Really? It’s your organisation, it’s not saying you’re a cadet. I’m sure you know that.
Honestly I really struggle to see why it’s such a big deal. Things move on. We don’t need youth leaders to have military commissions and what’s on your shoulders doesn’t matter all that much.
I can echo the points made above. I’m yet to have a negative experience.
When I was on my OIC, we had nights in the mess and we actually had some drinks with some pilots.
They were amazed what we do ‘for free’. There’s always going to be banter and muppets on both sides of the fence, it’s how you handle yourself that matters.
However… I do agree that RAFAC would look better than RAF Air cadets.
I have several sets of rank slides 
No 1 badges are the holy grail of badges atm! Manage to source 1 set for my NO1s from a RAF contact
I’ve seen some pretty ropey badges.
I hope you manage to get some decent badges sorted for the No.1s
The no1 badges from. Cadet direct, cadet kit shop etc are gash!
@wdimagineer2b was this discussed at the WWO Conf?
Yes! Like a kids drawing.
I hope someone produces something of worth.
You’ve got the regular slides sorted, but they’ll look superb with a decent badge on the jacket too.
The No1 badges are best purchased from Wyedean Stores… They are the standard issue badge.
https://www.wyedeanstores.com/badges-by-type-rank-badges/warrant-officer-class-1-wo1-raf-royal-arms-rank-badge?limit=100
I wonder how thick the paper will be on my scroll…
Like Izle loo roll
3 ply then
Rekon so.
Only the finest quality for the WO cadre!
Mine was folded into an envelope and posted out…
NVM.
3 ply, who says the RAFAC don’t value their volunteers
I think the biggest disappointment about the scrolls are the facsimile signatures. Pixelated and full of artefacts.
Anyone with a basic level in graphics could have cleaned those up. Easy job. It’s a pity that nobody bothered.
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Please try and remember you’re all adults and civility costs nothing.
This topic will open again tomorrow morning so you can all cool off.
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that is how we ended up with VR and perhaps explains why…a nice history lesson or those not in the know
but doesn’t answer the question @Farmerdan asked as to why a reserve commission is needed
(the answer being it isn’t and hence the move to CFC)
i get this a lot.
one occasion i recall (although admit it was many years ago now) i must have been delivering training and at the mess some regulars at the lunch table had sympathy for us
“oh you’ve got a tough one, working on the weekend - did i hear you mention lessons, are you on a training course”
"we’re delivery it actually - "
queue puzzled looks from the regulars…
“we’re with the Air Cadets, we’re looking after the 40 kids over there” (pointing to the JRM with temporary partition in the mess which separated the JRM from the Sgts Mess.)
they were then intrigued by it all and shocked we volunteered.
on another occasion i recall being asked by regulars if we were Auxiliary as we were sat in our CS95 at breakfast
Please try and remember the purpose of this topic. It isn’t to discuss the merits or pitfalls of the type of commission we moved to.
I have been told and seen a pic of one being delivered to a WHQ so they exist!