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by topman
23 Mar 2024, 09:42
Forum: Personnel and Units
Topic: RN manpower issues
Replies: 9
Views: 803
Tokelau

Re: RN manpower issues

Found an article on manpower issues; https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/03/22/three-quarters-would-be-military-recruits-drop-out-process/ We do not have a manpower issue so much as a self-inflicted recruitment issue, and if we were able to respond to applications manpower issues would be resolve...
by topman
22 Mar 2024, 18:16
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1724325
Tokelau

Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)

How would having more sqn with fewer aircraft mean more pilots? Problem with creating more Sqns is it requires more people, where do all these people come from? You seem to be a bod in the know how low does it take to turn a jet around for line maintenance Line maintenance? I take that to mean betw...
by topman
22 Mar 2024, 11:41
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
Replies: 1842
Views: 184035
Tokelau

Re: General UK Defence Discussion

https://archive.is/8wrrq

More issues with recruiting.
by topman
22 Mar 2024, 11:39
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1724325
Tokelau

Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)

How would having more sqn with fewer aircraft mean more pilots?

Problem with creating more Sqns is it requires more people, where do all these people come from?
by topman
16 Mar 2024, 10:38
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409598
Tokelau

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Probably bounced around whatsapp groups.

Someone leave their ipod on charge?
by topman
08 Mar 2024, 20:02
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
Replies: 1842
Views: 184035
Tokelau

Re: General UK Defence Discussion

SW1 wrote: 08 Mar 2024, 18:57 [

And if you want to fix something in the next 5 years this would be a good place to start

I wonder when it bottoms out.
by topman
27 Feb 2024, 18:55
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
Replies: 1842
Views: 184035
Tokelau

Re: General UK Defence Discussion

by topman
27 Feb 2024, 18:26
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409598
Tokelau

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

I'm sure I've asked before but I have forgotten the answer but why on earth do they wear army camouflage?? Especially at sea. I think that its just the aircrew wearing the camouflage uniforms. But I could be wrong. Yeah but why?? They all Navy dudes and dudesses. There's no navy blue version of tha...
by topman
25 Feb 2024, 07:34
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
Replies: 1842
Views: 184035
Tokelau

Re: General UK Defence Discussion

No great surprise unfortunately, the writing has been on the wall for several years.

I'm not sure if it's started to bottom out yet. The government seem quite comfortable with what's happening.
by topman
19 Feb 2024, 07:24
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409598
Tokelau

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

No - and likewise it wouldn't be better if only people who HAD served/worked for the MoD were on here. On group has experience of how things really work and the other is not caught "in the silo" I agree we need all groups but what we need is those who are serving now to feed in more of th...
by topman
19 Feb 2024, 07:18
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409598
Tokelau

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Sometimes it takes time to get all the information to make a decision, that doesn't always align with deployment dates as much as we would like it to. With the costs at stake with the carriers it should. Should, well I should win the lottery this week. But probably won't. So was it foreseen or unfo...
by topman
18 Feb 2024, 20:28
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409598
Tokelau

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Do people feel it would be better if there were only people who hadn't served/worked for the MoD on here or not?
by topman
18 Feb 2024, 20:26
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409598
Tokelau

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

tomuk wrote: 16 Feb 2024, 21:09
topman wrote: 16 Feb 2024, 14:38 Sometimes it takes time to get all the information to make a decision, that doesn't always align with deployment dates as much as we would like it to.
With the costs at stake with the carriers it should.
Should, well I should win the lottery this week. But probably won't.
by topman
16 Feb 2024, 14:38
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409598
Tokelau

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

Sometimes it takes time to get all the information to make a decision, that doesn't always align with deployment dates as much as we would like it to.
by topman
11 Feb 2024, 18:53
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409598
Tokelau

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

What is the reason this time, sprung a leak, toilets blocked up, someone left their ipod at home?
by topman
10 Feb 2024, 05:23
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
Replies: 1842
Views: 184035
Tokelau

Re: General UK Defence Discussion

Two quite fantastic articles in there own right we are entering a period were the political resolve of the west will be tested like never before with probably the worst set of politicians we’ve ever had. So what does HMG do now? Starting to look like the majority of western politicians are in denia...
by topman
07 Feb 2024, 21:31
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1724325
Tokelau

Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)

We'd need at least one other base and hundreds of people for this fleet alone to hit 138. Just out of sheer curiosity, if there were to be enough 'extra' F35's to justify it, which previous but currently non-active airfield is still close enough to being operational to be worth reactivating? Any of...
by topman
06 Feb 2024, 22:17
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409598
Tokelau

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

There were many issues, the biggest issue is arguable. Why were they put in one box? What isn't is that there was a shortage of people. The only plausible explanation for the sloppy procedures is its the natural consequence of allowing the light blue to have a straglehold over carrier aviation You ...
by topman
06 Feb 2024, 21:35
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409598
Tokelau

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

There were many issues, the biggest issue is arguable. Why were they put in one box?

What isn't is that there was a shortage of people.
by topman
06 Feb 2024, 21:03
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1724325
Tokelau

Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)

So going back to the 138 number (press x for doubt), I wonder if this is connected to Lockheed Martin saying how good the F-35 was for the UK? I doubt it. The long and the short we can't afford 138 but the gov doesn't want to admit it. So it plays games with words. We'd need at least one other base...
by topman
06 Feb 2024, 19:57
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
Replies: 1842
Views: 184035
Tokelau

Re: General UK Defence Discussion

And roof repairs. You wouldn't believe how many buildings in the defence estate leak.
by topman
06 Feb 2024, 18:36
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: General UK Defence Discussion
Replies: 1842
Views: 184035
Tokelau

Re: General UK Defence Discussion

I wonder how many people we'd need for all that?

High thousands i suspect, perhaps nearer 10k.
by topman
06 Feb 2024, 18:28
Forum: Royal Navy
Topic: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion
Replies: 15444
Views: 4409598
Tokelau

Re: Queen Elizabeth Class Aircraft Carriers - News and Discussion

There's nothing much available publicly but I'll say you can read the report about the F35 that went for a swim and the manpower stats for the year that happened and the latest one. Compare them and see if how likely it is the force is going to grow that quickly to support 24 aircraft on exercise at...
by topman
06 Feb 2024, 18:26
Forum: Joint Service
Topic: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)
Replies: 6067
Views: 1724325
Tokelau

Re: F-35B Lightning (RAF & RN)

Plenty of time to order, 3 years from signing to arrival gives time to sort everything else out first.