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Old School Sayings ...

If you can't take a joke you shouldn't have joined up!

and

Hey, that's life in a blue suit.

I know of a rigger that used it on South Today when my old Sqn left Odiham.
 
Found this on arrse.co.uk

Found this on arrse.co.uk

I think we need to hit the ground running, keep our eye on the ball, and make sure that we are singing off the same song sheet. At the end of the day it is not a level playing field and the goal posts may move; if they do, someone else may have to pick it up and run with it. We therefore must have a golf bag of options hot-to-trot from the word 'go'. It is your train set but we cannot afford to leave it on the back burner; we've got a lot of irons in the fire, right now.

We will need to un-stick a few potential poo traps but it all depends on the flash-to-bang time and fudge factor allowed. Things may end up slipping to the left and, if they do, we will need to run a tight ship. I don't want to re-invent the wheel but we must get right into the weeds on this one. If push comes to shove, we may have to up stumps and then we'll be in a whole new ball game.

I suggest we test the water with a few warmers in the bank. If we can produce the goods then we are cooking with gas. If not, then we are in a world of hurt. I don't want to die in a ditch over it but we could easily end up in a flat spin if people start getting twitchy. To that end, I want to get round the bazaars and make sure the movers and the shakers are on-side from day one. If you can hit me with your shopping list I can take it to the head honchos and start the ball rolling.

There is light at the end of the tunnel and I think we have backed a winner here. If it gets blown out the water, however, I will be throwing a track. So get your feet into my in-tray and give me chapter and verse as to how you see things panning out. As long as our ducks are in a row I think the ball will stay in play and we can come up smelling of roses.

Before you bomb burst and throw smoke, it is imperative we nail our colours very firmly on the mast and look at the big picture. We've got to march to the beat of the drum. We are on a sticky wicket. we'll need to play with a straight bat and watch out for fast balls.

I've been on permanent send for long enough and I've had my ten pence worth. I don't want to rock the boat or teach anyone to suck eggs. We must keep this firmly in our sight picture or it will fall between the cracks. If the cap fits, wear it, but it may seem like pushing fog up a hill with a sharp stick.
 
An old chief of mine had an absolute obsession with "the drag curve", we were always behind or ahead of it, I often wondered how we could be exactly on the drag curve.
 
Who? Me?
- Don't tell me that! - your preaching to the converted - and all that proves is:

If things don't change!......they'll stay the same.
 
A couple of hercisms.

When coming in to land, "Six dunlops flying low and slow"

General description, "Five man, four fan aluminium, transport tube" (Make that 3 man(?) for the J(gay)).:PDT_Xtremez_19:
 
Morning prayers

Morning prayers

:PDT_Xtremez_35: Who? Me? some great blue sky thinking there. I think I went to that brief?
 
swos best comment?

swos best comment?

Whilst doing a course at the much loved ex base in north Somerset (that wasn't good enough for whinging immigrants to live in). I was walking past the square when a cheeky young chappie sauntered across said hallowed ground (do they still have them these days or are they all car parks?), when bellowed from the other side by the SWO was ...." You airman!" the aforementioned chap replied (with a pointing finger...) "You SWO!" and promptly carried on walking away!.
As can be imagined...much merryment and mirth was had by this as the SWO was a well knowned alkiholic and could never see that far to identify said chappy!.:PDT_Xtremez_30:
 
You <young AC/LAC/SAC> does your Mother know you are here?!
 
(After finding out where officer sprog hails from and when he was born) "Yeah, did a tour there back in (year before sprogs birth), hows your mother then!
 
From my days on the Mighty Sh**ey F3 and actually used by SEngO in anger -
'That kites tits up on sticks in the shed double donk change'
:raf:
 
Instructor to trainee; Is that a summer shirt your wearing?
Trainee confused; don't know
Instructor; Looks like a summer shirt to me . . . 'cos summa the creases should be there and summa the creases shouldn't !

Or

To trainees walking around the unit with no hands showing below the cuffs of the GPJ; Do you want me to book you an appointment with the doctor or the tailor? 'cos either your arms are too short or your jacket sleeves are too long!:PDT_Xtremez_30:
 
Just to bring back an old favorite,

'Kick the tyres and light the fires'
 
Drunk Janner from GUZZ said:
..................for the recce boys - alone and unarmed

Guzz, hate to correct an esteemed member of our (I) trade group, but on a certain recce Sqn it's actually Alone, Unarmed and Unafraid.

Its all gone to c**p in a hand basket.

Does anyone remember having SSDD marked on the bottom of their vehicle passes? It was a Feds thing and stood for nothing more than 'Same $hit Different Day'
 
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