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Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2013, 06:56
Replies: 36
Views: 6,447
Posted By fawkes

I suspect that it gets worse

Unless they also change the R&R entitement, it will mean no saving in flights overall, because the RIP will be compensated for by the"second" bit of R&R. If they do change the R&R entitlement then...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Apr 2013, 12:30
Replies: 98
Views: 27,805
Posted By fawkes

Pension swindle

I have been wtaching this keenly - I missed out on having my pension protected by 60 days. My understanding is that whilst the NEM may come in on time in 2015, it is (looking at the implementation...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Apr 2013, 07:41
Replies: 113
Views: 19,612
Posted By fawkes

Points mean prizes

Actually that is the reason at the heart of the US disproprtionate largesse for medals and awards. In a prmotion system whose purple prose demands that everybody walks on water it is very difficult...
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Feb 2013, 07:59
Replies: 34
Views: 4,803
Posted By fawkes

Survive to fight

I suspect that the whole NBC stance in the Cold war was really designed as a morale boosting exercise: realistically operating for any period of time in a contaminated environment would have been...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2012, 12:55
Replies: 97
Views: 16,855
Posted By fawkes

There are three strands here: Oversight, justice...

There are three strands here: Oversight, justice and the court of public opinion.

On the day of the publication of the Leveson report the most important of them is "Oversight". Whilst the Service...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2012, 11:58
Replies: 135
Views: 24,959
Posted By fawkes

More than meets the eye

Whilst only a heartless so and so would be without sympathy for the Sgt's position, there are a number of things that don't stack up here.

At a Court Martial the accused is entitled to free legal...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Aug 2012, 13:24
Replies: 48
Views: 8,257
Posted By fawkes

I can confirm that those injured in theatre but...

I can confirm that those injured in theatre but repatriated continue to receive OA until their tour would have finished if they are still receiving treatment and thus also qualify for the Campaign...
Forum: Military Aviation
12th Apr 2010, 07:33
Replies: 50
Views: 7,850
Posted By fawkes

Serving members of the armed forces should hold...

Serving members of the armed forces should hold tehemselves aloof from political comment, but when the despicable attempt to make political capital out of their betters by assuming some sort of...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Mar 2010, 08:30
Replies: 35
Views: 5,431
Posted By fawkes

I think the ratio is more figurative than actual,...

I think the ratio is more figurative than actual, but the point is well made - you have to mad or desperate to attack without some sort of advantage.
IIRC Bernard Montgomery preferred odds of 15 -1....
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Feb 2010, 07:19
Replies: 33
Views: 6,883
Posted By fawkes

Civilian casualties

There are two points at issue here - one is that in this sort of insurgency (civil war if you prefer) it is pretty difficult to tell who the enemy is in any case. Is that chap on the mobile phone...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2009, 13:20
Replies: 143
Views: 53,012
Posted By fawkes

Thank you FOSM - I can spell, I never claimed to...

Thank you FOSM - I can spell, I never claimed to be able to type! At the risk of being politically incorrect it is homonyms that annoy me (principle and principal, their and they're, etc). I'll get...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Nov 2009, 12:05
Replies: 143
Views: 53,012
Posted By fawkes

The bi-annual fit vs fat debate is always...

The bi-annual fit vs fat debate is always entertaining. as ever the two camps are extremes and whilst the fitties are enraged by the special pleading of the fatties on important points of principle,...
Forum: Military Aviation
1st Mar 2008, 10:11
Replies: 14
Views: 4,005
Posted By fawkes

Unintended signage

My favourite Transport Police sign used to be at Oxford railway station on the door of the BTP office:

"Police Officers are not always visible at this station"

(!)
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Feb 2008, 11:55
Replies: 216
Views: 36,081
Posted By fawkes

The power of peaceful protest is well proven,...

The power of peaceful protest is well proven, which is why dictatorships are so afraid of the interweb, but may I offer a word of warning?

I laud the sentiment and intent which I share fully, and...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Feb 2008, 10:21
Replies: 130
Views: 34,406
Posted By fawkes

Without the facts and without knowing the...

Without the facts and without knowing the idividual, it is almost impossible to reach a proper conclusion: perhaps it would be best not to comment at all. The case, however, raises important...
Forum: Military Aviation
18th Feb 2008, 09:36
Replies: 216
Views: 36,081
Posted By fawkes

If this weren't so familiar, I would be...

If this weren't so familiar, I would be speechless (see below).

Whilst a coup d'etat would be cathartic and give us the opportunity to make our unspeakable politicians run the gauntlet, it has not...
Forum: Military Aviation
4th Feb 2008, 10:53
Replies: 207
Views: 47,777
Posted By fawkes

Phil R - Spot on. In an earlier fracas we always...

Phil R - Spot on. In an earlier fracas we always knew that seeing Kate Adie was a sure sign that the doodah was about to hit the fan. What we didn't have was the empirical evidence or the control...
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Dec 2007, 09:16
Replies: 123
Views: 18,024
Posted By fawkes

AA - absolutely, but they were specially trained...

AA - absolutely, but they were specially trained to carry it off: woe betide you if you even thought of saying anything. You have just given me a terrible shock as I recognise this particular intake...
Forum: Military Aviation
29th Nov 2007, 08:11
Replies: 123
Views: 18,024
Posted By fawkes

Concur RN salute to hide calloused and tarry...

Concur RN salute to hide calloused and tarry seamen's palms. (no smut please) Touching/doffing hats continued quite late. There is a splendid passage in Captain Marryat's "Mr Midshipman Easy" (famous...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Oct 2007, 08:23
Replies: 24
Views: 4,474
Posted By fawkes

Dannat shows himself as an honest man again. A...

Dannat shows himself as an honest man again. A rare quality in a senior commander. I do not think he is peddling his own credo (it wasa Christian audience after all). Is he saying more than...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Aug 2007, 14:10
Replies: 405
Views: 45,867
Posted By fawkes

Thank you for a temperate and polite post....

Thank you for a temperate and polite post. Perhaps supporting those (even the fat ones) who are still doing their bit would be appreciated by your colleagues.
Accuracy is important.
There is a...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Aug 2007, 12:43
Replies: 405
Views: 45,867
Posted By fawkes

AA If this thread were giving the Forces a bad...

AA If this thread were giving the Forces a bad name, then your breathtaking combination of naivite, illiteracy and insult are of far greater concern than a few fatties. Please tell me that you are...
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Aug 2007, 11:56
Replies: 405
Views: 45,867
Posted By fawkes

But remember to go easy on the deep heat as well...

But remember to go easy on the deep heat as well as the steroids:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12040-musclerub-blamed-for-athletes-death.html
Forum: Military Aviation
14th Aug 2007, 09:12
Replies: 405
Views: 45,867
Posted By fawkes

The childish insults of the muddy oafs are...

The childish insults of the muddy oafs are actually in the finest traditions of the British military. Unfortunately they are the traditions of Lord Raglan, Lord Elphinstone and Sir Redvers Buller....
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Aug 2007, 10:43
Replies: 405
Views: 45,867
Posted By fawkes

"Morale sappers" possibly: what depresses me is...

"Morale sappers" possibly: what depresses me is the sanctimonious boll@cks spouted by folk who think that physical fitness is a substitute for professionalism or literacy. Not all fatties are idle....
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Aug 2007, 08:37
Replies: 405
Views: 45,867
Posted By fawkes

Might one respectfully suggest that you might...

Might one respectfully suggest that you might with advantage replace one of your weekly physical training sessions with remedial English? You could even try a spillchucker (sic).
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Aug 2007, 12:34
Replies: 405
Views: 45,867
Posted By fawkes

The Iron Duke was an intensely practical man: he...

The Iron Duke was an intensely practical man: he would not have wasted time with fitness tests, but he did punish severely anyone who fell behind or failed in their duty.

The nub of the...
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Jul 2007, 07:58
Replies: 38
Views: 5,360
Posted By fawkes

There is a fascinating dichotomy in this thread...

There is a fascinating dichotomy in this thread which mirrors our own schizophrenic view as leaders.

Gloria Gaynor (Don't snigger at the back) was onr the wireless last week, and defined this...
Forum: Military Aviation
17th May 2007, 21:51
Replies: 15
Views: 4,670
Posted By fawkes

The Golden Brown is a Lowland scot - they wear...

The Golden Brown is a Lowland scot - they wear trews.
Forum: Military Aviation
14th May 2007, 11:41
Replies: 126
Views: 18,289
Posted By fawkes

And isn't that the point - saluting is a...

And isn't that the point - saluting is a courtesy, and let us call them compliments rather than marks of respect. Whatever one may personally think of the individual, it is discourteous to withold a...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Feb 2005, 13:23
Replies: 56
Views: 14,352
Posted By fawkes

Opso and bEagle make an important point - the...

Opso and bEagle make an important point - the "Service" doesn't actually exist. People offer a loyalty to a myth. A very powerful myth and one that sums up shared values and aspirations and all...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Jan 2005, 15:06
Replies: 58
Views: 7,203
Posted By fawkes

Let me first state that I am a rubber desk...

Let me first state that I am a rubber desk johnny, and too cavkhanded and shortsighted to be an aviator - but someone has to stack the blankets.

I am glad that you are so optimistic hyd3. From...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Jul 2004, 14:35
Replies: 29
Views: 5,170
Posted By fawkes

Our political lords and masters (sorry elected...

Our political lords and masters (sorry elected representatives) are spineless cowards. The major advantage of a carrier is not the comparativedly limited teeth, but that you can send it to chug...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2004, 14:05
Replies: 41
Views: 6,125
Posted By fawkes

MKG I would be sorry to see these fine...

MKG

I would be sorry to see these fine buildings lost to large hotel chains but Dartmouth and Cranwell ARE just old buildings. Greenwich was special and that is being looked after by budgets...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Jul 2004, 09:30
Replies: 41
Views: 6,125
Posted By fawkes

No establishment is a holy cow: the die in a...

No establishment is a holy cow: the die in a ditch issue here is service identity/esprit de corps. I suspect that the defence Training review is looking at the Lympstone model which seems to work...
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