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Forum: Military Aviation
30th Jul 2023, 21:36
Replies: 592
Views: 193,037
Posted By oldmansquipper

Tuc. In another life I was, in part, responsible...

Tuc. In another life I was, in part, responsible for assessing and approving trade related GEMs that came to HQSTC for staffing before going onwards…Some were pretty damn good. I had a few ideas...
Forum: Military Aviation
28th Jul 2023, 14:44
Replies: 592
Views: 193,037
Posted By oldmansquipper

Devil Talking of rampant wokism…..(and ever so slightly...

Talking of rampant wokism…..(and ever so slightly off piste)

consider this phrase:

'The Global Majority’


According to my Veterans Breakfast date , this is the latest PC buzphraze....
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Jul 2023, 14:11
Replies: 592
Views: 193,037
Posted By oldmansquipper

back in the day……. it was recognised that...

back in the day…….

it was recognised that there were two ways to skin a cat - ground based promotion wise. 1. Command 2. Technician

neither route had (generally) access to the higher echelons...
Forum: Military Aviation
27th May 2023, 21:33
Replies: 592
Views: 193,037
Posted By oldmansquipper

Latest ‘no ****, Sherlock’ moment…from the meejah...

Latest ‘no ****, Sherlock’ moment…from the meejah machine.

Wiggy thinks Vlad is a very nasty man, and could be vindictive if he loses in Ukraine.

4FS!

Did the Air Marshall think Vlad was...
Forum: Military Aviation
6th Apr 2023, 14:25
Replies: 592
Views: 193,037
Posted By oldmansquipper

https://news.sky.com/story/raf-boss-says-he-is-rea...

https://news.sky.com/story/raf-boss-says-he-is-ready-to-test-the-limit-of-the-law-to-improve-diversity-in-the-force-leaked-transcript-reveals-12851128

So…has he survived?
Forum: Military Aviation
26th Sep 2022, 21:36
Replies: 592
Views: 193,037
Posted By oldmansquipper

OMG! 🫢.

Reading through this, it looks like a Flt Lt was responsible!…….The boundah, how dare he?

See…….The VSOs had nothing to do with it. Probably be put down to a sort of administrative ‘pilot error’ I...
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Sep 2022, 17:24
Replies: 592
Views: 193,037
Posted By oldmansquipper

Got to thinking….Have I known any CAS? I...

Got to thinking….Have I known any CAS?

I once fitted Steve Daltons speed jeans IIRC. Does that count?

😉
Forum: Military Aviation
17th Sep 2022, 10:16
Replies: 592
Views: 193,037
Posted By oldmansquipper

Angry What is it with these people? Boris…..”I...

What is it with these people?

Boris…..”I didn’t go to a party, I didn’t lie…… etc”
Andrew Windsor…..”I didn’t have sex with that woman….”
Bill Clinton …as above
Nixon…”there is no whitewash...
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Sep 2022, 19:07
Replies: 592
Views: 193,037
Posted By oldmansquipper

VSOs with different Ideas?

I have read Mr Wrattens response in the Paxman interview and I was struck by the following bit

SIR WILLIAM WRATTEN:

“So the analogy further is then that the interests of senior Royal Air Force...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2022, 20:15
Replies: 592
Views: 193,037
Posted By oldmansquipper

What he said! Very very good.

What he said!

Very very good.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2022, 20:04
Replies: 592
Views: 193,037
Posted By oldmansquipper

Excellent stuff.

Excellent stuff.
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2022, 16:43
Replies: 592
Views: 193,037
Posted By oldmansquipper

Ms Burley was the one who WAS clear! Perhaps...

Ms Burley was the one who WAS clear!

Perhaps it was a tad inappropriate ‘in the moment’, but, if everything is being ‘woke-washed’ elsewhere and serious questions from her Defence Correspondent...
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2022, 11:59
Replies: 592
Views: 193,037
Posted By oldmansquipper

Not for the squeamish…

I have just watched the full interview on Sky news….

oh dear, oh dear, oh dear…🥺

“I have been very clear………”

No Sir! You have not.

https://news.sky.com/video/share-12696289
Forum: Military Aviation
13th Sep 2022, 11:45
Replies: 592
Views: 193,037
Posted By oldmansquipper

Well, he would say that, wouldn’t he?

https://news.sky.com/story/no-drop-in-standards-amid-diversity-row-head-of-raf-says-12696212'No drop in standards' amid diversity row, head of RAF...
Forum: Military Aviation
7th Sep 2022, 21:22
Replies: 592
Views: 193,037
Posted By oldmansquipper

Whitewash in the MoD? Surely not… ...

Whitewash in the MoD? Surely not…

https://news.sky.com/story/meeting-on-raf-diversity-claims-dismissed-as-whitewash-12692359
Forum: Military Aviation
27th Aug 2022, 11:54
Replies: 592
Views: 193,037
Posted By oldmansquipper

And Why not, BA? The ‘corporate’ (Sorry ‘Air...

And Why not, BA?

The ‘corporate’ (Sorry ‘Air Force’ is the wrong phrase these days) line is exactly the same today as it was back in the 80s when MoDUKAiR started down the slippery slope of...
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2022, 18:21
Replies: 592
Views: 193,037
Posted By oldmansquipper

Devil Ok. This may be from another thread here, and I...

Ok. This may be from another thread here, and I admit to a little confirmation bias….but it’s still an interesting read. Just don’t tell the meejah....
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2022, 13:18
Replies: 592
Views: 193,037
Posted By oldmansquipper

interesting. I do believe my Wg Cdr (who backed...

interesting. I do believe my Wg Cdr (who backed me 100%) at the time was also called ‘Arm 1’ and was a bloody good egg (for a plumber) to boot!
Forum: Military Aviation
25th Aug 2022, 13:15
Replies: 592
Views: 193,037
Posted By oldmansquipper

Thumbs down https://news.sky.com/story/rafs-three-simultaneous...

https://news.sky.com/story/rafs-three-simultaneous-crises-put-air-chief-marshal-sir-mike-wigston-under-pressure-12680964

for what it’s worth.

I can hear the hatches being battened down and the...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2022, 15:01
Replies: 592
Views: 193,037
Posted By oldmansquipper

In GW1 I was in the HQSTC EA for things survival...

In GW1 I was in the HQSTC EA for things survival equipment. On several occasions we had to make difficult decisions on the run so the front line effectiveness was not compromised. (Re supply of SF...
Forum: Military Aviation
23rd Aug 2022, 08:56
Replies: 592
Views: 193,037
Posted By oldmansquipper

good point, chug.

good point, chug.
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2022, 15:07
Replies: 592
Views: 193,037
Posted By oldmansquipper

Re: Sir Sandy totally agree your sentiments...

Re: Sir Sandy

totally agree your sentiments here. Great boss to ‘us erks’ in RAFG. Hard on his pilots but got results. Fair and always supportive to his troops.marmite indeed.

IMHO He Got...
Forum: Military Aviation
22nd Aug 2022, 14:56
Replies: 592
Views: 193,037
Posted By oldmansquipper

Didn’t fit into the meejahs own agendas. They...

Didn’t fit into the meejahs own agendas. They have no interest in such trivia, Tuc, no diversity/inclusivity content.
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