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Forum: Military Aviation

2nd Apr 2024, 11:43

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Posted By Bob Viking

Deputy CAS

https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/senior-commanders/deputy-chief-of-the-air-staff/

I had no idea the Deputy CAS was also an Engineer.

BV

Forum: Military Aviation

8th Apr 2023, 10:06

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Posted By Bob Viking

When it all changed.

When AVM Mark Green (then AOC 22 Gp) came to RAF Valley in 2010 to talk to everyone about the upcoming SDSR and redundancies he made it clear to us all that his plan was to get rid of the older guys...

Forum: Military Aviation

23rd Mar 2023, 04:35

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Posted By Bob Viking

It seems like you and I are playing two sides of...

It seems like you and I are playing two sides of the same game. My belief that a non aircrew Officer should not be the head of the UK Military Air Arm seems to be just as entrenched as your belief...

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Mar 2023, 15:07

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Posted By Bob Viking

BUS

I absolutely agree with you. But the one metric that I believe should be applied when deciding the leader of the Air Arm of the British Military is an intimate knowledge of the use and application of...

Forum: Military Aviation

22nd Mar 2023, 07:55

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Posted By Bob Viking

RLE

I take your point and I accept what you say. CAS is more of a political and strategic job and the war fighting is something for other Air Officers to take charge of.

I still have a niggling...

Forum: Military Aviation

21st Mar 2023, 14:54

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Posted By Bob Viking

FB

The big difference is that AM Knighton has served during Gulf War 1, Yugoslavia, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Gulf War 2, Sierra Leone, Ebola, Mali, Syria (I may have missed something!). You’d think he might...

Forum: Military Aviation

21st Mar 2023, 13:22

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Posted By Bob Viking

AM Rich Knighton

I realise I’m in no place to comment, since I never did any Ops, but how the hell do you get to the rank of AM and only have a row of jubilee medals and an LSGCM to show for your efforts?! Add that...

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