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Forum: Military Aviation

30th Jul 2021, 08:35

Replies: 62

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Posted By langleybaston

My local LIDL has a shelf-stacker vacancy but not...

My local LIDL has a shelf-stacker vacancy but not sure if they are desperate.
I wouldn't want him in the same county, either.

Forum: Military Aviation

29th Jul 2021, 15:36

Replies: 62

SEAC Vacancy Likely

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Posted By langleybaston

According to ARRSE he has fallen on his [pork]...

According to ARRSE he has fallen on his [pork] sword.

Forum: Military Aviation

28th Jul 2021, 20:55

Replies: 62

SEAC Vacancy Likely

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Posted By langleybaston

Ah! That old Conductor myth. For a short...

Ah! That old Conductor myth.
For a short period, 1879 to 1881, conductors were the ONLY warrant officers in the army.
Before 1879, but not continuously, the following were warrant officers:...

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Jul 2021, 22:33

Replies: 62

SEAC Vacancy Likely

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Posted By langleybaston

Nice try. No cigar.

Nice try. No cigar.

Forum: Military Aviation

27th Jul 2021, 19:55

Replies: 62

SEAC Vacancy Likely

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Posted By langleybaston

Totally agree! In my very happy time as a...

Totally agree!

In my very happy time as a Met-man on RAF stations Home and Away, the SWO was a highly respected figure. Station Commander's Inspection always included the Staish and the SWO, with...

Forum: Military Aviation

10th Jul 2021, 21:35

Replies: 62

SEAC Vacancy Likely

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Posted By langleybaston

I suspect that the RAF and RN have someone at the...

I suspect that the RAF and RN have someone at the Army Command Sergeant Major level is because the army have one. {Well, two actually, as SEAC is army ........ until Nemesis].

Forum: Military Aviation

9th Jul 2021, 21:38

Replies: 62

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Posted By langleybaston

I take your point, mine was ill-put. No...

I take your point, mine was ill-put.

No current warrant officer is a current NCO. Warrant officers as a group may not be referred to as NCOs.

Barring miracles, every current WO has been an NCO....

Forum: Military Aviation

9th Jul 2021, 14:13

Replies: 62

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Posted By langleybaston

or: once is a precedent twice is a habit ...

or:

once is a precedent
twice is a habit
thrice is a tradition.

Forum: Military Aviation

8th Jul 2021, 21:37

Replies: 62

SEAC Vacancy Likely

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Posted By langleybaston

ARRSE going strong: clearly Haughton and Carter...

ARRSE going strong: clearly Haughton and Carter are not popular [except with each other].

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Jul 2021, 19:03

Replies: 62

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Posted By langleybaston

Sometimes the darkness descended "overnight"!. ...

Sometimes the darkness descended "overnight"!.

Example: a Mess thrash at HQRAFG ............ senior officer has his hand on a very inappropriate part of a junior officer's wife during a dance.
JO...

Forum: Military Aviation

7th Jul 2021, 18:15

Replies: 62

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Posted By langleybaston

Except that Warrant Officers are not, and never...

Except that Warrant Officers are not, and never have been, NCOs ....... this was spelled out as early as 1882 in an Army Order.

Let us not rush to judgement on the strength of tabloid stories, but...

Forum: Military Aviation

6th Jul 2021, 18:36

Replies: 62

SEAC Vacancy Likely

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Posted By langleybaston

The seniority of conductors is and always was a...

The seniority of conductors is and always was a myth, except that between 1879 and 1881 they were the ONLY Warrant officers. At various times since before Waterloo, Hospital Mates, Schoolmasters,...

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