Sounds like something from Allo Allo “Sneaky Collaborator, 2nd Class”.
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Someone at Air Command trying to keep their jobs, methinks.
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MBE’s all round chaps!
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Slightly off-topic - is this accessible through Defence Gateway to RAFAC staff?
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Sent out today in our area to RAFAC.
Surely the classification badges will need updating?
Leading Cadet - Cadet specialist Class 2?
Senior Cadet - Cadet specialists Class 1?
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A post was merged into an existing topic: Renaming Classifications a la RAF Proposed RAF Rank Changes
We’ve got Second Class and First Class Cadets already, so Class 1 and Class 2 would be confusing. I’ve always hated Second Class cadet as a classification, so that would be good to change.
How about:
Junior/Second Class = Recruit
First Class = Basic Cadet
Leading = Cadet (Class 1)
Senior = Cadet (Class 2)
Master = Master?
And forum regular bingo alert redesign the entire classification system at the same time
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Definitely a great opportunity to revise classification training, at the same time, but I’ll avoid the temptation on this thread.
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Being thick.
Why would we even need to change our titles of classifications?
Topic is Air Force Ranks, not the cadet training syllabus.
Lets adopt the ACF model…it makes so much more sense and isnt just exam bashing
…but lets not go off topic
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Wouldn’t need to, but currently the names sort of follow the RAF. Leading, Senior and master = LAC SAC and SAC(M).
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Call them 1star, 2star… Will be far easier when we become one big, purple cadet force…
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Or we adopt the CCF(RAF) model and go Part 1, Part 2 & advanced proficiency?
Nope because it’s independent and use to be called Part 1 & Part 2 proficiency way back in ADCC time.
Air specialist is a bit of a confusing term as Specialist is normally used as specific role/trade (e.g. warfare specialist) and sounds like the person who comes to fix your air conditioning.
Artificer may have been a better option than specialist but they’ve changed from aviator so it may well change again - we will just need to wait & see.
I know the US space force term of “guardian” is a bit naff but I can see that being a term that’s becomes accepted & well regarded in about 50years time or so.
We got rid of that with PTS and now have to follow the exam only based classification system. The old one was much better. Required you to do some leadership/AT/other specialist training to advance
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Have they changed from Aviator? I thought Aviator had replaced Airman/Airwoman and was going to be used in the same way as Sailor/Soldier.
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Ah I thought they changed from Aircraftsman to aviator to air specialist.
That’s makes a bit of sense as an Aviator with the rank of Air Specialist (1st class) in the same way as Solider with the rank of private.