Rum, Sodomy and the Lash

[BEagle]

It's surely the difference between tolerance and encouragement?

[Always_broken_in_wilts]

Beags,

Not sure if either of your suggestions are pertinent, would have thought equality would have been a better choice..........but as equality very rarely works BOTH WAYS I think I see where you are coming from

all spelling mistakes are "df" alcohol induced

[Training Risky]

Our advertising doesn't specifically appeal for white, middle-class men to join - so why should it then be compelled to appeal to other sections of society?

[Mick Stability]

Short of the odd profanity or two, I can't actually remember a situation in my professional career when my sexual preferences entered into an operational scenario.

More's the pity frankly, coz I'm a bit of a breast man myself, and would've liked to have seen a lot more of it.

Since a particular group of sexual aficianados now get official government recognition of their tastes in bedroom sports - does this mean we can have more tits? Please?

[Scud-U-Like]

We have enough tits (serving and retd)

[PerArdua]

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It is a shame you felt you had to hide the fact you were 'openly' gay for 3 years when you joined the RAF. I know of someone who kept a secret, the same as you, did and when he finally told everyone they were told that they knew anyway and it wasn't a surprise. In fact the people who knew him had been more frightened to ask him whether he was and the fact that it was in the open meant that all sides could relax and get on with their jobs. (Which at the end of the day is what we join the Service for).

PA

[tablet_eraser]

My god, PA, do you know me? Much the same situation as I faced...

I do agree that the RAF, and HMAF in general, need to apply their advertising to as wide an audience as possible - maybe I should clarify my FHM/Loaded/Zoo comment. There is nothing wrong with advertising in these magazines, or any appropriate magazines, in order to obtain the widest range of recruits possible. In which case, the issue is not which magazines/papers/TV stations DO carry recruiting adverts, as much as those that do NOT carry them. There is no reason to exclude gay magazines - Attitude, Gay Times, the Pink Paper, etc - so why not advertise in them? We advertised in The Voice for years, because it reached a section of the public that other magazines did not. The sooner we start seeing adverts in gay magazines, women's magazines, etc, the sooner the Services will be able to tap directly into sources of personnel which have not been exploted before.

The single item about service life most contrary to true equality is ethnic monitoring surveys. Recruitment should not target any group, but should cover everyone in order to ensure that the best candidates attest. Quotas, surveys and targets should have no place in the Service. Advertising in as wide a range of media as possible is all we should be doing, IMHO.

[buoy15]

And here's silly old me thinking the RN had got rid of their "Rum, Bum and Baccy image"

So when are they bringing back the Rum and Baccy?

Sharing on dets is easy - sleep on your back with one foot on the floor. Slightly uncomfortable, but less chance of any "back pains" if you don't

Love many, Trust a few, Make sure you guard your flue!

[PerArdua]

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If "Hello 9Flt,erm Hello 9Flt" rings a bell then I know you!!! Drop me a PM.

PA

[PerArdua]

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Thanks for the PM. The person I thought you was would have recognised the quote and corrected it. Your PM does not work!!!

PA