Saluting Officers on Bikes

[rest have risen above me]

How the yanks did it in WW2.

Is it me or do they look like they are saying "ner ner ...ner ner.... nerrr" in a thumb on the nose sort of way.

 

[Tin basher]

Got to be a yank, nobody else would turn a cool box into a motorised bike.

 

[rest have risen above me]

Israeli Air force practicing

You've got it wrong TB it's about saluting on bikes not bikes saluting.DT_Xtremez_14:

 

[Talk Wrench]

Got to be a yank, nobody else would turn a cool box into a motorised bike.

That's not a motorised bike, it's a motorised coolbox and its prolly got beer in it.

Throw up a salute, when the bint salutes back, kick her in the slats and make off with the booze.

Result


TW

 

[FOMz]

And how on earth will he give a present arms?

By resting the rifle over the handlebars and pointing it at said person, followed by a short sharp retraction of the index finger over the trigger.

 

[Inevertouchedit]

Does the RAF still issue push bikes? they used to be a prized possession when I was in.

Ahhhhh: Treader, Black, Airman for the use of.

As I moved out of the Block at Marham, a spotty LAC straight from Halton moved in opposite me. I sold him a RAF bike and the Block ironing board for £30. A result for me and a valuable lesson in life for him !!

 

[Ex-Splitter and Proud]

As I moved out of the Block at Marham, a spotty LAC straight from Halton moved in opposite me. I sold him a RAF bike and the Block ironing board for £30. A result for me and a valuable lesson in life for him !!

Are you an MP now? I'll bet your claims have been severely redacted!DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[Fubar]

Grymreaper,
get yourself to the front line, do something brave and get awarded the Victoria Cross.

Everyone then salutes you. Problem solved!

Fubar

 

[Pikeman]

Grymreaper,
get yourself to the front line, do something brave and get awarded the Victoria Cross.

Everyone then salutes you. Problem solved!

Fubar

So does the Officer salute you then you salute him and what if he's on a bike......OH this is getting to confusingDT_Xtremez_11:

 

[BRUFEN BOY]

One always must,

plus it has the potential, that one day, one of the silly cnuts will salute back and fall off.DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[Chaka]

Remember you are not saluting the Zob but HM Queen's Commission.

The chimp riding the bike is irrelevant in original question so a salute is required.

 

[Dave-exfairy]

I get the feeling that mon fellow fairy there was asking if we saluted the officer if we were on the bike and he was on foot.
Never did it when I was in and never got bollocked for it.

 

[Shugster]

You can salute on a tandem as long as you aren't the one steering.

But you have to salute with both hands so as not to alter the CofG of the bike.
DT_Xtremez_14:

 

[Rigga]

The last CO of RAF Tern Hill, known locally as "Troop Captain Goon", always rode around on his black RAF Stn Bike, complete with little flag mounted on a nice silvery stick on the front mudguard.

As a newly arrived LAC I saluted him (as one should), he got off his bike and saluted back, then asked if I was new.
"yessir!"

"Well, don't salute me when I'm on my Bike cos I feel I ought to salute back and I dont want to stop - No-one salutes me when I'm on my bike."

"yessir!"
And no-one did!


And Chaka's right - you always salute the badge - not the thing that holds it up. (think about it)

 

[Stevienics]

The last CO of RAF Tern Hill, known locally as "Troop Captain Goon", always rode around on his black RAF Stn Bike, complete with little flag mounted on a nice silvery stick on the front mudguard.

As a newly arrived LAC I saluted him (as one should), he got off his bike and saluted back, then asked if I was new.
"yessir!"

"Well, don't salute me when I'm on my Bike cos I feel I ought to salute back and I dont want to stop - No-one salutes me when I'm on my bike."

"yessir!"
And no-one did!


And Chaka's right - you always salute the badge - not the thing that holds it up. (think about it)

By the same rule as having to salute the flag on the Harry's wheels, you have to salute his treader even if he ain't on it either - which might make one feel just a little silly, I imagine.

 

[Nec Aspera Terrent]

An early RAF memory was of me gently ambling along when a Fg Off on a bicycle, riding one handed and holding his Black Lab's lead in the other rode towards me.

Thinking I might cause him to fall, I chucked one up and bellowed, "MORNING, SAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!" at him.

He looked at me very casually and uttered in a "created at Cranwell" accent, "Don't mind if I don't return it, Old Boy? Might take a tumble!"

I'm sure he went on to great things!

 

[Justacabbie]

I knew a certain dog handler one day who got moaned at by a junior zob for not saluting him when he walked past.....the hairy arsed dog was trying to get at him to chew his fecking arm off at the time.

"Don't worry chorps, just you keep a tight hold of that mutt!" came the zobs reply as the poodle pusher clumsily attempted to strain against the dogs advances

SorryOff Topic

 

[I Look Like Kevin Costner]

My advice (not that I do have to now, because I can call any officer a tosser) is if you are in service uniform and get passed by a zob on a bicycle... Salute him because it saves all the hassle if he objects that you haven't!DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[4everAD]

By the same rule as having to salute the flag on the Harry's wheels, you have to salute his treader even if he ain't on it either - which might make one feel just a little silly, I imagine.

I thought you only saluted Harry's car if he was actually in it. I.E if it's parked outside SHQ with the flag on it but no one in it then ignore it, same goes for bikes with flags (Which I must admit I've never seen).

 

[JAFAD666]

It should also be noted that compliments should be returned (except when the commissioned offisher is on a bike). If he/she doesn`t, you should report him/her to the SWO ... mention the phrases " bringing the Royal Air Force into disrepute or conduct contrary to good order and discipline in the Royal Air Force " NO ! honest, the SWO will thank you ...

The reason they don`t salute on bikes is that they are unstable(the bike that is ... although thinking about it ???) , so if he`s on a tricycle (entirely possible as most of them behave like small children most of the time) or quad bike there`s no excuse for them not to snap one up sharply ... UP, TWO, THREE, DOWN, TWO, THREE. Result DT_Xtremez_19: