New boss not like Old boss

RAF's new Air Marshal Sue Gray 56 is the most senior female ever to serve in UK's armed forces. She becomes Britain's first female three-star military officer after the RAF promoted her.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6728649/RAFs-new-woman-Air-Marshal-try-harder-woman.html

 

[rocket scientist]

Plenty of Armourers had much to say on Facebook about this yesterday as it was her who f'cked them over with the Supp 2 debacle apparently?

 

[Rugby-Jock-Lad]

I think she should focus more on the pressing issues instead of jumping on the SJW bandwagon. We don't care what your gender is or what 'diverse' background you come from. We want people that can do a job.

Maybe focus on reducing a bloated bureaucratic command structure full of personnel from Sleaford Tech who are there just to justify being there...just saying!!! We have IT which makes a lot of middle-management redundant. Clinging onto the OLD 'Chain-of-Command' structures that isn't fit for purpose in the modern age.

Focus on promoting your personnel that know what they are doing and not the charity worker/golfer. It's more than likely no coincidence that engineering standards aren't what they used to be since we promote those who self-promote but don't pass down the necessary skills, attitudes etc to the newer generation of Airpeople.

I could go on but hey-ho. What do I know? No...Lets focus on gender issues!!!

 

[Tin basher]

Lets focus on gender issues!!!

Alternatively we could focus on the pre-PC era issues of how many beers would you need??
and that oldest of conundrums hat on or hat off??DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[Rigga]

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Focus on promoting your personnel that know what they are doing and not the charity worker/golfer. It's more than likely no coincidence that engineering standards aren't what they used to be since we promote those who self-promote but don't pass down the necessary skills, attitudes etc to the newer generation of Airpeople.

I was shouting that for four years at a certain fast jet fleet....not a glimmer of understanding at the top - So I left them to it....

 

[muttywhitedog]

What happened to compulsory retirement at age 55?

 

[Billy Whizz]

What happened to compulsory retirement at age 55?

NEM moved that goalpost to 60.

 

[Dan_Brown]

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100% agree with this, i don't care about your gender or the colour of your skin, but apparently this beats your skillset and abilities wrt promotion etc.

What happened to compulsory retirement at age 55?

A colleague in a different trade group is a 34 year Sgt and has been offered 3 years further service.

 

[Billy Whizz]

100% agree with this, i don't care about your gender or the colour of your skin, but apparently this beats your skillset and abilities wrt promotion etc.



A colleague in a different trade group is a 34 year Sgt and has been offered 3 years further service.

Plenty of TG1 WOs who are on a 5 yr extension from 55 to 60 too.

 

[muttywhitedog]

Well, that's great for promotion flow then!

I can't imagine a 59yr old on the battlefield.

 

[Billy Whizz]

Well, that's great for promotion flow then!

I can't imagine a 59yr old on the battlefield.

Promotion not a problem with an outflow rate for A Eng Tech at 14% - I think the high exit rate was a factor in the offers.

And I did say WO.............

 

[Defenestration]

Well, that's great for promotion flow then!

I can't imagine a 59yr old on the battlefield.

To be honest, if you ever saw a WO TG1 on the battlefield, we would be in the real mess and the war would already be finished. - edit we'd already lost.

 

[muttywhitedog]

I didn't say WO, or TG1. There was an implication that there are some geriatric Sgts knocking around.

 

[Billy Whizz]

I didn't say WO, or TG1. There was an implication that there are some geriatric Sgts knocking around.

With all engagement based on LOS and no longer age, any late entrant could well be a little longer in the tooth these days.