British Armed Forces (UK Military)

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RAF Bruntingthorpe was created in 1942.

The Special Air Service has the motto "Who dares wins"

The blue uniforms were different from the colors used by the other services and were suggestive of the blue sky where the air force operates.

Harry Edward Spiller Cordeaux was born on 1870-11-15.

To provide air defence and security over the skies of Great Britain. They have many forms of defence but the most well known would be the fighter aircraft. They know serve more roles and can be called a multi role organisation as they know provide nessesary security and peacekeeping missions all over the world.

Finish your service time, Retire, Get wounded or ill and you can sometimes buy your way out

1.) Join the British Armed Forces; pass initial training, and then serve for a few years. Most (95%+) members of the Special Boat Service are Royal Marines - although it is possible to join the SBS from other branches of the UK military, realistically your best start is service with the RM. The tiny number of SBS men who are not Marines tend be military divers (eg Royal Navy Clearance Divers; Royal Engineer divers) who want to "take it further", or infantry types who have developed a taste for water sports. To be a "good prospect" for Special Forces you need to perform very well in your job; be extremely physically fit (and be very good at land navigation, hill walking, and core "soldier skills"), and achieve rapid promotion to Junior NCO level. The majority of succesful candidates on SF Selection have at least 5 years' service under their belts - typically they'll be aged 22-26, and will be at least full corporals.

2.) Apply for Special Forces, declaring a desire to join the SBS, and if "cleared" (administratively, medically, and security wise), attend and pass Special Forces Selection and Continuation training, which lasts about six months...

3.) If you get this far (over 90% of candidates fail!), and can also pass diving aptitude etc, then attend and pass SBS Selection & Training - about another year.

4.) If successful in all of the above (and assuming you pass the highest level of security vetting), then you will become a probationary member of the SBS, but will only become a permanent member of the SBS after a year or two of satisfactory service which will include qualifying for promotion to Sergeant (if not already achieved), as well as further specialist courses and operational experience.

It's also worth noting that the SBS's "parent organisation", the Royal Marines, insists that all SBS men rotate regularly back into the Corps for periods of service in rifle companies and/ or other parts of the Royal Marines, so even if permanently assigned to the SBS, it is normal to spend six months to a year every 3 or 4 years working in such jobs as platoon sergeant in a Commando company, or in 3 Commando Brigade Intelligence Cell, or maybe as a recruit instructor or member of the Fleet Security and Protection Group etc.. Very sensibly, IMO, the Royal Marines do not like SBS men to disappear permanently into the "black hole" of Special Ops, thinking it very important (for the sake of both individuals and the Corps) that balanced perspectives and broader experiences are sustained throughout a career.

In common with all British Special Forces, officers usually only serve initial three year tours before returning to the "mainstream", but can opt (providing adequate fitness etc still pertains - usually demonstrated by repeating the "Test Week" of Initial Selection) to return for further tours at higher leadership levels - eg as a Major commanding a squadron. An officer who has served two successful tours in Special Forces, and completed successfully the other courses necessary for higher promotion (eg Staff College), may then be permanently reassigned to SF and considered for Special Forces appointments at Lt Colonel level such as Commanding Officer (SAS, SBS, Special Reconnaissance Regt, Special Forces Support Group), and then above as full Colonel, Brigadier etc..

RAF Gatow ended in 1994.

Yes you can so long as your eye vision fits within their guide lines. However some roles require perfect vision.

RAF Stornoway was created in 1941.

The last people to be enlisted for National Service in the UK were signed up in November 1960 and discharged in May 1963

Kenneth More played Douglas Bader in 'Reach for the Sky'

TSgt Monson will forget that he said he had things for the crappy airmen to get done.

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no it isn't but there is another British force called task force 121

RAF Hemswell was created in 1937.

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It is the Royal Air Force, the air-force wing of the British armed forces.

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Ndola was not an RAF station as such but was an RAF detachment for the following reason. In 1965 Ian Smith was re-elected as prime minister of Rhodesia and declared UDI on 11th November. The British government established an oil embargo of Rhodesia which badly affected landlocked Zambia resulting in a decision to supply the country with oil. There was very poor communication by road so air lift was required using Bristol Britanias of 99 squadron from Lyneham and known as 'The Oil Lift'. A Javelin fighter squadron was sent to Lusaka airport together with radar and RAF Regiment for security. At the end of November aircraft and crews were detached to Nairobi. The emergency calmed and the aircraft and crews returned to UK, but they returned and the embargo was re-enstated on 21st December. Over 100 Britania air and ground crew left for Dar es Salaam to form the oil lift detachment, staying untill 31st August 1966. Six aircraft and 12 crews formed the air side and 50 technicians and air movements staff completed it.

At Lusaka the Javelins crews discovered the sub standard nature of the airfield if they did not fly, or at least, move the aircraft as they started to sink into the concrete! Ndola was a similar airfield 180 miles north of Lusaka which resulted in carrying loads alternately to both airfields. The Tanzanians were rather nervous with this activity so crews were told to wear civilian clothes until the UK withdrawal on January 4th to Nairobi which continued as the springboard to Zambia. The six aircraft flew2 sorties each day carrying 56 x 44 gallon drums each. It all ended in October 1966 with 10,000 hours flown.