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Recent content by metimmee

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    Civil service bloodbath.

    This is borne from the CS not paying enough to recruit deep specialists and having to grow their own. Until they pay more, this is a big risk. Where I work, we have trouble recruiting experienced hires. It is usually a lifestyle choice, wanting to do something interesting and impactful...
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    More idiocy....

    I wonder if MOD owned the surrounding land in the past and sold it off. You cant blame the local council as matters of national security are (probably)not their concern and noise...well the site will have to comply with the reg's like anyone else...there'll be no "but we're special, we need to...
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    The RAF - No room for 'Guys'

    I have pronouns in my email sig, and I now have no problem with it at all. Initially I had my reservations, but thanks to a very active work forum on the intranet, I am beginning to understand some of the issues that some collectively term as "woke". The first thing I learned was to shut up...
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    Vaccination Thread

    Had mine (Oxford AZ) on Saturday, feel fine. Oddly, I felt better than after my 2020 flu jab. I was very impressed with the vaccination centre. They took over a local sports centre, properly resourced it to handle large numbers of people safely, very slick. I was in and out within 30 mins...
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    4 x A400M's trashed at Brize.

    Shit shift were on
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    Space command new boss

    I agree. There's a good argument for leaders versed in airpower and its delivery to ascend to the highest echelons of the RAF. I would say credibility in big ops with and without partner nations demands it. However, space power is distinct, relatively new and a sun-rise capability across UK...
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    Space command new boss

    Exactly my first thought. Shame they didn't break the cycle of the top jobs going to aircrew.
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    Security cams/floodlight cams.

    I'd avoid wifi cameras unless they have local SD storage within the unit. I'd also be wary of any system that is locked into a cloud service in order to use. Be careful of internet facing recorders, there are only a handful of vendors (rebadged from many manufacturers)...I wouldn't connect one...
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    30 Years Ago Yesterday (3 Aug)

    This'll be the one!
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    30 Years Ago Yesterday (3 Aug)

    Ha, I remember that well! He said "I joined the Army xy years ago to kill and main the enemy, now we'll get the chance." I turned to someone next to me "Sh!t are we gonna be close enough to kill and maim?!"...cue one spooked SAC metimmee. The whole run up to that Op was a weird display of...
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    30 Years Ago Yesterday (3 Aug)

    I was on the Helicopter PET course at Shawbury wondering whether volunteering for RAFG and being posted to 18 Sqn was such a great idea. How I enjoyed the tales of my NLS mates telling me about how much they saved on rates in Muscat.
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    What did you screw up in the RAF?

    On det in Lajes with the Mighty Hunter, the AF refuel had been done by a sumpy and on the day of the flight back the crew asked for an small uplift. CSM metimmee duly added fuel to one of the fuselage tanks and signed it up....except I only checked the Magnetic Fuel level Indicators (MFLI) for...
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    Old Folk to be banned

    I guess the problem is that if you become unwell, symptoms escalate and there is contention for ventilators, certain age groups may be less likely to receive intervention as is happening in Italy right now.
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    How long ................

    Could it be more to do with tyre wear whilst parked than load capacity of the grill?
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    This ‘Net Zero’ Carbon idea.

    I'm not engaging you on whether man-made climate change is a reality...because, you wont change your view on this. However, it would be interesting to know what would change your mind on this. ..who would you believe? My point stands though, no matter your view on human caused climate change...
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