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  1. busby1971

    Anyone had a letter from mobilisation?

    I still remember when it went from 9+6 continuous to 9+ 6 forever, doubt you’d pass a medical so don’t worry about it, one of the big things reservists get early demob for is teeth by the way.
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    Officers in an AFCO. Any branch?

    Used to be mainly Admin Sec, but you did get some randoms for various reasons to dilute the pool, even more variety as area commanders. Don’t want to cast aspersions however, it would have been rare for a branch to release someone useful.
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    Nicola Sturgeon to step down.

    Seems like it was inevitable, always came across as someone who lacked the skills to be a leader. For some reason all the current leaders have zero charisma and personality, although there do seem to be some in the wings with a bit of warmth and charisma, on both sides.
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    Iron Dome for the UK?

    Read yesterday that the problem with the new drones is that they’re so cheap and simple it is a real waste to send up something cutting edge, counter measures that costs many times more just to knock them out, the Laser gun or the Radar Aimed 50 cal seems the way forward.
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    Your thoughts on modern cars "safety" aids?

    Annoying, puts itself in park when you open a door, so no manoeuvres at slow speed in tight spaces. Also came with super smart gps cruise, slowed down on the tighter bends and near joining junctions, unfortunately if roadwork speed limiter signs were too far spaced apart it would start to speed...
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    Interesting pic of the modern RAF

    They look more like bobbins rather than spools, but hey what would the step-son of a haberdasher know.
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    Shader aircraft shoot down Iranian drones

    Iran runs its affairs in a similar vein to mid 80s communist countries, the ideology of the leaders supported by those with skin in the game, usual power/money. The gen pop who just want to get by have no power and live in fear. It’s a strange world at the moment, Ukraine is a walk in the park...
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    Car Insurance

    Martin Lewis recommends getting a quote 26 days (or thereabouts) before renewal for the best price, I did this, but then forgot about it for a few days (a couple of weeks) and the lowest quote had jumped, but these were from companies I hadn’t heard of so wouldn’t have used anyway.
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    Car Insurance

    Went the other way, Direct line tried a 30% increase, on top of a 30% attempt last year, backed down to 15%, and that was with an extra years of no claims. Hastings direct ended up being cheaper than last years policy, with same excesses and recovery included.
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    Army beards

    not in but single service identity is important, and I”m sure the army bods wouldn’t freely adopt RAF or Navy ways out of hand.
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    Princess of Wales. Cancer diagnosis.

    I wish her all the best, let’s leave her be, to rest and recover.
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    Boeing boeing gone (maybe)

    And leadership change, he’ll be doing okay though on the way out
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    Boeing boeing gone (maybe)

    Saw a graph the other day that suggests that Boeing aren’t having more issues, it’s just that they are all making the news. A couple of the recent issues were with the NG rather than Max variant, so more likely a maintenance rather than manufacturing issue. Still think there’s some leadership...
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    Turkey Teeth

    Don’t know about this, probably sort itself out, what I do remember is when the RAF used to mobilise reservists the dentist got busy and there were quite a few of them demobilised, those who couldn’t be sorted out in time to deploy. Last time I was in Turkey, they seemed to be doing a great...
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    Is it time yet?

    Putin or his replacement would be a fool for deliberately putting a single military boot on any NATO territory, it wouldn’t take long to sort him out, the Ukraine war has highlighted how weak his military machine is in a real war scenario. Just a shame he has nuclear weapons.
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