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    Back again

    After changing jobs and Stations, the new version of the mighty Goat was blocked by EGS. Back now though!! However, I retain the right to comment on posts that have literally be dead for 6 months or more....
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    Protests in London

    Anyone else think that the hippies in London who are 'protesting climate change' are probably causing exponentially more damage to the climate by causing congestion in one of the busiest cities in the UK?? Also, the utter cheb-ends who are sat on top of a train - they've blatantly just been to...
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    3 Para use Photo of Jeremy Corbyn for Target Practice

    Oh dear... https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/8778986/british-army-investigation-jeremy-corbyn-video/ I wonder if they'd get more grief for the choice of target, or for their p!ss poor grouping...???
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    New £40k Bursary to tempt Veterans into Teaching

    Sorry, this is probably going to be more of a rant than a thread, and might possibly be better suited to the Pigs Bar... So, they've replaced the failing Troops to Teachers program, with another bursary-type program - this time, they're offering £40,000 bursaries for ex-Mob types to go into...
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    Confussled

    Can you give me some guidance about how the pension thing works? I've run the calculator - I have chunks of AFPS75, 05 and 15. The calculator says that I get a lump sum when I leave at my 22, and then a small pension from that point until I reach a certain age, where it goes up, and I get...
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    Campaign Medal for OP SHADER?

    I've recently heard rumour that Shader has been declared a campaign, and because of this a campaign medal will probably / most likely be issued. Anyone else heard this or related info? (cheers for moving the thread admin, didn't notice the other one!) I think the issue of whether or not to...
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    Threads that never exist?

    This could possibly be a thread for another area, but as it specifically relates to threads in this part of the forum I've posted it here. I've seen many threads advertising on this part of the forum over the years, but every single one I've clicked on takes me to a 'thread does not exist'...
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    Should the Jnr Ranks have a proper Mess?

    Comments on a recent thread got me to thinking, and I'd like to get other Goaters opinion on this. Should the Junior Ranks Mess be run in the same way and style as the other Messes? With the same format, rules, and all the trimmings? Would it work? If not, why not? We already have Mess...
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    Oscar Preposterous, in the news again...

    I can't believe that chimp Oscar Pretorius is back in the news, almost as much as I struggle to believe that he got away with manslaughter in the first place! His trial was truly an example of getting away with murder! I mean, come on people - if you were a burglar, would you really stop...
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    Who is Mr Vice?

    Can someone please tell me how 'Mr Vice' is officially delegated in the Mess? I've been told three variations thus far: - The youngest Mess member is Mr Vice - The lowest rank with least seniority is Mr Vice - The newest Mess Member is Mr Vice Someone also said that it's whoever the CMC...
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    Gun Bans - is there a point?

    The US are currently going through their most recent spates of calls for a ban on guns by parts of the population, following yet another shooting. Is there any point? Points of note - The UK banned handguns, and yet still has gun crime (albeit a lot less I think?) Today's attack on a school...
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    What happened to all the 'fugees?

    Just come back off a short stint of leave. When I left there was a refugee crisis in Europe - hundreds of thousands of displaced people, some of whom we were really concerned could be terrorists. It was deemed to be a significant threat to the UK. Switched on the News TV in work this morning...
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    TG9 manning

    Anyone know the current state of TG9 at Cpl level? We've just changed one of our posts from TG4 to TG9, just wondering if it's gonna be gapped long?
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    Do MPs deserve a 10% pay rise? Are they taking the P!SS??

    Sat at my desk in work, busily doing....er...stuff..... Anyway, the news is on in the background, and after another refresher of the Tunisia coverage, a new topic was introduced - "Do MPs deserve the 10% pay rise they are trying to give themselves??" I can't be the only person listening to...
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    Flexible Paint in Motorcycle colours??

    I've got a pair of big 52L panniers on my Midnight Star, that I use for stowage of lids, coats and shopping when me and one of the kids / SWMBO do out for a ride. They don't look out of place because of the size of the bike, so I've decided I'd like to paint them to match the bike's (midnight...
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    Anyone out in Ay Nik?

    Any of you guys out there currently sunning yourselves at Ay Nik? I'm debating another tour, but want to know if the management is still as pants as it was a few years ago before I stick my neck out!
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    Will the twisted sock brigade lose out in the redundancies?

    I'm beginning to wonder, what with the recent hikes in RAFFT requirements and a looming redundancy package, will the twisted sock and glass back brigade find themselves as targets for removal? Can this even be done legally? SHOULD they be intentionally targeted for redundancy in order to heal...
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    Will the Redundancy tranches be used to fix our manning pyramid?

    What are the bets, ladies and gents? We've got a surplus of SNCOs and above, a few short of JNCOs and a glut of teeny boppers flooding in at the bottom. What are the odds that they'll pick a few of us off to quick-fix the manning issues?
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    Is there an official toast to the RAF?

    It's been a while since my last post, as I've just had the pleasure of relocation. Now that I'm settled and have managed to claw some free time to myself, I have a question for the wisened elders of the forum - Is there an official toast to the RAF, for use in tri-service functions? A few...
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