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  1. Spearmint

    Open Letter from Retired Senior Military Leaders to the SoS.

    A distinct lack of Light Blue in the signatories though - are they all on track for an OBE a place in the House of Lords?
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    Red Flag 2024

    A little bird tells me that for those attending Red Flag this year, there is to be no civilian clothing taken with them i.e., going on the piss clobber. Check? Is this the latest in applied measures designed to push the putrified remains of morale off the cliff into a burning pit of diesel and...
  3. Spearmint

    RAF Expression to use on someone's passing....

    One of my guys will soon be giving a speech at his Nan's funeral and she was ex WRAF. In the Navy the phrase "We wish you fair winds & following seas" is said when a former shipmate passes away, but is there an equivalent saying in the RAF? I've used the phrase 'Stand down Airman / Airwoman /...
  4. Spearmint

    Grand National 2021

    That annual smorgasbord of winners, losers and Pritt-Stick / Tescos lasagne donars is upon us in a few short hours. This is actually the 1st year I've put a few bets on for the wife, son and I as it was historically done so for all of us by my dad, who really liked his Horse Racing. Covid seen...
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    Decent areas of Bristol

    Goaters of Bristol and surrounding areas (Current and Past). I'm looking for advice on where best to settle. My previous thread helped me decide to avoid the new build shenanigans and I'm happy with the analogy pertaining to having a house with potential in a good area vs the house which has...
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    Barratt Homes

    Looking for opinions of those who have used them to purchase a home. At the moment they do offer an attractive £15K towards a house for current serving and those who are due to leave in the next 12 months. They do have a number of plots around Bristol so yes it looks like I'm off to be a Civil...
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    Global Space Aviation

    This is an exact copy of an email I received from a company called 'Global Space Aviation' on behalf of 'Falcon Aviation' for an apparent job in the UAE. Even if it wasn't a poorly worded and punctuated email it would still seem to be the work of a scammer: Dear Candidate, We have...
  8. Spearmint

    Wasteful Processes

    You would have thought in this day and age of streamlined processes, CI and electronically signed documentation that it would be a rarity to encounter a process which just seems so drawn out and a pain in the arse to complete. Take trying to complete a Resettlement Travelling Claim for...
  9. Spearmint

    Single day visiting MoD Abbey Wood

    So I've heard parking is nigh on impossible with viable alternatives such as walking 20mins from the train station or catching a bus to near the building but what about safe parking (ie car will be in one piece sans yellow boot on the offside front wheel) nearby? I don't mind the walking aspect...
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    Car Insurance Quotes for those returning from Overseas Postings

    Having just returned from an overseas posting I've had to go through the dreaded 'buy a car insurance policy' drama. Traditionally, any lapse in cover over 2yrs meant that any earned No Claims Bonus (NCB) was considered invalid, potentially meaning unless your new policy was for a 600cc shitbox...
  11. Spearmint

    The MOD e-1132 process

    Usually, we are given a timeline of 15 working days from submission of our application for accommodation but just had mine returned after only 1 working day? On completion I was given a choice of 82 properties of which all didn't look fit to house a meth lab, let alone a Serviceman and his...
  12. Spearmint

    Extra 5 mins in bed....

    From the 1st of September, those still serving in the light blue are able to grow their beards in line with the dark blue. Thoughts?
  13. Spearmint

    Service Leavers - What did you do for resettlement?

    I'm nicely in my resettlement period now and whilst there is a plethora of official courses that can be attempted as listed on the CTP Workshop site, I am aware that there are many other options. Now whilst I do find it tempting to bugger off somewhere nice such as Cape Town and earn a PPL by...
  14. Spearmint

    Continuous Attitude Survey 2018

    So I've just had fun being as open and honest filling my 'anonymous' survey out, the thing is will those in Ivory Towers take note and make the wholesale required changes? Doubtful, could they even if they wanted to? Anybody else? Thoughts?
  15. Spearmint

    C/o iaw **** satis

    Or should that be Carried Out In Accordance With *Insert Reference and Amendment State here* Satisfactorily? Yes, that age old what is acceptable to write on legally binding engineering paperwork to declare the work has been carried out to the required standard. Surely I'm not the only one to...
  16. Spearmint

    Just how much do those in Ivory Towers take note from the Goat?

    Curious question really as it has been mooted a few times that we are often gazed upon from those above in an effort to maintain a 'Finger on the Pulse'. To what depths though? Do they have a dedicated team to eavesdrop or is it some sort of secondary duty for a Junior Rodney who can't be...
  17. Spearmint

    RAF Centenary booze

    We are a bit out of the loop over here as Dii is just so inaccessible at times so does anybody know if there are any special editions of Malt Whisky getting knocked up to celebrate our Flying Circus's first triple digit birthday? I remember 617 Sqn had some made up by Macallan Distillery back...
  18. Spearmint

    The Suicide Box

    For the first time in my Career I am at the point were I feel I need too list off a whole load of non-emotive but factual information points to justify why I think my current SJAR is unjust in it's content and quality. For perspective, it was written by a Navy CPO who has not had daily contact...
  19. Spearmint

    Hurry up and Wait......

    So currently sat in a DMV office in Sunny California as I want to add a Motorcycle portion to my licence. I arrived here 15mins before the 8am door opening time were the queue was already 200 deep. Nearly 3 hours later and still not called forwards. This truly is the epitome of misery and...
  20. Spearmint

    SJAR Alignment Boards - are they fair?

    As per the title of this thread, are they considered fair, even legal? It is alleged that at our location a number of individuals are unhappy with being given a Dev (2x Sac, 1x Cpl, 1x PO, 1x Sgt who previously held good to very good SJARs) especially after finding out that their grades and...
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