The future is Blue.

[CodeMonkey]

In fact unless I can be ar$ed to walk out of the doors and perambulate around the station you'll never see me in your whole tour here and yet you've got an opinion on something that doesn't affect the price of fish.

You might not, but others do, not just around the station but all over the place and that includes lincoln high street. You seem to be taking this as a personal attack on you. This is not a personal attack on you but a very real observation.

 

[vim_fuego]

You might not, but others do, not just around the station but all over the place and that includes lincoln high street. You seem to be taking this as a personal attack on you. This is not a personal attack on you but a very real observation.

No...I look upon it as a pointless observation...Put through the wringer a hundred times and it'll never change...You know it, I know it...are you not busy enough or something?

 

[CodeMonkey]

No...I look upon it as a pointless observation...Put through the wringer a hundred times and it'll never change...You know it, I know it?

Yes i accept that.

...are you not busy enough or something

Well in between dealing with stuff for all 3 services i like to have a read to stop me falling asleepDT_Xtremez_42:

 

[Stax]

Hey my chest isn't funny looking I've got a lovely pair!! DT_Xtremez_15:

Yes she has!

 

[Stax]

Interesting that people panicked on day one. Everyone gets issued with blues, everyone should have blues. It shouldn't cost anything as we are a "blue" Service, in fact it will save money ITLR as we will exchange CS95 less and less. I wear my CS95 when appropriate and I think its very good for what its designed for. However its meant to be sterile, that is no badges or accoutrements, but over the years, because we didn't want to be mistaken for soldiers we have slowly introduced various RAF and FU specific badges, coming away from the point of it! However I see no reason why the RAF Regt shouldn't continue to wear CS95 in their role.

The "new" blue coveralls are obviously going to cost a bit extra, but thats a seperate budget from your Work Servs money, if you don't put in a work service to get your office etc cleaned up and redecorated, they won't bid for the cash.

My boss isn't aircrew, yet gets the same allowance for clothing as a pilot who spends his day in a growbag, perhaps the RAF should tailor the annual clothing allowance accordingly? Cut the expenditure by giving less to those who get free issue, aircrew and RAF Regt officers perhaps?

 

[Humble Scribe]

How many blue shirts does £360 a year buy you? As I understand it, if you are doing manual/dirty work you will be expected to wear coveralls - that's as far as the compromise goes. For now, anyway. Let's see if this initiative (well intentioned though it may be) lasts more than a year in the real world.

Loads but it's tax free pay not an allowance of 360.00 which is very different. I trust you will be stocking up on the free blues while you can DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[True Blue Jack]

Loads but it's tax free pay not an allowance of 360.00 which is very different. I trust you will be stocking up on the free blues while you can DT_Xtremez_30:

So for most officers it works out at 40% of £360, being the tax they do not pay; is that right?

I'm not tempting fate by stocking up on blues just yet. DT_Xtremez_17:

 

[Humble Scribe]

So for most officers it works out at 40% of £360, being the tax they do not pay; is that right?

I'm not tempting fate by stocking up on blues just yet. DT_Xtremez_17:

Yes, but the rate is a bit out of date & I can't be bothered to look for the new one.

 

[jack brew]

Sticking on a Uniform styled in early 80s with little or no history is hardly the way to motivate people in cash strapped times. Plus the dress regs allow folks to buy a chip hat or RAF stable belt because blues are so crap looking, and Sqn cumberbands are more or less the norm in both messes.

So are we all wearing blue uniform in an effort to took uniform (all the same?)

Because I am certain that some will wear long sleeve with tie, some of these with V neck jumper, some with round neck, and some will wear long sleeves and roll them up, some will wear short sleeves, and of these some will wear a t shirt underneath. When they go outside, some will wear the blue goretex thingy, some the bomber jacket, some just a jumper. Add to that chip hats, stable belts, clippity clop shoes, etc etc.....

There are so many variations posible even the bog standard issue clothing won't look the same on everyone!

 

[jack brew]

Bad form to reply to my own post, and all but.........

Found this on pprune.

minigundiplomat:

In reply, I would say that the content of this IBN is not really the issue for most. The appalling prioritisation is the real bugbear.

I read a message from CinC Land recently, attempting to address the current problems the army are having, telling them to ditch the pointless, minimise the 'nice to have' and concentrate on the here and now, and it struck me as an example of realism and good leadership.

What has the RAF had of late? An extra fatness test, some logo's, a few new titles and some revision of dress codes. Hardly a coherent response to an Air Force currently falling on it's arse.

A few people may find themselves wearing blues instead of flying suits, and it wont stop the world turning. However, what we need is leadership and not some half arsed attempt to sugar coat a turd.

 

[MAINJAFAD]

I know the goats main man on military history is over the moon about it! He is waiting for some pongo to have a go at him so he can retort "part of ***U, RAF policy mate!"DT_Xtremez_31:

Humm, I wish, Problem is Pongo's can't read and anyhow have an annoying tendency to ignore any orders or policy not given by their own chain of command at the unit CO level. Ordered to wear greens when on the road, but will wear blues back at home plate (glass half full at least, and gives me chance to bull some shoes up and put the rest of the RAF Blue kit though the dry cleaners), However section is pushing for the exemption. Hopefully the man who has the final say will just say NO!!!!

 

[Gillo]

. gives me chance to bull some shoes up and put the rest of the RAF Blue kit though the dry cleaners), However section is pushing for the exemption. Hopefully the man who has the final say will just say NO!!!!

Shame No 2 trs don,t get supplied with Stable Belt loops. But then again if I got a tax free clothing allowance.

Our top man is going for exemption even though we sit in direct JHC chain.