.
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2021, 10:05
Replies: 69
Views: 18,320
Posted By Vortex Hoop

Cutting 400 from the strength, closing Stonehouse...

Cutting 400 from the strength, closing Stonehouse and hijacking the bilateral relationship with USMC would be a start.

All the window dressing around FCF is to disguise these cuts. Those of us who...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2021, 21:24
Replies: 69
Views: 18,320
Posted By Vortex Hoop

This is a rumour forum, please don't dictate to...

This is a rumour forum, please don't dictate to others how to use it. Some of us here have quite a lot of real-world experience (outside of Janes and Yootoob) in staff and joint roles and have...
Forum: Military Aviation
31st Oct 2021, 21:17
Replies: 43
Views: 16,218
Posted By Vortex Hoop

Nope. The 'Boys' series of books has coped...

Nope.

The 'Boys' series of books has coped long enough not to be drawn into that type of weird social engineering. The women who flew and worked on Albert can be considered honorary 'boys'.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Oct 2021, 23:43
Replies: 69
Views: 18,320
Posted By Vortex Hoop

1. Just because the political slant of a paper is...

1. Just because the political slant of a paper is not to your liking, doesn't mean that the reporting of CGRM's inbox is false. No amount of your magical thinking will change that.
2. Thanks for...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2021, 07:31
Replies: 69
Views: 18,320
Posted By Vortex Hoop

All your repetitive cut and paste efforts still...

All your repetitive cut and paste efforts still don't excuse the disgraceful way in which Radakin stitched CGRM up and tried to take over the RM-USMC relationship - a relationship which 1SL is...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Oct 2021, 12:35
Replies: 69
Views: 18,320
Posted By Vortex Hoop

That's a bit tenuous, as none of the carriers you...

That's a bit tenuous, as none of the carriers you list have anything to do with the original point of the RN sidelining CGRM, denigrating amphibious capability, and splurging the family silver on...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Oct 2021, 10:07
Replies: 69
Views: 18,320
Posted By Vortex Hoop

If you examine this quote more closely, you will...

If you examine this quote more closely, you will find it was posted by (shock horror) the same Alfred the Great above. A Navy person who posts both here and ARRSE. So this is just circular reporting...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2021, 08:57
Replies: 69
Views: 18,320
Posted By Vortex Hoop

I understood that it came from the Navy and had...

I understood that it came from the Navy and had nothing to do with the Corps, according to RM officers I know and served with in joint orgs.


The trouble is that senior naval officers know...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Oct 2021, 13:17
Replies: 62
Views: 24,207
Posted By Vortex Hoop

Agreed - Vigil was a steaming pile of hoop. ...

Agreed - Vigil was a steaming pile of hoop.

Unfortunately the BBC thinks that the public won't notice.
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Oct 2021, 13:14
Replies: 69
Views: 18,320
Posted By Vortex Hoop

Looks like Tony Radakin isn't all he appears to...

Looks like Tony Radakin isn't all he appears to be. He bullied and disregarded Maj Gen Matt Holmes and issued diktats over the RM-USMC relationship.

I know the attempted Naval putsch which aimed...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Sep 2021, 13:08
Replies: 15
Views: 8,924
Posted By Vortex Hoop

I assume this is lift and shift from the...

I assume this is lift and shift from the Telegraph. If so, they really need to get a better sub-editor...or maybe they just don't care about little things like accuracy and attention to detail...:=
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Sep 2021, 06:48
Replies: 58
Views: 29,928
Posted By Vortex Hoop

Why, or indeed how, should the WO/SNCOs of 1 Sqn...

Why, or indeed how, should the WO/SNCOs of 1 Sqn defuse a situation caused entirely by the total mismanagement and disregard shown by the RAF senior leadership??

After a generation of overstretch...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Aug 2021, 10:18
Replies: 891
Views: 215,536
Posted By Vortex Hoop

The RAF is out of KAF now...how will this affect...

The RAF is out of KAF now...how will this affect the QWIs in the L aser Guided Bomb Targeting & Illumination gang?:ok:

Seriously though - anybody remember the 'Taliban Last Stand' building where...
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