Quick query,
Is it acceptable to have a beard in the RAuxAF (gunner), or would you have to be clean shaven.
I notice a lot of the guys have full beards on ops, just wondering if it is a tolerated exception due to cultural significance in some of the communties there, or if you can have one anyway ...

There has been a slight mention in the RAF forums about just how useful the RAF Regiment are and why they defend an airbase all day with nothing happening- no enemy is attacking them.

So I thought it might be a good time to ask ourselves this:

Will we ever fight an enemy that uses it's planes ...

Nice one, you ask a supposed 'serious question' about becoming an RMP and how you 'like the idea' and you didn't mean anything against the guys who were killed. Then you attack Goldie because he is 'merely' an ex RMP! What you lack (apart from a brain that appears to exist merely to perform motor ...

C4, just listen to me...don't get worked up over them lot. Be careful what you say. :-?

Plus points to RMP- A great job to do, being a redcap is a true role of responsibility. You control whats going on (making sure the lads don't get into trouble), provide security, close protection, etc. I have ...

Agreed, this boy is an absolute stroker and no mistake. Hopefully he will quietly f@#k off now, but somehow I doubt it.

Paratrooper, as much as I would love to, I'm too old now The RAF boys have a much higher age limit. But, again, I like your style mate! My brother has done some work with the reserve boys out in Iraq and was impressed.

:lol:
Like a twat, I've discovered more info since posting that. It appears it's merely the rapier squadrons that are being fazed out, as opposed to the 'infantry' type ground defence (which is the bit I'm interested in) so no dramas! If I'm wrong, someone please jump in and correct me ...

Whilst researching the Regiment, I came across this:

On 12 July 2004, it was announced by Geoff Hoon that the RAF Regiment will relinquish the Ground-Based Air Defence role as the threat from air attack had diminished. This role will now only be carried out by the Royal Artillery, and the four RAF ...

Boney_Gildroy wrote: So before you go being all macho armed forces wanna-be, try thinking, it helps.

Hope that's not aimed at me bud. You know nothing about me and, if it is, you're well off the mark.

Of course, you know what we realy need Fwd5, no threads or posts, just a big search button, with a remerk saying, "Hey, piss off, if you can't be bothered searching, we're not interested in speaking to you. What do you think this place is......friendly!?!?"
The thing I never understand is why some ...

What planet are you on Rambo you twat? I am a cop and you're talking out your arse. Lots of us are getting inujured/shot/killed and stabbed putting ourselves at risk to save members of the public....then you come out with a completely ridiculous statement like that, thanks a bunch. You haven''t got ...

Here's the new article:

http://living.scotsman.com/people.cfm?id=485702006

Hi,
does anyone have any experience, or know any members, of the RAuxAF Regiment at 603 Sqn Edinburgh?
Cheers.

Hi,
does anyone have any experience, or know any members, of the RAuxAF Regiment at 603 Sqn Edinburgh?
Cheers.

Hi chaps, my brother is currently on deployment in Iraq. He is writing a regular diary in the Scotsman newspaper on the conflict. Here is the link: If anyone is interested, I'm quite happy to post the links as the articles are published. Cheers!


http://news.scotsman.com/scotland.cfm?id=211622006 ...