Obviously I just bang out blanking plates on the machine… But for hand sewing the key is not to push the needle all the way through - just pick up a few threads of the fabric.
Lots of people resort to ‘stab stitching’ (pushing the needle all the way through to the back and then bringing it all the way through to the front again). We’re not embroidering 
The needle should always be on the front side.
It’s dead quick and easy once you get the hang of it.
OK if I’ send you some blanking plates and TRF then 
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mum or gf?
Neither… Wouldn’t trust them to not get it right
That depends… What does your current tailor charge?
Too much!!!
In my day job, I’ve worked in one of the most deprived areas of a city and I’m now in the most affluent. The contrast can be phenomenal. There are pros and cons in both. It has definitely been positive for my skills working in both types of areas.
I have been told by people that before the advent of S95 and the routine issuing of No 3 uniform of all Blue shirts and OG trousers was the uniform for RAF and RAFAC teams.
Certainly was the case when I was a cadet and that wasn’t a million years ago
Yes, it was the norm. But as I say, I’m convinced that it was never intended to be. I think it just happened because of ambiguous punctuation and then everyone carried on.
I wonder if by some miracle I’ve still got the original wording kicking about on some old disk somewhere… 
Bet those light blue shirts were burnt at the end - probably all they were good for
…if they didn’t run away on their own…
Considering that the RAF was the same and not just the ACO I think it was deliberate, the RAF was pretty averse to wearing DPM unless you were actually being shot at (hell they went with Khaki overseas long after the army stopped), the obsession with the “blue footprint” was very real.
Indeed… But they were also pretty adverse to mixing green and blue.
We would surely have just copied the same wording from the RAF, and there were two options given: green trousers with green shirt; and blue trousers with blue shirt.
Except the RAF Teams used to show up dressed exactly the same as we were, if it was a misunderstanding I would expect their SNCO Cadre would’ve noticed.
Possibly it ended up as a supply issue. Blue lightweights being probably even more rare than the blue Mk 3 flying jackets.
many did.
Traded with the Yanks mostly.
The arms full of kit I’ve seen cadets coming back with from the yanks…
“I got it from an American guy…”
“What did you swap him for that lot!?”
“My beret badge”.
“Good work!”
So are CCF (RAF) cadets issued green combat clothing?
Officially, no.
In practice, many contingents hold stock of greens for their army section which had may-as-well be used by RAF section cadets rather than being sat on shelves.
