I used to be a bit of a nerd for this stuff. I don’t support there’s an in-date public guide, is there?
That is a bit worrying then! Plenty of VGS seem to use the Royal crown.
Have they also flipped the words the wrong way around on that one?
Surely “volunteer gliding” should be across the top?
And the background should be predominantly white.
My money is firmly on “unauthorised”
Cough, flight tags, cough. Take badges elsewhere
Well we have an Astra Idea “Recommended to Proceed” in the Astra Dashboard for introducing flight identifiers to the dress regulations.
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Well that will kill it over night.
Flights are approved & added to uniform regs.
=> only specific design of flt tags may be used
===> said design is only available as private purchase from cadet direct.
As long as it goes on the brassard or under the TRF and not anywhere near rank slides.
I was thinking behind the beret badge 
How about coloured sashes?
Just wear different coloured trousers. Thats how the cavalry regiments tell each other apart.
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This is definitely the first I’ve heard of this particular alteration- however I was already aware of some CCFs having logos/crests embroidered on their brassards and one unit to remain nameless adopting regiment-style mudguards on their MTP…
From experience I got to know a flight of around 10 pretty quickly on camp so I can’t see why these would be needed around squadron?
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See, if it’s about purely practical stuff, why do cadets need to wear Sqn and org identifiers, or ranks - we all know each other other, we all know that we’re members of the ACO (otherwise why are they in the hut at 8pm on a wet Thursday…?), we all know who the the cadet Sgt’s are…?
Organisation, Sqn, and rank identifiers are important both for cohesion and morale reasons, as well as practical ones, but flight identifiers serve no role in either of those things for really important reasons that are beyond question and therefore won’t even be written down?
For me, the flight identifiers (if Sqn’s have functioning flights…) are as legitimate for cohesion and morale reasons as a Sqn number or ATC flash. In practical terms they probably work best on big Sqn’s, but personally I think type place that have most, err… place in is Wing/sector activities where Sqn’s are intermingled/not used, where you don’t know the other people in your flight, and they don’t know you.
There’s a bizarrely vitriolic reaction to flight identifiers that ignores all the other stuff e wear to identify who we are - in some ways it reminds me of the Army beards debate on twitter - some belter will honk off about standards and five minutes later post a picture of 22SAS in the desert, beards as far as the eye an see, and talk about heroes all.
Bizarre…
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This. ^
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There is obviously a need or perceived need for flight tags on units. The policy on prohibition plainly has not worked (it never dose). The CoC should bring in policy to manage it. simples
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I agree with this 100%, I’ve been on huge Squadrons where were were pushing 100 Cadets with a DF and flight flashes were fantastic. Not only did they do their job of letting staff know at a glance what flight the Cadet was from they were a source of pride. Their was massive (healthy) competition between the flights and the flight flashes were a serious part of this.
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What the Wing Warrant doesn’t know can’t hurt them. As long as they’re removed on off-squadron/public activities then I don’t think anyone is massively fussed?
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I hope you opened fire…
Seriously, that’s not allowed. Lots of CCFs unfortunately have an SSI or Cont Cdr who insists they should all be the same, and OC(RAF) without the confidence to challenge.
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