Independent Scottish Air Force

Independent Scottish Air Force

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Ayahuasca

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27,427 posts

278 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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Yes I know another Sweaty thread. sorry.

Anyway, if they go indy, I understand they will claim a squadron of Typhoons among other defence assets.

Question- how will they go about training the pilots ... ?

I guess from BAE's point of view the servicing contract will be a licence to print money...

Also, where will they train their army officers...?


paintman

7,669 posts

189 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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Sandhurst. And pay for it as do many other countries. Several nationalities on my course in the late 70's.

trashbat

6,005 posts

152 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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They'll probably show the pilots how to fly it and hope they can pick it up for themselves after a while.

HTH.

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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Who exactly is going to invade Scotland?? The weathers terrible!!

marshalla

15,902 posts

200 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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Ayahuasca said:
Yes I know another Sweaty thread. sorry.
Any particular reason you couldn't just say Scots or Scottish ?

I'm a little tired of the casual use of insulting language.

Ayahuasca

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27,427 posts

278 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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marshalla said:
Ayahuasca said:
Yes I know another Sweaty thread. sorry.
Any particular reason you couldn't just say Scots or Scottish ?

I'm a little tired of the casual use of insulting language.
You don't approve of jockular language? Cry me a river.

marshalla

15,902 posts

200 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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Ayahuasca said:
You don't approve of jockular language? Cry me a river.
Oh good. Another disciple of Bernard Manning.

Ayahuasca

Original Poster:

27,427 posts

278 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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paintman said:
Sandhurst. And pay for it as do many other countries. Several nationalities on my course in the late 70's.
I believe Sandhurst trains some foreign cadets as a way of forging links with their country especially when the cadet might hold an influential position in later life. Not aware that it is done on a commercial basis or as that it trains the entirety of any foreign officer corps.

Ginetta G15 Girl

3,220 posts

183 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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I'd like to know how Salmond thinks he is going to pay for a Sqn of Typhoons, associated ground equipment, and the required levels of training.

Godalmighty83

417 posts

253 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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A group of balloons would serve him well, plenty of hot air to keep them up with no fuel costs.

ninja-lewis

4,226 posts

189 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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http://www.royalnavy.mod.uk/idt

http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20130628...

http://www.raf.mod.uk/idtraf/internationalguide/in...

Number of international attending:

BRNC - 70 (including around a quarter from Oman alone)
Sandhurst - 75
Cranwell - 20

rs1952

5,247 posts

258 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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Godalmighty83 said:
A group of balloons would serve him well, plenty of hot air to keep them up with no fuel costs.
To paraphrase somebody on another thread, this will do right up to the point where Putin decides it's Russia's oil after all, and a group of rebels try to take the fields over that Putin isn't encouraging, arming or paying for wink

Ayahuasca

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27,427 posts

278 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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At least when the RAF QRA intercepts Russian Bears it can do so over the Scotland border, wouldn't have to go out over any nasty wet sea.

Mojocvh

16,837 posts

261 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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Ayahuasca said:
At least when the RAF QRA intercepts Russian Bears it can do so over the Scotland border, wouldn't have to go out over any nasty wet sea.
Who's to say they wouldn't be flying from Scotland?? You never know what these nationalistic idiots will do.....

eharding

13,599 posts

283 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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Mojocvh said:
Ayahuasca said:
At least when the RAF QRA intercepts Russian Bears it can do so over the Scotland border, wouldn't have to go out over any nasty wet sea.
Who's to say they wouldn't be flying from Scotland?? You never know what these nationalistic idiots will do.....
Don't worry. When the Spetsnaz paratroopers land at Oban as part of the Russian operation to secure Scottish regional airports when Alex Quisling 'invites' Putin's forces in to prop up his failing regime, I know they'll be met with the terrifying prospect of being shouted at by some council pip-squeak for not wearing hi-viz clothing.

anonymous-user

53 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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marshalla said:
Ayahuasca said:
Yes I know another Sweaty thread. sorry.
Any particular reason you couldn't just say Scots or Scottish ?

I'm a little tired of the casual use of insulting language.
Sweaty.......Sweaty Sock......Jock.
It's rhyming slang. How is that insulting? Or is it the Jock thing?

Simpo Two

85,148 posts

264 months

Wednesday 17th September 2014
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More likely is that supporters of the defeated Yes Party will vent their spleen in civil unrest, resulting in UK plod having to sort it out, and then into another 'Northern Ireland' we go.

I hear that Shetland wants independence from Scotland, so I hope Salmond will agree to that...

SlipStream77

2,153 posts

190 months

Thursday 18th September 2014
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Ginetta G15 Girl said:
I'd like to know how Salmond thinks he is going to pay for a Sqn of Typhoons, associated ground equipment, and the required levels of training.
I wondered this too, and why are we handing over ours? Surely they should put orders in for new ones like everyone else does.

scorp

8,783 posts

228 months

Thursday 18th September 2014
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SlipStream77 said:
I wondered this too, and why are we handing over ours? Surely they should put orders in for new ones like everyone else does.
By 'ours' you mean the UK's? Which Scotland presumably paid ~10% towards ?

Collectingbrass

2,198 posts

194 months

Thursday 18th September 2014
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Surely they just need to train the midges a bit better?

But seriously, this is one more thing the Yes campaign haven't thought through.