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[Charlies Shinpad]

Senior Service all day long
Done it once and would do it all again but with less drinking !!

 

[Frutos]

Smudge, Have you seen the letter going around regards one Sgt Stephen Coombes RAF?

Assuming its the letter I've seen online, he comes across as a right prat-and-a-half.

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

Senior Service all day long
Done it once and would do it all again but with less drinking !!

Same here. Great times with great people.

 

[1066familyman]

Got it round the wrong way,Navy before Army..


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I beg to differ

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

Assuming its the letter I've seen online, he comes across as a right prat-and-a-half.

I spend a fair bit of time at RAF bases and can honestly say he isn’t alone. There appears to be a disproportionate number of cock wombles serving in the RAF. The junior ranks seem fine, but as soon as they make senior NCO they turn into complete and utter twats. I am generalising but when the officers seem more normal than the SNCO’s you know all is not well.

 

[Frutos]

I spend a fair bit of time at RAF bases and can honestly say he isn’t alone. There appears to be a disproportionate number of cock wombles serving in the RAF. The junior ranks seem fine, but as soon as they make senior NCO they turn into complete and utter twats. I am generalising but when the officers seem more normal than the SNCO’s you know all is not well.

My Dad was in the RAF for most of my childhood, so I can agree entirely with your assessment from personal experience.

 

[m20gull]

Blackbird was too fast for weapons. I'd still love to fly one though, I'm happy taking photos at 2000mph.

Only because they cancelled it (well, a version of it).

(From Wikipedia) During flight tests the YF-12As set a speed record of 2,070.101 mph (3,331.505 km/h) and altitude record of 80,257.86 ft (24,462.6 m), both on 1 May 1965,[9] and demonstrated promising results with its unique weapon system. Six successful firings of the AIM-47 missiles were completed. The last one was launched from the YF-12 at Mach 3.2 at an altitude of 74,000 ft (22,677 m) to a JQB-47E target drone 500 ft (152 m) off the ground.[13] One of the Air Force test pilots, Jim Irwin, would go on to become a NASA astronaut and walk on the Moon.

The program was abandoned following the cancellation of the production F-12B, but the YF-12s continued flying for many years with the USAF and with NASA as research aircraft.

 

[Deportivo Seagull]

My Dad was in the RAF for most of my childhood, so I can agree entirely with your assessment from personal experience.

Apparently my Grand father was a snowdrop (RAF copper) according to my dad he was an absolute arse.

 

[Honky Tonx]

BG could be Mr Hodges

Put that light out

 

[smudge]

Smudge, Have you seen the letter going around regards one Sgt Stephen Coombes RAF?

No I haven't.

 

[Thunder Bolt]

Apparently my Grand father was a snowdrop (RAF copper) according to my dad he was an absolute arse.

When I first went to Northwood the snowdrops were part of the 'security'. Thankfully the Royal Marines took over.

 

[daveinprague]

When I first went to Northwood the snowdrops were part of the 'security'. Thankfully the Royal Marines took over.

I was at Northwood for a bit. CinCEastlant

 

[Brovion]

Home Guard. Give me a rifle and five rounds of ammunition and I'll give those Ruskies hell.

 

[Coalburner]

RAF for me. Dis 5 years with them in the 1950s. Despite advanced years, would go back again IF they gave me either B1B Lancer or a JAS39 Gripen to play with, or maybe a SR71 Blackbird

 

[aberdare seagull]

navy

 

[aberdare seagull]

Senior Service all day long
Done it once and would do it all again but with less drinking !!

Surely a can of Red Death at mess chefs is acceptable

 

[m20gull]

The RAF wouldn't have me in 1979 so they can do one. I think I'll sign up as a conchie

 

[Two Professors]

Think I'd fail the Battle Fitness Assessment nowadays,but fit a bipod for my SLR on a disability scooter and I'd be back in like a shot!

Just found my ideal OAP AFV!

 

[Hampden Park]

Royal Navy. -...- .-.-.

 

[Frutos]

RAF for me. Dis 5 years with them in the 1950s. Despite advanced years, would go back again IF they gave me either B1B Lancer or a JAS39 Gripen to play with, or maybe a SR71 Blackbird

I'd forgotten about the Gripen - I'll take one of those too, please.