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Re: Promotion

Postby Frecks » 11 Apr 2018, 19:03

Well done FB. This must be the highest rank we have ever had :bounce:
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Re: Promotion

Postby StoneRoad » 11 Apr 2018, 19:04

Oh, well done from a lowly officer cadet ...
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Re: Promotion

Postby HostileCacti » 11 Apr 2018, 19:53

:first: :happybunny:
Congratulations!!! Wooohoooooo!!!
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Re: Promotion

Postby Foolscap » 11 Apr 2018, 21:42

Impressive:-)
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Re: Promotion

Postby RAAF Spitfire Girl » 11 Apr 2018, 22:16

Congratulations and salutations, FB. I shall definitely have to remember to call you, "Ma'am" :salute:
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Re: Promotion

Postby Fairblue » 11 Apr 2018, 23:46

Thank you very much, everybody. Lemonade all round. :merry:
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Re: Promotion

Postby OzBiggles1963 » 12 Apr 2018, 05:24

RAAF Spitfire Girl wrote:Congratulations and salutations, FB. I shall definitely have to remember to call you, "Ma'am" :salute:
:woohodance: :mexican:


'Strewth! I mean congratulations & a well deserved promotion. All that ''fruit salad" must be weighing you down... :D 8-) :salute:

Fruit Salad – "Slang for a servicemember's display of medals and ribbons on a dress uniform." [Wikipedia etc]
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Re: Promotion

Postby tiffinata » 12 Apr 2018, 06:16

A salute from this end of the world.

Not quite World's End.....
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Re: Promotion

Postby Tracer » 12 Apr 2018, 10:22

And from me too :dancingbananas: :bananadevil: :pianonana: What a splendid achievement.

Not sure about fruit salad, but we called the gold stuff 'scrambled egg'.

Anyway - party time in the Mess, chaps.
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Re: Promotion

Postby StoneRoad » 12 Apr 2018, 12:57

"Scrambled eggs" or "brass hat" are the normal terms I use to refer to very high ranks.
"fruit salad" is used in references to displays of medal ribbons, and can be any rank.

I missed out on a long service medal and a promotion by a relatively short time when the ROC was stood down, OH by a matter of weeks for the same medal. But that would have been the only one, as I've not been in the armed forces as such.
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Re: Promotion

Postby Fairblue » 12 Apr 2018, 13:16

Both Mr FB and I have medals for 'good conduct'. Basically, so many years of undetected crime. 8-)
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Re: Promotion

Postby Frecks » 13 Jul 2018, 14:51

Congratulations to Wanderer promoted to Flt. Lt. :salute:
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Re: Promotion

Postby Tracer » 13 Jul 2018, 16:39

Sherbets all round for Wanderer! :cheers2:
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Re: Promotion

Postby Kismet » 13 Jul 2018, 20:01

Congratulations Wanderer! Raising a glass to you!
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Re: Promotion

Postby HostileCacti » 13 Jul 2018, 20:48

And from me!!!

How about StoneRoad??? Flight lieutenant?
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Re: Promotion

Postby Frecks » 13 Jul 2018, 21:30

I think we congratulated Stone Road on another thread a short time ago although I might be getting confused :?
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Re: Promotion

Postby Wanderer » 14 Jul 2018, 00:59

Kismet wrote:Congratulations Wanderer! Raising a glass to you!


Yay, and solutes to all of muy senior officers :-)
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Re: Promotion

Postby HostileCacti » 15 Jul 2018, 20:51

Frecks wrote:I think we congratulated Stone Road on another thread a short time ago although I might be getting confused :?




Very likely. I have so not been able to keep up :cry:
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Re: Promotion

Postby tiffinata » 15 Jul 2018, 21:10

Congrats from me too.
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Re: Promotion

Postby StoneRoad » 15 Jul 2018, 21:31

Add my congrats to Wanderer on the promotion to Flt Lt.

Frecks is right - I have been keeping records on various post totals on my eponymous thread in the "Introduce Yourself" section ...
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