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Forum: Military Aviation
26th Apr 2014, 20:16
Replies: 35
Views: 8,768
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

Be fair to the 2 authors. They make a very good...

Be fair to the 2 authors. They make a very good point that the RAF lacks a SEAD capability. Freeing up some money from the RN budget would allow the UK to address this shortfall.

The more worried...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Feb 2011, 14:09
Replies: 102
Views: 21,666
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

It seems all too clear that whilst the MOD...

It seems all too clear that whilst the MOD remains focussed on Afghanistan, the Government is looking at post-Afghanistan and that means placing UK security and resilience as a priority, over and...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2010, 15:46
Replies: 19
Views: 6,152
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

Shades of the Elvis Presley Dambusters Clock of...

Shades of the Elvis Presley Dambusters Clock of Tutenkhamun

Long old link though:

Google Image Result for http://www.instructables.com/files/deriv/FHL/1JVW/GAA0IK3L/FHL1JVWGAA0IK3L.MEDIUM.jpg...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Jul 2010, 14:30
Replies: 80
Views: 20,630
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

Don't forget: To look at reducing the number...

Don't forget:

To look at reducing the number of senior officers, the standard MOD policy is to set up a One-Star Steering Group........................:E
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Sep 2009, 09:22
Replies: 82
Views: 12,243
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

I hope the "root and branch" review includes...

I hope the "root and branch" review includes training officers of all ranks and from all Services the importance of saying "no". And not just being a "yes man" hiding behind the phrase "can do".
...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Jul 2009, 16:13
Replies: 83
Views: 10,982
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

"Defense" budget? "Help fill the delta"????? ...

"Defense" budget?
"Help fill the delta"?????

I would sack any senior officer who fails to use the English language proper-like :E
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jun 2009, 18:13
Replies: 25
Views: 4,419
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

Good stuff

Earlier in the day, President Obama made references to the Royal Air Corps......................
Forum: Military Aviation
25th May 2009, 08:22
Replies: 29
Views: 5,544
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

WTF

"details of criminal convictions, investigations, precise details of debt, medical conditions, drug abuse, use of prostitutes, extra-marital affairs including the names of third parties".

And...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jan 2009, 10:15
Replies: 50
Views: 33,422
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

the Whitehall operators are excellent I...

the Whitehall operators are excellent

I still like to think they are a collection of elderly ladies knitting away between calls, sitting in front of a row of cables and plugs

"Whitehall 1212"...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jan 2009, 06:44
Replies: 50
Views: 7,988
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

Who cares what aircraft as long as Scampton Colt...

Who cares what aircraft as long as Scampton Colt and Chiv are reopened?
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Dec 2008, 06:41
Replies: 116
Views: 31,028
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

The RAF Regiment has done a fantastic job in the...

The RAF Regiment has done a fantastic job in the past few years and have probably got their smug captions fully on. Everything they have bleated on about for years wrt force protection has become...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Dec 2008, 17:46
Replies: 358
Views: 55,588
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

Ah the old "Typhoon is obsolete" routine. Nice...

Ah the old "Typhoon is obsolete" routine. Nice one. And totally false.

Nuff said.

So, the Typhoons are late, so will the carriers :E
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Dec 2008, 06:08
Replies: 358
Views: 55,588
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

Not strictly relevant but: Our armies are...

Not strictly relevant but:

Our armies are marching out of step | Allan Mallinson - Times Online (http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/guest_contributors/article5309895.ece)
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2008, 16:43
Replies: 358
Views: 55,588
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

Shame on the RN for leaking this to the press....

Shame on the RN for leaking this to the press. Again. :E

Stirrup, Torpey and especially Peach have done more than enough to prove their joint credentials. There are those in the RAF who think they...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Dec 2008, 13:42
Replies: 358
Views: 55,588
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

The first paragraph of the article gives this...

The first paragraph of the article gives this away as yet another brilliant RN PR campaign not too dissimilar to the old "leave the docs on the towpath for the Mail to find" routine.
There isnt any...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Dec 2008, 07:35
Replies: 32
Views: 9,813
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

Not just about a "useless" airfield though is it?...

Not just about a "useless" airfield though is it? Cant keep closing down airfields and moving people and kit into "superbases" when there is insufficient infrastructure to support.

Scampton...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Nov 2008, 05:53
Replies: 48
Views: 11,056
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

Makes perfect sense to rotate aircrew and...

Makes perfect sense to rotate aircrew and airframes through an operational theatre and I don't believe there is a loss in capabilities, rather a slight change in capabilities: what you loss in one...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Nov 2008, 09:26
Replies: 26
Views: 5,105
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

Oh It was an interview................shame ...

Oh

It was an interview................shame

:E
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Oct 2008, 12:46
Replies: 108
Views: 13,023
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

Alternatively, the presence of those ships was a...

Alternatively, the presence of those ships was a direct threat to the RN and a threat to the continuation of the war against Nazi Germany, so we sank them.

Good decision, recognised as such.
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Oct 2008, 12:44
Replies: 108
Views: 13,023
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

"Why don't you bugger off to a nursery to suck a...

"Why don't you bugger off to a nursery to suck a tit, rather than hang around on a war forum? War is hell. Dad didn't jack in his day trade as a travelling salesman to incinerate German babies. He...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Oct 2008, 08:44
Replies: 26
Views: 6,897
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

Remote control toys are always a winner Fun...

Remote control toys are always a winner
Fun Gifts - Gadgets, Cool Toys, Gift Idea Finder, Gadget Stuff - Cool Shop (http://www.paramountzone.com/)
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Oct 2008, 13:53
Replies: 10
Views: 2,821
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

Falcon belonged to a European aid agency

Falcon belonged to a European aid agency
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Oct 2008, 15:26
Replies: 839
Views: 205,035
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

Of course, the problem with this thread that too...

Of course, the problem with this thread that too many clever, motivated people are arguing with other, using valid cases backed up by a wealth of evidence.

All forgetting that if the decision is...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Oct 2008, 14:39
Replies: 33
Views: 6,455
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

Exactly official secrecy SHOULD protect...

Exactly

official secrecy SHOULD protect either the aircraft's vulnerability to ground attack, or the capabilities of ground to air weapons available to the insurgents.
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Sep 2008, 16:33
Replies: 57
Views: 11,571
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

Cancelling the aircraft carriers would free up...

Cancelling the aircraft carriers would free up money........do we really need them? And even if so, can we afford them?

:E
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jul 2008, 13:37
Replies: 41
Views: 4,586
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

Apart from the fact that this is the most...

Apart from the fact that this is the most hard-left government that this country has ever had.
The biggest trick New Labour played and won, was to hide hard left policies behind a centralist veneer,...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Jul 2008, 21:42
Replies: 146
Views: 20,956
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

Will do some of our people some good to remember...

Will do some of our people some good to remember that they are in a military organisation. If they feel hard done by for spending a few days on ceremonial duty, I commend that they take a few books...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jun 2008, 21:43
Replies: 128
Views: 29,361
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

Granularity = detail Fidelity = accuracy ...

Granularity = detail
Fidelity = accuracy

Use of these will guarantee that the culprit has just graduated from Staff College.
Where I understand they teach dogma nowadays rather than doctrine
Forum: Military Aviation
26th May 2008, 08:58
Replies: 19
Views: 3,651
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

In support of some of the above - no, you cannot...

In support of some of the above - no, you cannot wear the NATO medal if you have qualified for the UK OSM medal.

This is why the award of additional bars is being considered, to indicate that the...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th May 2008, 14:01
Replies: 1,820
Views: 404,555
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

TB - you will never reach senior rank with clear,...

TB - you will never reach senior rank with clear, concise and pertinent judgements like that.
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Mar 2008, 09:32
Replies: 29
Views: 7,190
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

pr00ne - if you want to be clever about history...

pr00ne - if you want to be clever about history and immigration, you need to go further back than the middle ages. Try Angles, Jutes and Saxons from the nearest Ladybird book.

What ired you? The...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Mar 2008, 21:36
Replies: 50
Views: 9,948
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

Bonus

So we are agreed then? This is another divisive move by the Government that results in us turning on each other?

Sod the bloody bonus. Why can't soldiers have their pay increased so they earn a...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2008, 14:44
Replies: 18
Views: 1,966
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

I see rules have changed in the JSP in the past...

I see rules have changed in the JSP in the past year or so and they have downgraded all flights over to 2 1/2 hours to Premium Economy from Club/Business.
Sneaked that one in under the radar.
Yes,...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Dec 2007, 14:49
Replies: 354
Views: 72,712
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

Films

Best: Battle of Britain. Worst: Top Gun

Does any remember a b/w film about a community complaining about the RAF flying near a bird-sanctuary? Seem to recall a bird strike on a Vampire
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Aug 2007, 16:35
Replies: 88
Views: 17,862
Posted By SirPercyWare-Armitag

Staying In

1. Pay increase for the junior ranks to bring them up to the same pay as a fireman/police cuntsable with decreasing but incremental pay rises through the chain of command reducing to 2.5% for the top...
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