All the news that is news about RAF 100 celebrations in it's own special web site. It asks for your ideas and suggestions for events
http://www.raf.mod.uk/raf100/
So are you interested or NFI and is that smiling WRAF Doris in the photo just about to cop a decent straight arm left jab? The website also includes a handy event countdown clock.
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So the defence secretary is considering whether medals could be awarded to drone pilots.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-41329782
I can't see what he needs to consider hasn't the precedent already been set for service personnel? In the downfall of Gadhafi's Libya some recipients never went further South than Italy, during the Gulf war some never went further East than Cyprus so not actually being in the country of conflict is nothing new for handing out gongs. Those whose knowledge of military history exceeds mine may well be aware of other examples.
Woops.....
https://airshowinfo.hu/airshowfeed/2017/09/01/typhoon-accident-during-arriving-to-ciaf/
Could have been worse I suppose!
According to BBC Lincolnshire all aircraft of the BBMF because of problems with the Merlin engines ...
>> Linky Thingy <<
The failure rate amongst our brown colleagues is on the up especially if they are serving abroad.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40646365
A few details released and published in the >> Sun << to cost £8 Million.
What do you want to see?
What do you expect to see?
Will it be value for money?
Will this be the centenary cap badge?
That night when that great idea turns out to be not such a great idea!
Biggest thing you ever got away with?
http://www.sleafordstandard.co.uk/news/raf-coningsby-servicemen-sentenced-after-damaging-lincoln-knights-1-8086194
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4744268/Female-soldiers-victim-sex-attacks-twice-WEEK.html
Alleged events happened at Mt Alice 2001 with the usual Journo errors soldiers not airmen or women, "trainees" and "recruits" serving in the Falklands etc. but still not a good thing.
if you scroll all the way down and read some of the comments made by readers this one stands out as being particularly unhelpful
"Anyone that's been to boarding school has seen this kind of behaviour"
A timely reminder, Stay alert and keep safe people. Glad no one was hurt.
http://www.itv.com/news/anglia/update/2016-07-20/police-seal-off-part-of-raf-marham/
And the winner is.....
CXX Squadron. Next Sqn to be formed after that will be 201. Both based at Lossie.
The RAF are to allow women in the Regt ahead of schedule beginning in September.
http://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/raf-to-allow-women-in-close-combat-roles-ahead-of-schedule-35926915.html
What does Penguin Sucks think
BTW will they be called Rockettes
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Sad times and a huge loss of life in mil peacetime terms.
RIP
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-40565556
Now the Cape Verdes will have a cloud of fag smoke over them as people get their fix before continuing doon South.
Bit of a blow for Ascention though...
How many cans did you managed to quaff in the hour or so you were there for?
I once bought a house on that dispersal back in Scotland using a phone patch!
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40442318
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/is_fighters
Quite a long read but worth 10 minutes of your time. The sheer amount of intel collected, by just a journo, from 3 dead bodies, a sim card, a few photos and some hand written notes makes you stop and think how much the pros could garner.
Come on Goldstar plumbers, who is going to take this tit head to task?
I don't know how this sits with me really...Not regulars, not reservists but a new class of 'Service Person' who doesn't do the fitness test, doesn't do GDT, can do up to 180 days a year but is on a zero hour contract and I believe when they do turn in they get paid more than a real reserve? So they could work half a year without any of the high bars passed that others working shoulder to shoulder to them have to go through? If so why bother for the rest of you?
If this expands would anyone else go for this at the Southern bases?
http://www.insidemoray.com/moray-air-base-takes-on-first-tranche-of-ex-regular-volunteers/
Apologies, posted in the wrong forum, feel free to delete this thread!
Toby carvery are offering a free carvery for current and former members of HM Forces on Armed Forces Day (24th June), alternatively you can get breakfast for just £1 between 19th and 23rd (So just tomorrow then lol). Linky
Just seen this geezer on the Armed Forces Day Facebook page, what rank is he?
The rank slide looks nothing like any Lance Corporal rank that I have ever seen.