Kip Powick Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Practicing for the opening of the Olympics in Japan AMAZING PRECISION.mp4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 I am interested in the shoe they use. Quiet, quick and precise. I feel like going for a walk... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fido Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Nearly 60 years ago we did stuff like that in the Air Cadets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted May 10, 2021 Author Share Posted May 10, 2021 1 hour ago, Fido said: Nearly 60 years ago we did stuff like that in the Air Cadets Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Posted May 10, 2021 Share Posted May 10, 2021 Ahhh, but did you hug and cry afterwards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GDR Posted May 11, 2021 Share Posted May 11, 2021 I was the ranking cadet in air cadets and led a lot of drill. I just loved barking out orders to a bunch of guys and getting instant obedience by all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boestar Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 I served on my Squadrons drill team many many moons ago. The practice we put into those Drill demonstrations was intense. All for aa couple of competitions and our annual inspection. Loved every minute of it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kip Powick Posted May 12, 2021 Author Share Posted May 12, 2021 (edited) The last stage of my pilot training, with my course mates still involved "drill" . We had a great DS...Drill Sergeant, very patient as there were a couple of fellows who just couldn't do it correctly. Sergeant C. was a well turned out NCO , the epitome of the Military dress code. You could probably slice bread with the creases in his shirt and trousers. He had immigrated from the Caribbean and joined the RCAF about 10-15 years before us. His drill commands befit his posture....ramrod straight, loud and sharp. Initially I think, we as just kids, feared him, but as time went on I think everyone really took to him and tried their best to avoid his wrath. When we held graduation it was a normal Military procedure for us to go from Flight Cadets to Pilot Officers to Flying Officers in one instant. We had our wings pinned on, and when the ceremony was over and we were dismissed and headed for the small exit door in the hanger, each of us with the shiniest Silver Dollar we could find, in our pocket. It was an unwritten rule that as brand new "OFFICERS" we were to give the Silver Dollar to the first Non Commissioned Officer that saluted us... You guessed it, Sergeant C. was outside the hanger door, eyes straight ahead, at attention, and saluted each one of us as we left the hanger... with the comment ..."Well done, Sir"......... that is a memory I'm sure none of us will ever forget. Edited May 12, 2021 by Kip Powick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fido Posted May 12, 2021 Share Posted May 12, 2021 On 5/10/2021 at 5:33 PM, JL said: Ahhh, but did you hug and cry afterwards. There were no 'girls' when I was a cadet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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