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    Old People in Airports

    I feel your pain and often get frustrated with old folk but I still try to have patience as it's more than likely how I'm going to end up if I live long enough. God only knows what weird and wonderful technology and ways of doing things awaits us in 30-40 years time
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    Acting Higher Rank

    Unfortunately with some trades there isn't enough people to promote to fill the gaps. Manning do what they can to fill the posts that are most in need but that will still leave local management to use AHR where they need it. I agree though that 2 years is a joke but sadly I can believe it could...
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    Acting Higher Rank

    Not that I'm aware of but depending on type of AHR it can count towards seniority in the higher rank when made substantive. After 2 years I would expect the sjars to be more than good enough to promote anyway so I would be looking at why they aren't
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    No more crusaders

    Did they get to have a last crusade a la Indiana Jones? Or are the going for a Prince tribute as "14 Sqn (Formerly known as The Crusaders)"
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    TG1 Retention again

    For the ModNet stuff, no. As TW says not allowed. Use search and you will find it eventually. Closest you get publicly is this https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/quarterly-service-personnel-statistics-2024 which tri service inflow/outflow is not sustainable, as already reported in the...
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    TG1 Retention again

    For those with access to modnet, and the time to find it, the RAF personnel strength statistics makes for interesting reading. Certainly makes me glad that I'm not part of the SLT trying to fix things
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    Squippers on the flight line

    Give it a new name and adjust a couple of points. Just happens to be in fashion again. Cross servicing was more about servicing whatever came to you, ACE is sending teams out to random locations and servicing their own aircraft, micro dets
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    Squippers on the flight line

    All part of the ACE concept that's being rolled out, seems to be popular with NATO air forces at the moment. Small teams cross trained in various skills to be scattered in the wind should war break out and keep aircraft flying. In my mind it's a case of jack of all master of none and the...
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    Lossie exercise

    I stand corrected. A quick Google shows 135 EAW did a Capeval at Leeming in 2020. The RAF article about it says it had been a decade away from the program . 1 unit exercised in 14 years, not sure we can handle the pace!
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    Squippers on the flight line

    I noticed that as well. I don't have any issues with them and I'm sure they are capable of working on the line with the appropriate training. Spearmint, you jokingly mention keeping the adminers away but is that an actual step too far in your mind? How about the bowser driver, if they have...
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    Lossie exercise

    Not likely, I suspect from what I read it will be testing contingency plans such as crash response or power/comms outages. Not heard of an exercise of the scale your talking about for decades.
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    Squippers on the flight line

    https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-coningsby/news/raf-coningsby-survival-equipment-technician-on-flight-line-ops/ I've got mixed feelings on this. On the one hand it's good to have greater flexibility and gives greater employability to squippers, who, from my point of view...
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    Wisdom teeth.

    I had 3 pulled whilst in trade training but only because they were causing issues, hence one being left in place. I think I was in a military part of Peterborough hospital as it had to be done under general anesthetic. Other than clinical placements I think Birmingham is the only hospital with...
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    Army beards

    Not the front line but a deployed location far from home which intelligence knew was at threat several months in advance. I would expect people going somewhere similar today to have pre-deplyment training to be ready for potential base defence. If paratroopers are landing in mainland UK and...
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    Army beards

    Seriously think the one day a year (or 2) with the Rock Apes doing weapons handling and and a quick blast on the DCCT/SAT range/indoor laser guns (take your pick of name) is actually preparing anyone to fight a trained and experienced infantry force? 😂 Basic training covers the basics, what...
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    Army beards

    I'm kind of with you on the look of neck and face tats, I don't like them at all but couldn't justify banning them based on military effectiveness. I'm sure that PTI could still pose in front of a mirror as well as the next one. As for testing and security, the army already have plenty of...
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    TG1 Retention again

    Agree with most of that except the CAMO part. Majority of their work is managing and ensuring maintenance is carried out. They apply limits as provided by higher authority unless data analysis suggests a more stringent regime is needed due to platform useage, in which case they usually knee...
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    Army beards

    It hasn't made any real difference to the way the RAF works so can't see the Army having any issues that aren't self inflicted by the RSM's etc. The GSR is designed to handle a few days of growth and we shave before testing or on entering a CBRN threat state so can't see that as an issue...
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    TG1 Retention again

    I agree that in the RAF we are employed as technicians, the give-away is in the trade titles e.g. A Tech M/Av and Gen Tech M/E. I think when I joined I was Eng Tech AV so its always been Technician. I’m also a B2 licence holder which is described on the CAA and .gov websites as an Engineering...
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    TG1 Retention again

    muttywhitedog you seem rather hung up on titles along with a fixation on belittling the skill sets that the Engineering trades possess. Have you got any actual suggestions to solve retention or do you think disbanding TG1 and passing the maintenance onto the JEngO's and SEngO's is a good idea...
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