Those look like awfully high up VRT pins… almost on the side of his neck.
Virtual reality Wings. You get them for going solo and then qualifying to instruct on a flight simulator
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Though in all seriousness they are a flying brevet for the Volunteer Reserve. Some RAFVR(T) pilots are fully qualified civvy pilots but haven’t done EFT with the RAF to qualify for RAF Wings. But to fly civilian registered aircraft for the RAF you need to be a military pilot (hence them not getting cadet commissions) and this gives them the recognition badge.
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Is he an ex Woodvale Vigilant pilot?
No idea, I did see another one the other day which was definitely an ex-VGS pilot but I wasn’t able to find it again.
Sadly not allowed 
asked RMTL, WRMO, and WWO if it would be approved for Nijmegen.
Promptly got told to foxtrot oscar 
change the tights for female skirts to a ‘nude’ colour bc it’s almost impossible to get a hold of 15denier barely black tights (where i live, at least) and even harder to get them in the appropriate size. also allow just t-shirt and trousers when in mtp bc these summers are getting to hot to be in both a t shirt and a shirt
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they should change material while they’re at it bc they are rlly itchy
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You can wear anywhere between 10 and 20 now but 15 on ceremonial parades
Being very old, I remember when the required colour for tights was ‘peuter’, a kind of silvery grey/blue - it was impossible to get hold of commercially and could only be got through the RAF - one of our staff would have to go up to WHQ every month to get a bag full of tights.
Fabulous waste of staff time.
But yes, nude/natural would be, and (imv) look, much better than black.
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Let cadet DI’s carry a bleeding pace stick. This would bring us in line with the ACF & SCC who already allow cadets to carry them. What is the point of training a cadet to be a DI if you don’t allow them to use the tool of the DI???
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As with the regular RAF uniform.
If you’re dead set on staying light blue, either drastically improve the quality of materials and add ribbons to shirts and improve the RAF Officer rank slides (think tropical mess dress).
Or, go the way of police uniforms (in the sense of it being more like activewear and therefore practical even if you need to nip on the range/heave and dump office furniture).
Failing that, probably just go MTP (but with the buttoned shirt) and make it navy blue with the RAF ensign on the left arm and Royal Air Force above the right breast pocket.
For RAFAC, largely follow suit.
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that rlly doesn’t help the lack of stock situation tho bc they only stock 15d anyway
I’ve rarely actually seen a pace-stick be used for its correct purpose by a CFAV, what makes you think a cadet will use it for that purpose? It’s more of a tool to “show” who you are……
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That’s true on a parade, but for a drill nut NCO, a pace stick on the Sqn drill square would be a brilliant Aide to Drill
Your right… I’ve never been able to demonstrate a correctly sized pace before to a new cadet
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I use it for its required purpose 
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seconded - or at least this is the times i have seen them “used”.
when not in position in the office (or the WOs boot of the car) I have only seen Pace sticks used for teaching (drill) lessons with the exception of Wing parades where the WWO and team use them as badges of office…
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I’m almost completely with you, sir, but why navy blue? We wear blue-grey! I’d ask the same of whomever designed the GPJ.