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Don, we have sorted out the problem of how to identify RAF ranks, now that there are "Bar Code" readers on mobile phones, they don't seem to like having their chests/shoulders/wrists scanned though! Andy |
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What about the old story of the Senior Royal Air Force officer visiting RAF Aldergrove in Northern Ireland, which at the time was a joint RAF and Army base.
The RAF Senior officer was making his way in uniforn across the base when he encountered a young Jock (Scottish Soldier) who ignored him and walked on by. The RAF Senior officer called to him and said "don't you salute Air Vice Marshals in the Queen's Own Highlanders?" The young Jock though for a moment and replied "no, we dinna (do not) have any Air Vice Marshals in the Queen's Own Highlanders!"
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Thank God For Technology
Andy,
I think that the use of bar code readers for the RAF is a most sensible solution. Now, if someone would just explain to me how someone can be a squadron leader when he doesn't actually lead a squadron, or a group captain when one doesn't actually captain a group. As far as being a Vice Air Marshall is concerned, having been born and raised in the great American West, that has always brought images of John Wayne on his faithful stead chasing pervaders of vice, reins clenched in his teeth and a Colt revolver in each hand. Not a very British image I'm afraid. 20 years ago, during my brief time at The Saudi Ministry of Defense and Aviation, US officers assigned there wore the corresponding Saudi rank insignia on the front of their uniform. This included General Schwarzkopf. Finally, before anyone goes off in a huff, or in a minute and a huff for those just a little slower, like me, if I didn't have a great deal of respect for the British, and by extension commonwealth, armed forces, I would not be a collector of their insignia nor a member of this forum. Don
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On Op TELIC 1 some US marines with 16 bde HQ told the HCR Sqn in 16 AA bde (in Scimitar CVR(T)) that they were surprised to see that they were driving BMPs........
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