CS95 Badges

[sumps]

Why do we have to identify ourselves when we work with the spam’s - we only end up in more cack than we bargained for - stay anonymous...stay alive!DT_Xtremez_42:

 

[cockneyrock]

I refused to wear my CS95 Deserts in Bas with the union jack on it. Boy did it cause a fuss with the rock apes. Mind you I did sew a huge St Andrews Flag over the UJ. Ho Ho. I went into the mess tent for some out of date food and was grabbed by said rock ape and asked what flag it was. I said it was MY national flag. So he said that it was the UK that payed my wages and I was a disgrace. So since I had been up all night servicing one of our fleets finest, I turned around and said that I did this sort of stuff for fun and that I dont get paid I do it for free. Made hin feel about six inches tall and got the p*ss ripped out of him by his fellow apes.

Never botherd me again. Funny that!DT_Xtremez_32:

No really, honest, that's how it happened! If you don't believe me you can as my friend, he's.......errrr........out...er...at the moment, but he'll be back soon, and anyway, I've got to go and......erm......meet someone. TAXI!!!!

 

[Fablon biff chit]

BTW, the UJ badge will come as standard on all future CS95 shirts (a'la the desert shirt) just as soon as the new contract starts.

Yes, but have you seen where they're putting them?

 

[Fablon biff chit]

Could be worse though.

Septic Badges

IMO We should strike a balance between what we have and recognising what our people do. Multiple tours down south - nothing. More than one tour in the sandpit, nothing after the 1st medal. How about a bar, or star, or something?

 

[oldhamboy1967]

Your clothing stores bloke is talking cods. According to AP1358, Dress Regulations of the RAF the UJ is a standard badge, not theatre dependant.

BTW, the UJ badge will come as standard on all future CS95 shirts (a'la the desert shirt) just as soon as the new contract starts.

I'll have a word, cheers! By the way what's the score with our senior officers wearing stars on their collars so the US troops recognise their rank? Maybe I should start wearing USAF chevrons the next time I'm working with Americans!!!

 

[The Helpful Stacker]

I'll have a word, cheers! By the way what's the score with our senior officers wearing stars on their collars so the US troops recognise their rank? Maybe I should start wearing USAF chevrons the next time I'm working with Americans!!!

The 'star' system is a NATO standardised method of rank identification (based on the US rank structure as they're the big boys in NATO). Its becoming more and more popular in Allied posts and has been around awhile in some of the NATO command slots.

Although its not in the AP1358 it is regarded as a operationally led local procedure in theatre.

 

[Twonston Pickle]

Would I be allowed to wear "bars" then instead of RAF slides in the interests of identification?

 

[Sawsedges]

Stinking Badges

Stinking Badges

We've been told that we can wear our Sqn's DZ badge instead of the RAF one, well that's the current smart idea from the boss anyway. Seems to me you can get away with wearing whatever badge you want these days as no-one actually seems to know what is what.
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[Bitter&Twisted]

Has anybody seen the regs concerning who wears the RAF TRF? I am of the understanding that we (the RAF Police) aren't to wear it because the 'MP patch' is a recognised TRF. DT_Xtremez_35:

 

[Boarderlyne]

Steenkin' Badges

Steenkin' Badges

Has anybody seen the regs concerning who wears the RAF TRF? I am of the understanding that we (the RAF Police) aren't to wear it because the 'MP patch' is a recognised TRF. DT_Xtremez_35:

AP1358 is the place to go. It's on the publications index and if you can get to your local friendly intranet, then that will give you the full SP. I think that you will find that no-one's exempt our natty TRF! DT_Xtremez_34:

 

[The Helpful Stacker]

AP1358 is the place to go. It's on the publications index and if you can get to your local friendly intranet, then that will give you the full SP. I think that you will find that no-one's exempt our natty TRF! DT_Xtremez_34:

The snow drops are exempt wearing it.

Only one TRF is to be worn and the RAF Police's primary role of Policing (hence the MP) takes priority.

The RAF Police were actually authorised to wear the MP patch before the final design of the RAF TRF was produced. It was a Tri-service policing decision.

 

[Shiny_Happy]

I'm glad we have had such a surplus in the defence budget in the last couple of years.

Well there was wasn't there? Surely no-one in their right mind would order a load of RAF backpacks, name badges, TRF's, etc etc etc before they had ordered all of the kit and aircraft spares that people need to use when they are wearing plain overalls. Would they?

Oh to be a senior officer in the DPA/DLO, things would soon change!!!!

 

[Boarderlyne]

The snow drops are exempt wearing it.

Only one TRF is to be worn and the RAF Police's primary role of Policing (hence the MP) takes priority.

The RAF Police were actually authorised to wear the MP patch before the final design of the RAF TRF was produced. It was a Tri-service policing decision.

I thought the only TRF that they were allowed to wear was the one that said "CANT" DT_Xtremez_28: Only kidding! But it seems stupid to waste a bucket of money on our Aston Villa colours to find that half of us will find an excuse to not wear them on our greens...

 

[skevans]

Surely no-one in their right mind would order a load of RAF backpacks, name badges, TRF's, etc etc etc before they had ordered all of the kit and aircraft spares that people need to use when they are wearing plain overalls. Would they?

Whilst they are at it, do you think they could place an order for the number of genetic clones we need to do all the work!?!?!?!?!?!

 

[DrunkenMonki]

Surely the whole point of a DZ badge is that its for use on DZ's, ie Drop Zones. Next time you see me on a DZ you know i'm WELL lost. Surely the RAF beret gives it away, if the RAF badge on your chest didnt. Are we that hard to ID? Combats, Blue beret and yellow suitcase with your webbing in.DT_Xtremez_42:

 

[skevans]

Surely the RAF beret gives it away, if the RAF badge on your chest didnt. Are we that hard to ID?

Sorry as I am to say this, I will say it anyway. We arenr,t easy to ID for the right people. Anyone within the services will recognise that you are in the RAF quite readilly, likewise most civilians within the immediate defence sector would. However the general populace, from where we recruit, from where the bulk of taxation comes from and with whom we have the greatest PR hurdles to overcome can't identify the RAF from the other services.

Almost all the PR surrounding Iraq, Afghanistan and everywhere else is either generated by the army, or it is aboutthe army. Just look at Fresco as an example.

I don't believe any of these new badges are anything to do with the RAF being identified by other services; Its all about having us identified by civilians.

I do agree about the yellow suitcase though!DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[The Helpful Stacker]

Surely the whole point of a DZ badge is that its for use on DZ's, ie Drop Zones. Next time you see me on a DZ you know i'm WELL lost. Surely the RAF beret gives it away, if the RAF badge on your chest didnt. Are we that hard to ID? Combats, Blue beret and yellow suitcase with your webbing in.DT_Xtremez_42:

A DZ patch and TRF are two different things.

A DZ patch allows like formations spot each other easily on the DZ to re-group whereas the TRF allows commanders to spot 'their' troops when wearing helmets etc rather than berets.

There are fewer designs of DZ flash, only large groupings (ie: Logistics, Engineers, Artillery etc) whereas TRF's are broken down into smaller sub-divisions.

Of course the easiest way to spot 'blue' RAF personnel somewhere 'green' is that they'll be the ones with webbing that looks like Stevie Wonder put it together and they'll be carrying their rifles like handbags.DT_Xtremez_42: