Monday, 17 January 2011

RAF Gunners welcomed home from Helmand

The latest lot of RAF Regiment gunners have returned from Helmand and we are relieved and proud to see them back.  Read more…Ministry of Defence | Defence News | History and Honour | RAF Gunners welcomed home from Helmand

One of the accompanying photos is captioned “The Mayor of St Edmundsbury, Councillor Ian Houlder, and Officer Commanding 1 Squadron RAF Regiment, Squadron Leader Dave Crook, take the salute”

Now SQNLDR Crook must have had a good deployment because he has apparently been promoted to Group Captain as you can see from the photograph:

 Councillor Ian Houlder and Squadron Leader Dave Crook

It’s a real pity (and a bit worrying) that the truth makers at the MoD don’t know their badges of rank and can’t tell a Group Captain from a Squadron Leader!

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