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Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2024, 11:53
Replies: 29
Views: 4,784
Posted By Red Line Entry

Perhaps some of our older colleagues could...

Perhaps some of our older colleagues could highlight the “mekoning” from the Cold War to remind us how this used to be a very real and deadly pastime.
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Mar 2024, 09:48
Replies: 89
Views: 25,960
Posted By Red Line Entry

It isn’t surprising that those who served, and...

It isn’t surprising that those who served, and left, years ago have difficulty in accepting comparisons with today’s RAF that they think paints their time (and therefore their contribution) as in...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Mar 2024, 20:40
Replies: 89
Views: 25,960
Posted By Red Line Entry

My regular Service spans from the 80s to the 20s...

My regular Service spans from the 80s to the 20s and the attitude displayed by WhoNeedsANav is one that I remember all too clearly from the early days of my time. The attitude of hiding things under...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Jan 2024, 21:36
Replies: 159
Views: 34,455
Posted By Red Line Entry

A story slightly relating to our friendly...

A story slightly relating to our friendly blanket-stackers….

In the late 1980s, the decision was made by their Airships that Supply Sqns would no longer be the responsibility of Admin Wg, but...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Jan 2024, 17:10
Replies: 49
Views: 13,578
Posted By Red Line Entry

The funniest part of the whole thing is Lord West...

The funniest part of the whole thing is Lord West running to the papers to say they’re just chasing publicity! :D
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2023, 22:23
Replies: 19
Views: 3,317
Posted By Red Line Entry

ABL262, Yes, I do emember that camp (I'm 5th...

ABL262,

Yes, I do emember that camp (I'm 5th iin from the left in the middle row). I also remember the survival exercise where we were given a parachute and had to make a teepee for 8 (or so) of...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Nov 2023, 22:57
Replies: 19
Views: 3,317
Posted By Red Line Entry

Wow, that photo brings back memories - Steve...

Wow, that photo brings back memories - Steve Heppenstall, Mike Blee, Julian Francis, Ian Long, Damien Wyatt, Jon Stockings, Greg Hammond, to name but a few.

Happy days indeed…
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Jun 2023, 21:11
Replies: 310
Views: 101,197
Posted By Red Line Entry

Para 5.84 of the report: in an email to COS...

Para 5.84 of the report:

in an email to COS Pers on 8 August 2022, DLS set out the principles to be applied dependent on whether or not there were criteria by which to distinguish candidates, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Mar 2023, 23:30
Replies: 212
Views: 79,835
Posted By Red Line Entry

Bob, you surprise me. You are normally a man of...

Bob, you surprise me. You are normally a man of sage consideration, rather than hackneyed tropes. CAS is not the warfighter, that’s the job of DCom Ops. CAS is there to provide the strategic...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Nov 2022, 17:49
Replies: 75
Views: 27,136
Posted By Red Line Entry

Do you need us to pass the hat round, Bob? Or do...

Do you need us to pass the hat round, Bob? Or do you have a ‘Will fly for food’ sign? :)
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Nov 2022, 08:48
Replies: 52
Views: 13,051
Posted By Red Line Entry

I think this issue of ‘great leaders’ knowing...

I think this issue of ‘great leaders’ knowing people’s names is a bit of a red herring. Everyone knows that people love to hear their own names, so even the weasliest politician keeps a...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Nov 2022, 07:18
Replies: 52
Views: 13,051
Posted By Red Line Entry

In recent years, Phil Osborn (Osby) stands out....

In recent years, Phil Osborn (Osby) stands out. Brilliant leader, down to earth, really cared for his people while ensuring the job got done. Got to 3 star and became CDI but would have been...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Nov 2022, 12:03
Replies: 112
Views: 17,829
Posted By Red Line Entry

Not a dig, but an observation. The question was:...

Not a dig, but an observation. The question was: How many RAF stations have swimming pools? Cue a host of posts regaling us with stories of closed stations that had swimming pools. This place...
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Sep 2022, 13:40
Replies: 592
Views: 193,084
Posted By Red Line Entry

In addition, Haddon-Cave was clear that these...

In addition, Haddon-Cave was clear that these should be dedicated 2-star positions. That is not the case for either post.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2022, 20:47
Replies: 327
Views: 79,878
Posted By Red Line Entry

[/size] Nutty, correct, because there...

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Nutty, correct, because there already exists an Air Officer Scotland (as well as an Air Officer Northern Ireland and an Air Officer Wales) and has done for about 6 years. These posts are...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2022, 11:01
Replies: 592
Views: 193,084
Posted By Red Line Entry

Speedywheels, To put your mind at ease a...

Speedywheels,

To put your mind at ease a little, there has been no suggestion from the Airships that technical training lower its standards for minority groups. The standard is still the standard...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Aug 2022, 17:06
Replies: 11
Views: 4,246
Posted By Red Line Entry

Maxibon, none of the new RAOs currently work or...

Maxibon, none of the new RAOs currently work or have previously worked for ‘the primes’. Two of them are leaving/have just left the Service.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Aug 2022, 11:58
Replies: 11
Views: 4,246
Posted By Red Line Entry

The Regional Air Officer posts are all VERRs...

The Regional Air Officer posts are all VERRs (Volunteer Ex-Regular Reserve) and are only 90 days per year. They will have a similar mandate to the existing AOs for Scotland, Northern Ireland and...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th May 2022, 12:27
Replies: 146
Views: 36,617
Posted By Red Line Entry

Sigh.....Dave, that was the whole point of what I...

Sigh.....Dave, that was the whole point of what I wrote. Of course we can't select people who don't apply. Therefore, what we can do is encourage more people to apply and we do this, in part, by...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2022, 18:32
Replies: 146
Views: 36,617
Posted By Red Line Entry

Ah, some lovely views here: ...

Ah, some lovely views here:



Currently, 3.3% of the RAF is BAME (source at Linky...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2022, 11:49
Replies: 146
Views: 36,617
Posted By Red Line Entry

It's clearly been a while since some people on...

It's clearly been a while since some people on this forum did their D&I training...
Seeking to engage with people who are not white and not male to promote employment in the RAF is not...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2022, 08:21
Replies: 146
Views: 36,617
Posted By Red Line Entry

Damn - Busted!

Damn - Busted!
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd May 2022, 07:55
Replies: 146
Views: 36,617
Posted By Red Line Entry

I disagree with the lot of you. Joe Public tends...

I disagree with the lot of you. Joe Public tends to think that an RAF pilot is indeed male and white - and that is, in the majority of cases, true. Consequently, we don't get, proportionally,...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2022, 15:07
Replies: 1,431
Views: 473,780
Posted By Red Line Entry

Not correct. From the Full Fact website:...

Not correct.
From the Full Fact website: https://fullfact.org/economy/do-top-1-earners-pay-28-tax-burden/

The top 1% are projected to pay about 28% of income tax...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Aug 2021, 10:40
Replies: 37
Views: 16,159
Posted By Red Line Entry

Oh Rick, give it a rest! An ‘affair of the heart’...

Oh Rick, give it a rest! An ‘affair of the heart’ - really? So following his heart, Peter Harding gave up his career voluntarily to settle down with his finally-discovered soulmate, enabling them to...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Aug 2021, 10:08
Replies: 37
Views: 16,159
Posted By Red Line Entry

I understand, and indeed admire, Rick’s defence...

I understand, and indeed admire, Rick’s defence of a man he respected and liked. However, Peter Harding’s actions within the mores of the time significantly hurt the reputation of the British...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Jul 2021, 08:48
Replies: 90
Views: 30,690
Posted By Red Line Entry

Ken, The cost of the move (Project Hercules)...

Ken,

The cost of the move (Project Hercules) was considerably south of £200M, a little adrift from your figure. Incidentally, Lyneham sits within the Defence College of Technical Training, which...
Forum: Military Aviation
21st Jul 2021, 07:30
Replies: 90
Views: 30,690
Posted By Red Line Entry

Lyneham is of course still open, although a...

Lyneham is of course still open, although a Voyager landing there might have given a bit of a shock to the REME trainees busy practising recovering tanks on the runway!
Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jun 2021, 11:28
Replies: 701
Views: 278,715
Posted By Red Line Entry

Bob, Please - this is genuinely not an...

Bob,

Please - this is genuinely not an attempt to trip you up or embarrass you, but: would you mind, without looking it up, just articulating what you actually check for with the TLP?
Forum: Military Aviation
31st May 2021, 22:27
Replies: 254
Views: 50,459
Posted By Red Line Entry

I have every sympathy with women who object to...

I have every sympathy with women who object to holding the rank of Senior Aircraftsman. Changing it to, where appropriate, Senior Aircraftswoman seems entirely reasonable and does not change the SAC...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Mar 2021, 22:44
Replies: 76
Views: 22,226
Posted By Red Line Entry

This is a regular argument that appears on this...

This is a regular argument that appears on this website every now and then. And yet, those who trot out the ‘more Air Marshals than Sqns’ line never seem able to answer the challenge below.

if...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Aug 2020, 11:14
Replies: 73
Views: 17,878
Posted By Red Line Entry

Foghorn, I think Major General Tonje...

Foghorn,

I think Major General Tonje Skinnarland, a scopie, might disagree. The Norwegian public don't seem to have risen in revolt following her appointment either.
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Aug 2020, 10:03
Replies: 99
Views: 21,099
Posted By Red Line Entry

Soldiers, Sailors and ...?

So a lot of discussion ongoing about finding a collective noun to equate to soldiers and sailors. I agree that ‘officers, airmen and airwomen’ is somewhat clunky but what to use instead?

‘Aviator’...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Aug 2020, 07:02
Replies: 73
Views: 17,878
Posted By Red Line Entry

Bob, your posts are almost invariably well...

Bob,

your posts are almost invariably well reasoned and insightful, but this is a rare occasion where I disagree with your premise. While oversight of the actual employment of air power may...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Aug 2020, 10:23
Replies: 20
Views: 6,039
Posted By Red Line Entry

A mate of mine was on the Kuwati Liaison Team and...

A mate of mine was on the Kuwati Liaison Team and was there on the day when the tanks came rolling in. Went into hiding with his family until Saddam had the amnesty and released foreign personnel. ...
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