Laughter - the best medicine

[bobmac]

True story.....
I was staying at an army barracks for the Edinburgh tattoo and me and a few mates were walking back from the mess/cook house in our RAF uniform.
We walked passed some guy in civvies who started shouting at us.
He said ''don't you salute army officers in the Air Force''
My mate replied ''we don't have any''

 

[Slime]

Due to lockdown I actually finished three book yesterday and, believe me, that takes a lot of colouring!

 

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[Deleted member 1147]

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Nice to see the good people of the ‘pool keep working eh @Stuart_C ?

 

[Slime]

I hired a handyman yesterday and left him a list of work to do.
When I got back he'd only done tasks 1, 3 and 5.


Turns out he only does odd jobs.

 

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[NearHull]

True story...
Officers in civvies don't get saluted....

I was instructed, back in the day, that if I was in uniform and wearing headdress and I recognised a Commissioned Officer who was out of uniform I was to salute said Officer. I believe that it was courtesy only.

 

[rulefan]

I was instructed, back in the day, that if I was in uniform and wearing headdress and I recognised a Commissioned Officer who was out of uniform I was to salute said Officer. I believe that it was courtesy only.

I was told that you salute the uniform (rank) not the wearer.

 

[CliveW]

^^ This.

 

[Neilds]

True story...
Officers in civvies don't get saluted....

Yes they do, if you recognise them and you are in uniform

 

[Neilds]

I was told that you salute the uniform (rank) not the wearer.

You are technically saluting the Queen (Monarch) as the officer holds the Queens Commision

 

[rulefan]

You are technically saluting the Queen (Monarch) as the officer holds the Queens Commision

Yes, you are correct.

 

[Neilds]

Yes, you are correct.

Good to know I have learnt something in my 33 years service???
Although where I work now (prior to lockdown)is overcrowded with officers so they have made it a no hat zone so no one has to salute

 

[spongebob59]

Todays alternative covid briefing

https://twitter.com/x/status/1262669850171920385

 

[SatchFan]

You don't have to put on the red light.

 

[sunshine]

Good to know I have learnt something in my 33 years service???
Although where I work now (prior to lockdown)is overcrowded with officers so they have made it a no hat zone so no one has to salute

I don't get the joke. What's the punchline?

 

[Neilds]

I don't get the joke. What's the punchline?

No punchline, just stating a fact as a response to the rest of the part of the thread

 

[jim8flog]

That reminds me of many years ago when I drove high roof transit all the time. The club installed a gate system so the travellers could not get in. First time I had to drive to the gate stop get out check the height get back in edge forward get etc for several times to ensure I could get under it. What it said on the gate and what it said in my handbook made me be very cautious. At my age 2.2 metres does not convert well to feet and inches in my head.

 

[Neilds]

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There are some occasions, eg when arriving in civvies at a function, when RN officers are saluted, but not in general as per the above.

Sorry, no punchline ?

I’m RAF, not RN ? We have different rules

 

[PhilTheFragger]