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    Not dead, just resting

    I know for a fact that my colleagues read this site, but seldom post. A few months ago I had the misfortune to suffer a collapsed lung. I recovered and later suffered a brain haemorrhage. Its been a **** year for me guys but I am so looking forward to deploying next spring to Afghan for...
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    What to do when taken sick away from your station

    I'm after a little advice guys as I am in no position to research this myself at the moment. I have always been under the impression that if you are away from your base on leave or living in the civilian community there is a certain process that you have to follow if you are taken ill. More...
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    A warning for all of you.

    Hi, some of the old sweats will remember me, most of you won't know me in any way shape or form. By way of introduction let me say that I was once a very regular poster here, but that was a long while ago. Why? Well before I go any further please bear in mind i have asked Wobbly if i may post...
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    Oh my God what have I done to deserve this???

    I am posted to kinloss with pretty much immediate effect, only eight days left at work, loads of courses and then start up at ISK in Oct. What have I done wrong!!!
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    Qr1001

    From the outset can I just make it clear that this may be a complete rumour. Today I was at RAF Northolt where I heard that QR1001, otherwise known as the right of redress, has been withdrawn. Ordinarily I would put this down to rumour and laugh at all the times I have told people that the...
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    Another 'perk' lost ?

    It seems we may be about to lose yet another 'perk' http://news.sky.com/skynews/article/0,,91211-1317126,00.html?f=rss
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    How to turn down promotion?

    Within a few weeks I know that I am likely to be offered promotion. Many people will be suprised by that statement, however trust me on this I will be offered it. My question is smple... how do I turn it down in this post JPA era?
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    Who's next for more pay?

    Well here is a subject close to all our hearts, pay. There are many problems with the forces today, and it seems that one of the best ways that the Airships can think of to solve our problems is to offer us more and more financial incentives. So who will be the next trade to be awarded the...
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    Time to redesign the office!

    Silly me. Imagine getting all excited about the delivery of my new colour photocopier today, only to discover this... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/7290322.stm
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    Station bops :)

    Ok, after a break of two months I am about to get back on the road again. If you have RAF firefighters at your base, then I will be visiting you! However who has the best bop night? Do you have a good Tuesday/Wednesday at your station? Anyone willing to meet a confused and lost stranger and...
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    I know what i'm letting myself in for... but here goes anyway...

    It has already been discussed here that sometimes it takes forever for names of building/places to change properly in the RAF, because every time the name changes everyone still calls it by the same name. However surely 60-odd years is long enough? In the RAF we are broken down from top to...
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    Aircraft crash at Heathrow

    Looks like a state one at Heathrow It's just breaking, so no links yet
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    UK Identity & Passport Service

    Well paint me purple and call me Quentin! I have to give credit to where it is due. I applied for a passport renewal at just gone 17:00 on Wednesday and it's just been delivered to my door at 14:30 on Saturday Less than 72 hours, now thats impressive :)
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    Internet explorer problem

    I use firefox as my browser but I have an annoying problem at the moment and need some advice how to solve it. Whenever I click the email link in msn messenger it opens in internet explorer, which is quite annoying, because then every link from that point also opens up with a web browser i have...
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    Another lost colleague - 09 Nov 07

    We've lost another colleague. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7087258.stm Rest in peace
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    What do you think of RAF firefighters?

    This is an honest and open request, please treat it as such and not a place to come and start having a dig at the firefighter trade. I am truly interested in your opinion of the firefighter trade and would love to hear any stories or constructive points/questions you would like to make. I...
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    Sea kings aren't up to the job

    Interesting reading http://www.bbc.co.uk/insideout/content/articles/2007/11/05/yorkslincs_seaking_s12_w8_feature.shtml Not really the sort of PR we need though is it!
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    Fundraising for the Royal British Legion

    Whilst searching the British Legion website I found a brilliant way of raising money for the RBL that I thought I would share/promote to others. 118-737 "A new directory enquiries service has been launched that will not only help you get the phone number you're looking for quickly, but also...
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    Fire onboard a Chinook

    http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a26_1190194748 Hopefully I have linked this in correctly! Just goes to show how fast a fire in an aircraft can spread.
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    Are you a pinch point?

    Just came across this load of old drivel! If you read note 1 at the bottom it shows a clear get out clause, the standard four month tour is 123 days not the 125 quoted! http://www.theyworkforyou.com/wrans/?id=2007-10-29b.154236.h&s=raf#g154236.r0 Just in case of difficulty I have pasted the...
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