Spock the difference! Plans for a new RAF uniform are ridiculed for looking like Star Trek costumes as MoD chiefs say there is 'need for change' due t

[dimsum]

Gotta love the Daily Fail for their headlines!

But they're modernizing the uniform...while keeping stable belts for a service that has never had horses.

Spock the difference! New RAF kit mocked for looking like Star Trek

The proposed new service dress (pictured) was compared to what the main character Spock wears in the American blockbuster sci-fi series.

www.dailymail.co.uk

 

[The Bread Guy]

They are the same picture ....

 

[Kilted]

It's a bit more starship troopers.

 

[dimsum]

It's a bit more starship troopers.

right? The DF can't even use the right comparison.

 

[Quirky]

Sponsored by Lululemon.

 

[Haggis]

But they're modernizing the uniform...while keeping stable belts for a service that has never had horses.

We issued the War of 1812 pin to the RCAF to commemorate a war that ended 88 years before the airplane was invented.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

As long as there's not a group identified to wear red jerseys.

 

[Blackadder1916]

But they're modernizing the uniform...while keeping stable belts for a service that has never had horses.

What do you mean, never had horses?

RAF Equitation Association - Royal Air Force Sports Federation

The RAF Equitation Association (RAFEA) facilitates and encourages involvement in equitation in the Royal Air Force (RAF) at all levels in the core disciplines of show jumping, dressage and eventing. We can also support and help you get involved in military horse racing. We are a truly inclusive...

www.rafsportsfederation.uk

 

[Ping Monkey]

Gotta love the Daily Fail for their headlines!

But they're modernizing the uniform...while keeping stable belts for a service that has never had horses.

Coincidentally, I was just chatting with an RAF colleague this morning about this very topic.

RAF has pushed out an email saying it was rejected outright.

The alternative being bantered about now should look something more along the lines of...

Much more aerodynamic.

 

[lenaitch]

I imagine they would look just spiffy on a body that has been exposed to calories and gravity for a little longer.

 

[dimsum]

What do you mean, never had horses?

RAF Equitation Association - Royal Air Force Sports Federation

The RAF Equitation Association (RAFEA) facilitates and encourages involvement in equitation in the Royal Air Force (RAF) at all levels in the core disciplines of show jumping, dressage and eventing. We can also support and help you get involved in military horse racing. We are a truly inclusive...

www.rafsportsfederation.uk

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[quadrapiper]

Strong parallels with CFSA/CFYC. A hobby with its own language, an opportunity to burn vast drifts of cash, and links to a nominally upper-crust civvy world.

As for the uniform...

 

[Grimey]

More of a "Space 1999" vibe. Just add flares.

 

[Fishbone Jones]

I love my stable belts.

 

[RangerRay]

Nonononono!

 

[Fishbone Jones]

What do you mean, never had horses?

RAF Equitation Association - Royal Air Force Sports Federation

The RAF Equitation Association (RAFEA) facilitates and encourages involvement in equitation in the Royal Air Force (RAF) at all levels in the core disciplines of show jumping, dressage and eventing. We can also support and help you get involved in military horse racing. We are a truly inclusive...

www.rafsportsfederation.uk

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But will they teach them to play polo?

 

[ArmyRick]

Change for the sake of change is ridicolous. Costly expenses for what?

 

[MarkOttawa]

Brit milblog Thin Pinstriped Line thinks updated RAF uniforms just fine:

Chocks Away Team - The New RAF Uniform Debate​

Chocks Away Team - The New RAF Uniform Debate

Defence blog focusing on 21st century analysis of Cold War defence, security and continuity of government problems.

thinpinstripedline.blogspot.com

Mark
Ottawa

 

[dimsum]

Brit milblog Thin Pinstriped Line thinks updated RAF uniforms just fine:



Mark
Ottawa

They're not wrong. There is a space for "traditional" uniforms on parade (the No.1 as it says) but for the day-to-day, why not replace 3B with something like a golf shirt and machine-washable slacks? It would be cheaper than DEU and much cheaper than CADPAT.

Why is 3B even a thing anymore anyways? I can't think of a business these days (like banks, offices, etc) where people wear short-sleeved button-down shirts anymore. Honestly, it reminds me of the A&W guy.

 

[SeaKingTacco]

They're not wrong. There is a space for "traditional" uniforms on parade (the No.1 as it says) but for the day-to-day, why not replace 3B with something like a golf shirt and machine-washable slacks? It would be cheaper than DEU and much cheaper than CADPAT.

Why is 3B even a thing anymore anyways? I can't think of a business these days (like banks, offices, etc) where people wear short-sleeved button-down shirts anymore. Honestly, it reminds me of the A&W guy.

Don’t you dare disrespect the A&W guy!