I wish this young man all the best, I'm not questioning his integrity but the integrity of those seniors in the military and Gov who have allowed themselves to be bought or silenced by current political agendas. They have no place in the UK and we need to replace them with honest and good people.
Please remember that you have stayed normal while the world went mad. It's very sad that this young man, who aligns with century old values, has to hide his identity. You're a voice of reason in this crazy world so please keep fighting the good fight!
We need to replace them…. For that to happen the military would need to get rid of their officers, take over all police stations and delete the entire political class permanently….
You like I was brought up in a mans world where to succeed you had to be the best, then Biden got into the White house and pushed feminism and their woke equality and it came here immediately. Now every institution has become infected, sadly with cancel culture iff potential new candidates don't play along with the diversity bs your out. This is going to end messy!
My wife is Russian her father was a Soviet Colonel. She explained it vary simply. You had to have two faces one at work and then one with the family (altho you had to still be careful lest you had a rat.) I realised then that we in the west are heading the same way. My golden rule is be honest no matter what.
100%. As someone who has studied Soviet history a fair bit, the situation we’re in is eerily similar. We have stukach everywhere, now, and they’re proud of it.
I grew up in the 1980’s. I would have fought & died for my country without a second thought. Now? Who and what exactly would I even be fighting for? The country I grew up in no longer exists, and a huge chunk of my ‘fellow’ citizens seem to be deliriously happy about it, and eager for things to keep changing. I have no country to fight for, anymore.
Agree 100%. After completely my 'A' Levels, the first thing I did during my summer holidays was join the TA. I was highly motivated, very aware of the Cold War and the Sov threat, and I was fully committed and willing to do my bit in the event the Soviet hoard came pouring over the West German border. I served 19 years in the reserves, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Concurrently, I served 16.5 years in the police, and grew to thoroughly detest the job and the service itself. Today, I wouldn't lift a finger for this country in terms of defending it. What would I be defending, a corrupt and broken political system, a rotten to the core society, a country which no longer has any real identity, a country which is NOT run in the best interests of it's citizens and hasn't been for decades. It's a multi-cultural morass, we don't have a single service or institution which is fit for purpose- not one. I thoroughly detest the country now, and continually advise my two nephews, who are in their 20's, to get out and emigrate. I don't recognise this country as the same one I grew up in.
@@liverpoolscottish6430 They're the saddest words I've heard, but I agree. In 2021 my daughter needed help with an autistic grandchild - although living a comfortable life in Florida, I agreed to buy a house on the IOW and return to England to help her and the family. I made a cash offer on an apartment on the Island and sold my house in Naples Florida. My furniture went into storage and I contracted a container to ship it across from Miami. The Estate Agent recommended I use a solicitor known to them. After going through the usual money laundering investigation I was cleared.to proceed - what I didn't know was that 'Yorkshire Building Society' had purchased 'Countrywide' which in turn had bought many Estate Agents in the south including the one I was using. Countrywide, a portal in Cardiff was handling my conveyancing! After 6 months of little contact I was advised my purchase would not be finalized for at least another 3 months (I was never allowed to talk with my solicitor and was given the run-around by the agent who had lied). Cash deal probate sell - motivated sellers. Sometime later I pulled out - they had no intention of allowing me to return to England appearing delighted they had foiled my plans. Yes, England and Britain have changed beyond redemption. BEWARE YBS and Countrywide.
Britain is too far gone to ever pull back from. Sadly it's what happens when you eschew all your values and traditions in favour of complete and utter degeneracy.
@charlesclifford4335 I agree. People saying it's all lost are either being over dramatic through frustration, or they're the types of cowards we never needed in the first place.
@@charlesclifford4335Yeah, yeah, blah, blah, blah. You all showed what yellow-bellied cowards you were during Covid. Britain is done. Accept it and move on.
It's not the people that need to change, it's political will that *must* change. I see neither major political party wanting to restore the nation, and the best statesmen that could do it are not politicians, and those parties are too gutless to bring them in.
Sorry mate, that sounds like defeatism to me. I'm not giving up so easily - we are very far from defeated and there are many signs that the pendulum is starting to swing in the opposite direction.
In your thumbnail it says "is our country lost", no it's not lost, it's being given away bit by bit from under our noses and it has been engineered to ensure that no one can prevent this. The fact that your guy felt it necessary to ask you to take that post down is one example of this engineering.
I was made redundant in January and just about to start a new job this Monday. I'm a 47 yld white man. I've lost count the amount of jobs applications I've opened over the last 4-5 months that's required a diversity questionnaire, I immediately binned the process as I knew I stood no chance of getting in. I don't even want to work for a company that includes them in the first place. Self selection in action.
26 years a military wife, now husband is an aircraft engineer restoring beautiful old warplanes. I'm also a practising Christian. Not wanting to preach, but my faith demands integrity, and at times I have been alienated because I have not been willing to compromise on Truth. A lot of folk today couldn't tell you even what integrity means! It's good to hear others, like yourself, still promoting it! Keep going!
Agreed basic Christian values now are even hard to find , how can that be .. my kids are drilled on just that pls thankyou , respect for others etc etc
Not just the military, but all public sector organisations, and a lot of large private companies. It’ll change when they realise nothing gets done properly.
Hi Tim, ex RAF instructor here too. I've just discovered your channel and it's refreshing to hear such honest, enlightened and intelligent views. Losing assets like you is their great loss and, more tragically, a loss to the students and future operations, but I'm sure the powers that be don't care. If only our politicians held similar views, never mind the senior officers.
I completely agree, although most Europeans have been awake for several decades but can't stop the process because it's gone too far and is out of control.
I commend to you "The Strange Death Of Europe" by the incomparable Brit, Douglas Murray. If you're looking for integrity, morality, and incredible wisdom, Douglas Murray is your man.
Integrity is something that our politicians have lacked since the the early 90's and this has passed to the populace. "why should I stick to my word, when my leaders don't?"
@@robslade2571 That may be, but kids still mostly need to be able to look up to someone. How must it look when other than their parents, in most cases at least, all they have to look up to is people who work for the State and local authorities that don't have a shred of integrity or morals or honesty about them. How must that look?
Hey Tim, I lived & worked in the far east for 5 years. When I returned back to the UK I was shocked with the erosion of standards. One thing in particular was the general dishonest, lack of trustworthiness and general manors. It's really depressed me and I'm now selling my house to leave the UK and most likely never return, such a shame :-(
I’m afraid it is Tim. It’s finished. Me and a colleague were discussing it on the way to Palma and back this evening. No one wants to work no one cares anymore. Very frustrating. We’re finished.
For the older veiwers that may judge the young lad for not speaking his mind, you haven't seen how much the Overton Window has shifted. If a young person says someone outside the politically acceptable bounds, that will be recorded and used against them for the rest of their lives.
As a retired airlift pilot, I heard every word you're saying. Those who want this change are more willing to fight for it than those of us who would rather maintain the old ways. On top of that, when they enforce their ideology, many of them believe they are, in fact, demonstrating integrity. It's not just the RAF that's on this march to a troubling destination. Education and example can keep people on the proper path. Your voice is being heard.
Many in the military are beginning to see and comprehend who they actually serve. Some in the police know and others don't care, and our political elite actually know who they serve. Make what of that as you will.
Your not alone moreover, your integrity is intact. This is likely why you feel frustrated with the state of affairs that has befallen and been allowed to persist in today’s world. Hang in there and keep on going, listening to you is akin to seeing a beautiful sunrise. Thank you for sharing, warmest regards from New Zealand.
I was a United States Naval officer on submarines with ballistic missiles and nuclear reactor I spent seven years in I would never recommend anyone join the United States military. Why? The generals and Admirals are politicians and not warriors. They literally don’t care. They’ll punch their ticket as a flag officer for 30 years, then work in the military industrial complex. I figured this out within the first year of being in the Navy. The following are the categories of officers : 1. Flag officer “want to be” all they do is get their minimum tickets punched and moved on. They don’t care about their fellow officers or enlisted personnel; they’ll stab in the back every time. They really don’t care about learning how to be warriors. And these make decisions and now you know why it’s screwed up. They got the prestige in the Kushy post career job. 2. Then there are Warriors. They have a 15 year career and then they get put behind a desk somewhere. And this results in a lot of bitter paper pushers. These are the guys that were keeping everything running in the military and are basically look down upon after their 15 years of hard-core work and they’re just put out the pasture behind a desk. 3. Retired on active duty: these guy just get their absolute minimum tickets Punched but they just want to get shore billets so they don’t have to do any real work or take any risks 4. Guys like me that figure it out and only did one tour. Remember for every single warrior fighting there’s 3 to 5 military personnel supporting them; so if you run the numbers and say it’s only three supporting them it means 75% the people in the military are not Warriors. The flag officers care about politics, not about warfare and their men and women
As an ex senior teacher, adult trainer, lecturer from industry and the RAF, who retrained as a Maths and then an IT Teacher back in 1982, when I left in 1997 the same could be said about the teachers I worked with and taught during 1980/90s, who unlike me, (similar to this guy) only voiced their true feelings about political correctness in private and behind closed doors. But NOW 90% of teachers are in total agreement and actively indoctrinate Woke principals. I don't normally come into contact with the police, in fact I can't recall actually seeing one in the last two years, but recently my next door neighbour had a break in, and I had a visit from a Sgt and constable who noticing my camera enquired if it had recorded anything. I showed therm but had none, made a cup of tea and had a chat. Furthermore, I have done a lot of management training, travelled greatly, many high level meetings and I believe I am a good judge of character, tell if someone is bullshiting me, putting on a front or holding things back. With your two colleagues in a very short period of time it felt exactly the same as when I was once dealing with very left-wing political correct teachers, as their body language, the words they used and answers they gave to my questions displayed it so well. In all ways they were totally committed Woke, diversity, LBQT etc way of thinking and talking. So unless I just happen to get two officers in the 10% category, I very much disagree with your, dare I say, rather naive and incorrect comment that 90% of your male colleagues hide their true feelings. Both your profession and my old one have been totally take over !
I left the RN in 1996 after 16 years service and in my opinion the rot was starting to manifest even then. I still maintain my old navy attitude and integrity to life and work - although it has on some occasions worked against me, especially now in todays DEI work environment. Planning to retire in 5 years time, just hope I can last it out.
Tim, I assure you are not "mad' just passionate about your career, the Armed Forces and the country which gave us our 'infant nuture' . Many of us think like you but don't have a platform. Stay well and keep.up the good work.
No, it’s not you going mad Tim. It’s the world going mad around you. I feel the same as you, how the eff do we stop this? It gets harder every day to keep my little island of sanity intact. Bad times.
At this point we are way too far gone for things to change the old fashioned, British way at the polling booth. We're in danger of going the Yugoslavia route. Crazy thing to me is comparing the country now to where we were just 10 years ago, the values seem to be so different, it's like a completely different country. I think back to the place I grew up in the 80's/ 90's, the sense of loss is sometimes overwhelming.
I joined in 90, left in 99. All I can say is that I still work with the RAF and it’s all “man buns”, “beards” and first name terms between airmen and officers. I wanted to join since I was 10, did the ATC, joined up and left, but it’s not the service that I was in. Where is the structure and discipline? Gone forever.
@johnrambo99999 You can't change anything unless you're a government minister so what if a random Sgt or WO says na I'm not doing the D&I day it's against my beliefs, it'll be a case of dereliction of duty and failed the service test and see you later mate the people at the top don't care how bad it gets as long as they are right and raking in the big bucks. How this kind of thing happens has been documented in recent history with the USSR and China etc the only small mercy is the West hasn't gone as far as detainment camps for dissenters yet..
I'm not military, but I recognise everything you say! I worked for a multi national company (140k+ employee's) I tried to convince myself that I could turn up everyday and continue to take the money. If they wanted me to convince my team that the sky was sky blue pink and that night was day I could do it. It's impossible. It will drain your energy and send you mad. If you have morals and integrity that is. I knew I was a square peg in a round hole. My Director once told me that he didn't want people like me working for him. He wanted 30 somethings, with a big mortgage and kids. In other words individuals who would lie and cheat. A mirror image of himself in that respect. I just couldn't get my head around how blatant liars backstabbing twnts survived and prospered😢
Yes, they want young people who are in debt so that they do everything you tell them to do. I once worked for a company and they couldn't understand how I had a second income (from a business I was running). It made them incredibly uncomfortable because they knew I could walk away anytime. Eventually, of course, I did.
@@FastJetPerformance it's an incredibly toxic environment. It's something of a mystery to me how a business actually functions when this filters down from the CEO's through the entire system. Decisions and reporting based on lies, manipulation, fear and covering your arse.
No, it's because young people woke up and realised that all of the wars we've fought since ww2 have been pointless. Why would anyone enlist for a shite wage to become fertiliser for Exon Mobil and BP's bottom line.
@@bearowen5480*It the militarily not noncey civvy, civvy street, it's a DISCIPLINED service & for good reason, one that is lost on you, so, jog on & leave life to the big boys*😊
You can look at this way Tim...you are changing the RAF one recruit at a time. This young man will be a senior officer one day and he might just be one of a new breed of solid individuals that we need.
No he won't! He'll fall in line just like all the rest when it comes to conforming to get on in his career. He won't rock the boat & he'll become another cog in the machine! Call me cynical but I've seen it all before!
@@fitzpatrickken This is what happens in any big industry. First week in a Big Aerospace company 30 plus years ago I was told if you want to get on - DON’T DO ANYTHING TO HIGHLIGHT YOURSELF. I went against the grain and ended up leaving!! Don’t Regret it one bit! BE SEEING YOU!
Tim, you are speaking the truth, which is often a dangerous thing to do. Please keep it up, as there are many people who agree wholeheartedly with you.
Recent example of very poor integrity that upset a lot of people: Wigston, when he went in front of the Defence Committee, and his vocabulary used was: “we failed…”, “the organisation failed…”, “the organisation made mistakes…” Take ownership!: “I ordered this”, “I made this mandate”, “I take responsibility for this event” - his mealy mouthed words caused a catastrophic loss of confidence in the RAF SLT that is still there today. If you are a leader and you want something to happen - say it plainly and don’t hide behind circumstance. When he assured the Defence Security that “no Positive Action has been used”, when it actually was - under his orders - shows the measure of the man as well: the lack of integrity and the willingness to not take responsibility. Terrible, tragic time for the RAF.
Integrity is like bravery. Bravery is risking your personal well being when you have the choice not to and no one would know or think the worse of you.
I have a slightly different definition of integrity although I don't disagree with yours. I think integrity is about doing what you believe is right, even when you're under duress.
In all honesty, you probably left at the right time given the current situation in Europe. As for integrity, that's something you should be taught in your formative years, and sadly, it would seem, that's not happening in many cases.
Hi Tim, I love to watch your videos as I share your views and it's really uplifting to know that their are still men of your calibre alive and well and fighting for a better world for all of us. I'm an old man now and feel sad for the way things are going down in our once proud country but listening to you is like a ray of sunshine and gives me hope for a better future. Don't ever stop.
Great video just found you and well overdue. My wife watched this vid together, and were intrigued by your use of the term 'The body Keeps The Score'. My wife went through a bad time following a heart attack at a young age, followed by two cardiac arrests. This left her with severe PTSD. This manifested itself with incredible pain throughout her body. Despite many medical investigations, they could find no cause for her physical symptoms. Things only improved when she was recommended a book called The Body Keeps The Score. This helped her deal with and understand how her pain was a manifestation of her stress and anxiety, all part of her PTSD. Really enjoying your channel, thank you.
Yes, that's the book I was referring to - in my world, my body knew that I had placed in it difficult situations in combat aircraft and now I do things to mitigate those effects such as exercise, try and eat healthily etc because the body knows its history - all the best to your wife, hope she is doing much better.
Hi Tim, I heard your name on another podcast today from the US. It was a positive shout out by another pilot Gonky. You are well thought of over there as well as here. 😁
We don't get to pick our own callsigns. We also don't get to pick our own standards. There are objective realities we have to deal with. I got commissioned in the U.S. Navy in 1977. My first squadron was VFP-63 flying the RF-8G. Many of the pilots in the squadron had resided for some time at the Hanoi Hilton. They were GIANTS! They had personal and professional standards born out of dealing with those (and other) realities. I didn't always rise to their expectations, but I sure as hell tried! I certainly didn't decide theirs were too hard to meet and then come up with my own that were easier to achieve. Standards are aspirational. Maybe you can meet them, maybe not, but they exist outside of ourselves. It seems that in the age of participation trophies that has been forgotten. We'll relearn these lessons the way we always do, the hard way!
Good afternoon I’ve just come across your channel, it’s so great to have something different to listen to and I align my thoughts and beliefs with you! 👌👏🏻
Tim, I've recently left another public body, the fire and rescue service and it is happening there.....the last few recruitment drives put out by the brigade I served with was aimed primarily at BAEM and women....whatever one of those is these days..... point being, the inept dross that is filtering through now just to tick boxes and hit targets should be extremely worrying for the ordinary man/woman on the streets.....I was close to getting the boot for speaking up and questioning the ability and standards to certain new recruits I witnessed coming through training. I'll add that even the training department were reluctant and wanted to bin certain recruits because they fell short of the standards required.....but unfortunately, higher up had already made the decision that these people were to join, stepped in and over ruled the instructors.....to the detriment of crews lives and well being, not to mention the lives of those recruits who were totally out of their depth and not suited to the service.....it's a political danger and as I've said to a few guys before I thankfully retired, it'll take a few dangerous incidents and resulting deaths for powers that be react.....but I'll not hold my breath. I'm just so pleased to be out of it now. BTW I used to be a PONGO and keep in touch and know it just the same if not worse in the army. Keep voicing the truth mate....you're a rare breed.
Why is it that the average person on the street can see what’s happening to this country and our leaders are doing nothing about it. We have ex servicemen living rough on the streets and ordinary citizens relying on food banks to survive yet we still allow thousands of illegal immigrants a year to flood our once great country.
I have written evidence (a letter from the MoD) that the MoD refuses to tackle a particular matter. Which to me shows moral cowardice. I was not in the services, but for quite a number of years worked in industry, mainly on defence projects. Then came the London bombings of 7/7/2005. Which made me question what I was trying to achieve. Given that those who want to attack us are already within our borders, and there was zero political will to root them out. It was an eye-opening time for me. I realised that my work on defence projects was pointless. I therefore resigned from my job, and have not worked on defence projects since.
You may be interested in reading a book by Colin Muskett - A conspiracy so monstrous. It details the enemy within in the US and UK and particularly 7/7 - 9/11 and explains who and why.
The creation of your Supreme Court is an example of unwise knee jerk thinking by your past governments. The court, as far as I as an American can understand it, has now fashioned itself into a second legislature which unlike the House of Commons, is not subject to the electoral will of the people. Israel has the same problem. Before October 7th, the country was in political chaos over Likud's and Mr. Netanyahu's attempt to rein in the rogue legislative power of their own ad hoc Supreme Court. If you wonderful Brits don't want to end up in the same mess, Parliament needs to abolish or at least drastically reform your Supreme Court, or it will perpetuate itself as a leftist politburo, dictating insane Wokist constrictions that will destroy the power of the citizenry. The Tories have tried to dismantle some of the most egregious legislative mistakes of Tony Blair's ilk, but they've been undermined and thwarted by the unelected Court. Now it looks as though Labour is on the verge of taking power, and if you think things are bad now, just wait til you see how much worse it will be with the Left in the driver's seat!
Your definition of integrity is perfect. Here is food for thought. You can do anything you like in life, just be ready for the consequences. The yes sir types might think they will get away with their actions, respect for them will be a problem and that can have bad consequences.
The RAF needs you back and they need to adopt your mind set. I agree with all the points you have been making. With the way the international climate is shifting, right now is the best time to be having these difficult conversations and challenging the way of thinking in our administrative authorities.
I saw a video yesterday about American recruitment. In recent years it was all DEI.....black, Hispanic, gay, women, trans (just like the British forces eg Muslim stopping to pray in a battle while his mates have to stand guard to protect him). Adverts of girls with lesbian mothers, black girls etc But recruitment has fallen off amongst straight white men who do most of the heavy lifting and suffer most casualties. Recent adverts are full of straight white men. BE THE BEST YOU CAN. Why ? Because they know who keeps the show on the road. They are trying to trick us back in...only to be crapped on and used as cannon fodder.
Hi Tim, here is a definition of Integrity that might work: " The measure of a man's character, Lies in that which he would do, If he knew that he'd get away with it". You're good, Boet; don't change! Greetings from a South African (ex) pilot.
I asked the younger brother would he go back the RAF if called upon Tim . His answer was short and sweet " not a feckin chance" have you seen the state of our armed forces these days.
Why would anyone go back or enlist in the first place nowadays? All the wars we're sent to by daddy USA are pointless. There are much better more productive ways of serving your country than joining the military. Or get the military actually building stuff at home.
Dont give up Tim , it will come back round eventually ........its a wrong road we are going down but we will will end up to where we used to be , because its proven to be the best way
Sorry but it’s all over the world! Locomotive engineer for a class 1 Railroad in the US for 27yrs. I’m retired. They started running people through the engineer school. One example, the boss in every railroad yd in the states is called a train Master. They use to be extremely qualified to run the yds and all the crews. You had to have many yrs of service to become one. About 10 yrs ago they started hiring people right out of college to be a train master because they had a degree. They were my boss and never been on a train!!. NOW, in the last few yrs you can’t say train Master!! Because yes the word Master. LMAO!! Now they’re called MOTO. Managers of Train operations. It’s everywhere!! And we’re in deep Shit!
The easiest way to explain it is did you see that bond movie where spectre nearly took over the british establishment but bond stopped them? Unfortunately we didn't have bond now we got the octopus
Tim we have the same shit going on among the senior ranks in Israel. As a result we have a banch of generals who think the same way with no one contredicting them. the result was october 7th of last year
Not surprising. Israel requires a structure of propagandised "yes men" to commit their ethnic cleansing campaign in Gaza. Last thing leadership wants is men questioning whether levelling entire neighbourhoods of civilians is the right thing to do
That has nothing to do with that. The leveling was done to protect soldiers. The papulation was avacuated. Anyone talking about ethnic cleansing is just ignorent or not very smart
I thank my lucky stars every day that I'm self employed and have the ability to think critically for myself. I don't have to conform to insane woke corporate b.s, I can think for myself and say what I want. No one will control my thought process. You are exactly right in what you say, and the fact is that the massive majority agree with you/me. Keep speaking out. It's time for everyone to speak their mind or it will be too late.
I’m also self employed a one man band window cleaner and gardener , I’ve done all the cooperate white collar work for years and hated the way o was treated , that was over 20 years ago , I go to work and come home every day by 2pm with no financial worries .. I live in Cyprus now could not cope with the way the U.K. was going .. love being my own boss
It’s a case of weak men making hard times, I have full confidence that strong men will come and sweep this country clean and set it right, it won’t happen overnight but it will happen.
100 % agree with you comments, our leadership and services are pathetic we need the culture that was prevalent in the 60's and 70's where the country's culture and security had high priority.
Hey Tim, can I give you a slightly different view on this. When I joined up in 99 I was being interviewed by some Pers Admin bod who was rattling through his pre set questions. He gave me a scenario which went roughly ‘you pass out as one of those Aerial Erectors and you are needing someone to foot one of your ladders, you find out that person is homosexual and is footing your ladder, what are you going to do next’ My answer was roughly ‘Well as long as they are a decent person I have no issues with anyone holding that ladder’ He then went ‘I’m off to make a brew, do you want one? Have a few minutes to think about your answer’ when he came back with the brews he said ‘had a think, I said ‘yes I’d report them to the RAF Police’ ‘Excellent’ he said and I passed the interview and joined up a few months later. Had I have stuck with my original answer I would have got the boot as unbeknown to me, a 16 year old kid, effectively the MOD’s policy on this was rigid: investigation followed by discharge. Of course all this changed in the 2000 review and they went down an almost oppsite direction, however does this mean I lack integrity as I fell into line to secure a role? Or does it mean I did what I needed to do to not only get in but to be able to make sure nobody gets treated like that again. As for the record I don’t care what someone’s sexual orientation is, I care are they a good Aerial Erector with a keen eye for safety and someone who has my back 365ft up RAF Stenigot in a gale. 12 years later I was back as a Sergeant managing an outreach team at that same careers office, making change and inspiring our younger generation whilst hammering home RISE to all who would listen. Suppose what I am saying is sometimes we feel the need to do things that don’t align with ‘integrity’ to be able to get to somewhere where we can make a life for ourselves and then steer the ship in the direction you want it to go in. We all have done it, ‘no officer I was deffo doing 60mph not 78, your gun needs calibrating’ lol 😂 When you are scared that you might get binned or bring negative attention towards yourself I think it’s quite natural to go along with something to be able to get a foot in the door to steer change. And if this dude is young, he won’t find that ultimate level of integrity until he’s a bit older when there’s less of a toss given to what the establishment will try and do to him. Just giving a slightly different approach to this one brother, make no doubt I love your vids and everything you stand for. All the very best, Lee.
I spent 7 years in the airforce believing all the values espoused in my commissioning parchment. At least I thought so until my squadron boss gave me a spec rec on my 1369. I found out a few weeks later that it was a fabrication and his WC had lent on him. The pathetic Moron didn’t have the moral courage to tell me the truth and that’s the problem with the organisation today. Everyone who joins up today regardless of their role should take a leaf out of my old ethics professor who started his course with “GENTLEMEN YOUR INTEGRITY IS LIKE YOUR VIRGINITY YOU LOSE IT ONCE”. now think about that and what it means and look at yourself in the mirror and ask are yourself you really are!
Im not or have been in the air force Tim but the stuff you talk about is from the heart and can be applied to us all and we can all take so much from it ..all the best tim to you and your family 🏴🇬🇧
Dropping your values in order to operate in the system is like building your house on sand everything looks ok until the wind blows.Then you see this house had no foundations at all
I think everyone going for a job interview wants and needs to be the person his/her potential employer is looking for , if they genuinely want the job. I saw very little integrity in civilian life employment. 15 years in the Army set me up for failure in Civilian life, I genuinely believe that. Once I latched on to the realisation that whilst civil services advertise for ex Servicemen, they really don’t want them when they get them. A service person’s integrity, is too high a standard. Your standards and your type of integrity are mine Tim, you are more eloquent and are able to verbalise in a way that makes you enjoyable to listen to. Whereas, I’m a buffoon in comparison. I would stand shoulder to shoulder with you though m8, I wouldn’t let you down, and I know you;d be there for me too. Your 20 years are proof enough for me! Thanks for sharing Tim.
Integrity is not standing by watching a old woman are any woman being attacked are watching a group of guys beating on one guy, we have bread a new breed of cowards and people who just look away
I like the material definition of integrity "being whole and undivided" things that lack integrity eventually collapse into a crumbling mess be it organisations, societies or people.
Integrity when it suits on the corporate side. Individuals that speak up soon get "moved on", and never into a better position. I know I will never get above where I am in the company I work for, because I have upset too many people by being honest and calling out things when they are wrong. And I'm ok with it, as I know I have saved lives by reporting what I reported
I remember listening to a ex member of Israeli Special Forces who told that after a physically , and mentally demanding exercise, where they had not slept for a few days. They we’re separately given 12 sandbags , a entrenching tool, told specifically to fill each bag with 11 shovels of sand stack them in a practically way. They were placed in the middle of nowhere, with no one else in view to carry out the task, but what they did not know ,covertly being watched intently. Most individuals took short cuts, and failed selection. Integrity ?
Recall a School teacher friend at Brugge in the 80’s, who tendered his resignation from the Officers Mess, (Teachers at RAF schools had automatic officer status) The Station Commander interviewed him about the reason. He stated that like some other teachers they had stopped using the mess, as he found that yes it was initially welcoming, once the officers realised that the teachers could not really have pans boost value to their careers, they were left alone. So no point paying into a place that ignored you. That didn’t go down well at all. But nothing changed. It’s part of the officer system that the ‘old boy network’ is something that’s still alive & well. It’s that pressure to ‘fit in, to get further up the food chain. Probably worse now as the forces have been reduced by so many. Prior to leaving in 2000 TheSgts were to meet the AOC, in the Sgts Mess at RAF Linton On Ouse. The AOC had come from the ATC tower where he had met Sgts on duty. Even he was taken aback to meet the 4 of us, Comms, Armoury ,Catering & Admin. His parting words were, “I can see the future is going to be even more challenging, but we’ve done our best to lead the Air Force forward, good luck. I retire next week. We were polite as usual…but one voice it for us after he’d gone. so we’ve cut you to nothing, but I’ve got my pension,,,,,bye!
I see it this way Tim , putting aside feelings and emotions , because these don't matter flying jets . All the standards you upheld during your service career were handed down to you. And for a reason they kept you alive. Years and decades of RAF has honed down these standards, through mistakes pilot error, maintenance people have worked hard to limit this risk over the hundred years of the RAF.
Our military values and integrity have followed our civil values and integrity out of the door sadly. Our crass, inept supposedly intelligent politicians have overseen the downfall of this once great nation.
My father was a petty officer in the Royal Navy back in the sixties and he always said the problem with the forces was ‘yes men’. It’s a term that you don’t hear often, so for those that don’t know what these scumbags are - a person who agrees with everything that is said especially : one who endorses or supports without criticism every opinion or proposal of an associate or superior. And for anyone that doesn’t realise it, this is a shameful thing!
If you compare our military not our people on the front line but compare our top brass, our government, our planning with Russia and China then we are doomed and frankly we deserve it.
Thanks for the video. Today feelings become before facts. Most things are about image whilst achieving nothing. Interesting subject which I think can be applied to many aspects of life today. In general what has todays person become? I'm 61 and have no connection with the forces other than my sister in law who's currently a Commander in the Navy and I hear bits and bobs of her experiences. Seems so many people have lost many basic things like self respect and definitely respect for others. Many live in a virtual world collect friends and likes on the way. Many people aren't comfortable with face to face contact. Integrity, trust, your word etc are the next level up. What used to be a reasonable set of standards over the years has diminished and has become like common sense....it's not that common. Unfortunately the media is full of our politicians and so called celebrities doing ridiculous acts and being evolved in criminal activities it possibly sets the wrong impression to people. Constant lies and wrongdoings. The examples set are poor. Unfortunately many children are missing a father figure and they're allowed to run ferral. You're correct that many of the new visitors to our shores have nothing to contribute to our economy or way of life which can't help with society. We need a bit of a reset button but unfortunately I can't see things getting better.
I'd hate to be that mental guy who sits in the corner of the pub rambling on, but. I'm a professional engineer, and every decision I make is evidence based. That mindset also makes me aware of the push/pull going on in various systems (local all the way to a geopolitical/global scale) and the effects they have on other systems. A sort of prodding a bubble in front of you and watching that energy push the other side of the bubble out, an equal and opposite reaction of you will aka Newton's 3rd Law. We have legal/illegal migration with the illegal bit paling in numbers compared to, say, international students, doctors, or even low paid work like care. This is all to try and tackle the stalled GDP per capita we currently have. Not GDP on its own but as a metric measured against net producers and takers. Unfortunately, through many years of misinformed socio-economic meddling and societal engineering in general, we have what we have. Who'd have thought that if you import the third world like we have, with their backwards views and lack of wanting to belong to something better than the shithole they left, that we wouldn't see some of those characteristics bleed through into our own society. Multiculturalism for the UK was initially a good idea but has failed badly due to inconsistent gerrymandering horseshit policies and lack of anything meaningful in ensuring integration. 1st and 2nd generation immigration have adapted well because they had to. Since then, though.....
I wish this young man all the best, I'm not questioning his integrity but the integrity of those seniors in the military and Gov who have allowed themselves to be bought or silenced by current political agendas.
They have no place in the UK and we need to replace them with honest and good people.
Please remember that you have stayed normal while the world went mad.
It's very sad that this young man, who aligns with century old values, has to hide his identity.
You're a voice of reason in this crazy world so please keep fighting the good fight!
If you study history, UK has been controlled for a very long time and used as a weapon against humans.
We need to replace them….
For that to happen the military would need to get rid of their officers, take over all police stations and delete the entire political class permanently….
@@box1472 yea can’t say nothing mean about the nohamhead child grape gangs for the sake of divershity….
You like I was brought up in a mans world where to succeed you had to be the best, then Biden got into the White house and pushed feminism and their woke equality and it came here immediately. Now every institution has become infected, sadly with cancel culture iff potential new candidates don't play along with the diversity bs your out.
This is going to end messy!
My wife is Russian her father was a Soviet Colonel. She explained it vary simply. You had to have two faces one at work and then one with the family (altho you had to still be careful lest you had a rat.) I realised then that we in the west are heading the same way. My golden rule is be honest no matter what.
That Indigenous UK woman may have been murdered but at least she wasn't racist.
Yep always keep it real
100%. As someone who has studied Soviet history a fair bit, the situation we’re in is eerily similar. We have stukach everywhere, now, and they’re proud of it.
DQWWWWQQQQAQAAAA Q A QAAQQQAA QAA X EWRQ3Q😊😊@@madaxe606
I grew up in the 1980’s. I would have fought & died for my country without a second thought. Now? Who and what exactly would I even be fighting for? The country I grew up in no longer exists, and a huge chunk of my ‘fellow’ citizens seem to be deliriously happy about it, and eager for things to keep changing. I have no country to fight for, anymore.
Agree 100%. After completely my 'A' Levels, the first thing I did during my summer holidays was join the TA. I was highly motivated, very aware of the Cold War and the Sov threat, and I was fully committed and willing to do my bit in the event the Soviet hoard came pouring over the West German border. I served 19 years in the reserves, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Concurrently, I served 16.5 years in the police, and grew to thoroughly detest the job and the service itself. Today, I wouldn't lift a finger for this country in terms of defending it. What would I be defending, a corrupt and broken political system, a rotten to the core society, a country which no longer has any real identity, a country which is NOT run in the best interests of it's citizens and hasn't been for decades. It's a multi-cultural morass, we don't have a single service or institution which is fit for purpose- not one. I thoroughly detest the country now, and continually advise my two nephews, who are in their 20's, to get out and emigrate. I don't recognise this country as the same one I grew up in.
@@liverpoolscottish6430Very well put, exactly my sentiments.
@@liverpoolscottish6430 They're the saddest words I've heard, but I agree. In 2021 my daughter needed help with an autistic grandchild - although living a comfortable life in Florida, I agreed to buy a house on the IOW and return to England to help her and the family. I made a cash offer on an apartment on the Island and sold my house in Naples Florida. My furniture went into storage and I contracted a container to ship it across from Miami. The Estate Agent recommended I use a solicitor known to them. After going through the usual money laundering investigation I was cleared.to proceed - what I didn't know was that 'Yorkshire Building Society' had purchased 'Countrywide' which in turn had bought many Estate Agents in the south including the one I was using. Countrywide, a portal in Cardiff was handling my conveyancing! After 6 months of little contact I was advised my purchase would not be finalized for at least another 3 months (I was never allowed to talk with my solicitor and was given the run-around by the agent who had lied). Cash deal probate sell - motivated sellers. Sometime later I pulled out - they had no intention of allowing me to return to England appearing delighted they had foiled my plans. Yes, England and Britain have changed beyond redemption. BEWARE YBS and Countrywide.
Britain is too far gone to ever pull back from.
Sadly it's what happens when you eschew all your values and traditions in favour of complete and utter degeneracy.
@charlesclifford4335 I agree. People saying it's all lost are either being over dramatic through frustration, or they're the types of cowards we never needed in the first place.
@@charlesclifford4335Yeah, yeah, blah, blah, blah. You all showed what yellow-bellied cowards you were during Covid.
Britain is done. Accept it and move on.
It's not the people that need to change, it's political will that *must* change.
I see neither major political party wanting to restore the nation, and the best statesmen that could do it are not politicians, and those parties are too gutless to bring them in.
@@charlesclifford4335 minimum effort...ST GEORGES FLAG went up for the 23rd.....AND STAYING UP
Sorry mate, that sounds like defeatism to me. I'm not giving up so easily - we are very far from defeated and there are many signs that the pendulum is starting to swing in the opposite direction.
In your thumbnail it says "is our country lost", no it's not lost, it's being given away bit by bit from under our noses and it has been engineered to ensure that no one can prevent this. The fact that your guy felt it necessary to ask you to take that post down is one example of this engineering.
I was made redundant in January and just about to start a new job this Monday.
I'm a 47 yld white man. I've lost count the amount of jobs applications I've opened over the last 4-5 months that's required a diversity questionnaire, I immediately binned the process as I knew I stood no chance of getting in. I don't even want to work for a company that includes them in the first place.
Self selection in action.
*You're not playing them by their game* #BeSmarter 😜
That does sound crappy.
26 years a military wife, now husband is an aircraft engineer restoring beautiful old warplanes. I'm also a practising Christian. Not wanting to preach, but my faith demands integrity, and at times I have been alienated because I have not been willing to compromise on Truth. A lot of folk today couldn't tell you even what integrity means! It's good to hear others, like yourself, still promoting it! Keep going!
Thank you, we need to maintain Christian values in the West.
Agreed basic Christian values now are even hard to find , how can that be .. my kids are drilled on just that pls thankyou , respect for others etc etc
Not just the military, but all public sector organisations, and a lot of large private companies. It’ll change when they realise nothing gets done properly.
Hi Tim, ex RAF instructor here too. I've just discovered your channel and it's refreshing to hear such honest, enlightened and intelligent views. Losing assets like you is their great loss and, more tragically, a loss to the students and future operations, but I'm sure the powers that be don't care. If only our politicians held similar views, never mind the senior officers.
I'm really worried about all of Europe, we are in REAL trouble, we're sleep walking into a dangerous time
I completely agree, although most Europeans have been awake for several decades but can't stop the process because it's gone too far and is out of control.
I commend to you "The Strange Death Of Europe" by the incomparable Brit, Douglas Murray. If you're looking for integrity, morality, and incredible wisdom, Douglas Murray is your man.
@@gingef5197No. The process can't be stopped because they, the electorate, keep voting for it.
Why are so many people getting so paranoid.
Integrity is something that our politicians have lacked since the the early 90's and this has passed to the populace. "why should I stick to my word, when my leaders don't?"
I was told as a kid. You don't set your standards by anyone but yourself.
@@robslade2571 That may be, but kids still mostly need to be able to look up to someone. How must it look when other than their parents, in most cases at least, all they have to look up to is people who work for the State and local authorities that don't have a shred of integrity or morals or honesty about them. How must that look?
💯🎯
When Cameron can charge 120 k for speeches , they must want influence rather than a boring speech !
Goes back further than that, try nearly a century ago.
I joined in 97. Multiple operational tours in illegal wars. I am furious.
At least you reached that conclusion, others still haven't.
❤
Hey Tim, I lived & worked in the far east for 5 years. When I returned back to the UK I was shocked with the erosion of standards. One thing in particular was the general dishonest, lack of trustworthiness and general manors. It's really depressed me and I'm now selling my house to leave the UK and most likely never return, such a shame :-(
But where will you go? The entire Anglosphere is infected, not just Britain, though we are probably the most heavily infected of all.
I’m afraid it is Tim. It’s finished. Me and a colleague were discussing it on the way to Palma and back this evening. No one wants to work no one cares anymore. Very frustrating. We’re finished.
"Your word is your bond" is the finest characteristic any human can have and the greatest compliment that can be paid to anyone.
@@gregsmith1070 I have always practised it and continue to do so. It needs to come back. We desperately need some old fashioned values these days.
Integrity - doing the right thing regardless of who's looking.
For the older veiwers that may judge the young lad for not speaking his mind, you haven't seen how much the Overton Window has shifted. If a young person says someone outside the politically acceptable bounds, that will be recorded and used against them for the rest of their lives.
By people like him who were too cowardly to say no in the beginning. People who depend on the system of lies will fight for the system of lies.
If in doubt don’t post! Fin.
As a retired airlift pilot, I heard every word you're saying. Those who want this change are more willing to fight for it than those of us who would rather maintain the old ways. On top of that, when they enforce their ideology, many of them believe they are, in fact, demonstrating integrity. It's not just the RAF that's on this march to a troubling destination. Education and example can keep people on the proper path. Your voice is being heard.
Many in the military are beginning to see and comprehend who they actually serve. Some in the police know and others don't care, and our political elite actually know who they serve. Make what of that as you will.
We all are fighting "jewish" wars. The west serves satan. Jesus is the way the truth and the life.
Your not alone moreover, your integrity is intact. This is likely why you feel frustrated with the state of affairs that has befallen and been allowed to persist in today’s world. Hang in there and keep on going, listening to you is akin to seeing a beautiful sunrise. Thank you for sharing, warmest regards from New Zealand.
This situation cannot hold water when shit will hit the fan.
I was a United States Naval officer on submarines with ballistic missiles and nuclear reactor I spent seven years in
I would never recommend anyone join the United States military.
Why? The generals and Admirals are politicians and not warriors. They literally don’t care. They’ll punch their ticket as a flag officer for 30 years, then work in the military industrial complex.
I figured this out within the first year of being in the Navy.
The following are the categories of officers :
1. Flag officer “want to be” all they do is get their minimum tickets punched and moved on. They don’t care about their fellow officers or enlisted personnel; they’ll stab in the back every time. They really don’t care about learning how to be warriors. And these make decisions and now you know why it’s screwed up. They got the prestige in the Kushy post career job.
2. Then there are Warriors. They have a 15 year career and then they get put behind a desk somewhere. And this results in a lot of bitter paper pushers. These are the guys that were keeping everything running in the military and are basically look down upon after their 15 years of hard-core work and they’re just put out the pasture behind a desk.
3. Retired on active duty: these guy just get their absolute minimum tickets Punched but they just want to get shore billets so they don’t have to do any real work or take any risks
4. Guys like me that figure it out and only did one tour.
Remember for every single warrior fighting there’s 3 to 5 military personnel supporting them; so if you run the numbers and say it’s only three supporting them it means 75% the people in the military are not
Warriors.
The flag officers care about politics, not about warfare and their men and women
As a former police officer I completely concur. 90% of male officers are forced to hide their true feelings.
Not forced but choose to do so.
Because most of you are power hungry wrongens
@@johnlesoudeur3653 agreed. You either stand up or you hide like a pussy.
As an ex senior teacher, adult trainer, lecturer from industry and the RAF, who retrained as a Maths and then an IT Teacher back in 1982, when I left in 1997 the same could be said about the teachers I worked with and taught during 1980/90s, who unlike me, (similar to this guy) only voiced their true feelings about political correctness in private and behind closed doors.
But NOW 90% of teachers are in total agreement and actively indoctrinate Woke principals. I don't normally come into contact with the police, in fact I can't recall actually seeing one in the last two years, but recently my next door neighbour had a break in, and I had a visit from a Sgt and constable who noticing my camera enquired if it had recorded anything. I showed therm but had none, made a cup of tea and had a chat.
Furthermore, I have done a lot of management training, travelled greatly, many high level meetings and I believe I am a good judge of character, tell if someone is bullshiting me, putting on a front or holding things back. With your two colleagues in a very short period of time it felt exactly the same as when I was once dealing with very left-wing political correct teachers, as their body language, the words they used and answers they gave to my questions displayed it so well. In all ways they were totally committed Woke, diversity, LBQT etc way of thinking and talking. So unless I just happen to get two officers in the 10% category, I very much disagree with your, dare I say, rather naive and incorrect comment that 90% of your male colleagues hide their true feelings.
Both your profession and my old one have been totally take over !
You have to. You're dealing with the public, and people You don't know
I left the RN in 1996 after 16 years service and in my opinion the rot was starting to manifest even then. I still maintain my old navy attitude and integrity to life and work - although it has on some occasions worked against me, especially now in todays DEI work environment. Planning to retire in 5 years time, just hope I can last it out.
Tim, I assure you are not "mad' just passionate about your career, the Armed Forces and the country which gave us our 'infant nuture' . Many of us think like you but don't have a platform. Stay well and keep.up the good work.
No, it’s not you going mad Tim. It’s the world going mad around you. I feel the same as you, how the eff do we stop this? It gets harder every day to keep my little island of sanity intact. Bad times.
You're both going mad. It happens to every generation. The generation before you would've said the same thing, and so on
At this point we are way too far gone for things to change the old fashioned, British way at the polling booth. We're in danger of going the Yugoslavia route. Crazy thing to me is comparing the country now to where we were just 10 years ago, the values seem to be so different, it's like a completely different country. I think back to the place I grew up in the 80's/ 90's, the sense of loss is sometimes overwhelming.
You’re a good man, Tim.
I joined in 90, left in 99. All I can say is that I still work with the RAF and it’s all “man buns”, “beards” and first name terms between airmen and officers. I wanted to join since I was 10, did the ATC, joined up and left, but it’s not the service that I was in. Where is the structure and discipline? Gone forever.
Maybe instead of jumping ship after a few years you could have stayed on, got promoted and help maintain the culture you advocate for.
I’m 65, left in 96, current standards are unbelievable.
What’s man buns?
@johnrambo99999 You can't change anything unless you're a government minister so what if a random Sgt or WO says na I'm not doing the D&I day it's against my beliefs, it'll be a case of dereliction of duty and failed the service test and see you later mate the people at the top don't care how bad it gets as long as they are right and raking in the big bucks. How this kind of thing happens has been documented in recent history with the USSR and China etc the only small mercy is the West hasn't gone as far as detainment camps for dissenters yet..
@@OldhamSteve52It’s long hair on men, pulled to the back of the head like women do.
I'm not military, but I recognise everything you say!
I worked for a multi national company (140k+ employee's)
I tried to convince myself that I could turn up everyday and continue to take the money. If they wanted me to convince my team that the sky was sky blue pink and that night was day I could do it. It's impossible. It will drain your energy and send you mad. If you have morals and integrity that is.
I knew I was a square peg in a round hole.
My Director once told me that he didn't want people like me working for him. He wanted 30 somethings, with a big mortgage and kids. In other words individuals who would lie and cheat. A mirror image of himself in that respect.
I just couldn't get my head around how blatant liars backstabbing twnts survived and prospered😢
Yes, they want young people who are in debt so that they do everything you tell them to do.
I once worked for a company and they couldn't understand how I had a second income (from a business I was running). It made them incredibly uncomfortable because they knew I could walk away anytime. Eventually, of course, I did.
@@FastJetPerformance it's an incredibly toxic environment. It's something of a mystery to me how a business actually functions when this filters down from the CEO's through the entire system. Decisions and reporting based on lies, manipulation, fear and covering your arse.
Looks like my reply to you is deleted.@@russhumphreys8109
Join Reform UK and become one of our Prospective Parliamentary Candidates.
*The Forces decline occurred when they put individuality over uniformity*
I think they have now prioritised pro-nouns and wokery above operational effectiveness.
No, it's because young people woke up and realised that all of the wars we've fought since ww2 have been pointless. Why would anyone enlist for a shite wage to become fertiliser for Exon Mobil and BP's bottom line.
You have it backwards, my friend. It's the prioritization of uniformity to a hollow moral heirarchy over individuality that's the problem.
@@bearowen5480*It the militarily not noncey civvy, civvy street, it's a DISCIPLINED service & for good reason, one that is lost on you, so, jog on & leave life to the big boys*😊
@@normalwisdom4048*WAS a disciplined service.
You can look at this way Tim...you are changing the RAF one recruit at a time. This young man will be a senior officer one day and he might just be one of a new breed of solid individuals that we need.
Yeah the USSR was brought down by one morally upstanding man who.. yeah right.
That's the idea hopefully.
Its like any organization if you want to join the Club you have to dance to their tune. But hopefully once in after sometime he can cause change.
No he won't! He'll fall in line just like all the rest when it comes to conforming to get on in his career. He won't rock the boat & he'll become another cog in the machine!
Call me cynical but I've seen it all before!
@@fitzpatrickken This is what happens in any big industry. First week in a Big Aerospace company 30 plus years ago I was told if you want to get on - DON’T DO ANYTHING TO HIGHLIGHT YOURSELF.
I went against the grain and ended up leaving!!
Don’t Regret it one bit!
BE SEEING YOU!
Tim, you are speaking the truth, which is often a dangerous thing to do. Please keep it up, as there are many people who agree wholeheartedly with you.
World is going to hell in a hand basket matey. Those that control will control and those that are sheep go baaa!
Recent example of very poor integrity that upset a lot of people:
Wigston, when he went in front of the Defence Committee, and his vocabulary used was: “we failed…”, “the organisation failed…”, “the organisation made mistakes…”
Take ownership!: “I ordered this”, “I made this mandate”, “I take responsibility for this event” - his mealy mouthed words caused a catastrophic loss of confidence in the RAF SLT that is still there today. If you are a leader and you want something to happen - say it plainly and don’t hide behind circumstance.
When he assured the Defence Security that “no Positive Action has been used”, when it actually was - under his orders - shows the measure of the man as well: the lack of integrity and the willingness to not take responsibility. Terrible, tragic time for the RAF.
Never seen it out that way before - makes a heap of sense. Thanks.
Integrity is like bravery. Bravery is risking your personal well being when you have the choice not to and no one would know or think the worse of you.
I have a slightly different definition of integrity although I don't disagree with yours. I think integrity is about doing what you believe is right, even when you're under duress.
In all honesty, you probably left at the right time given the current situation in Europe.
As for integrity, that's something you should be taught in your formative years, and sadly, it would seem, that's not happening in many cases.
Joined in 88 left in 94….. it was hard to get into the RAF then…they’ll take what they can get now
Nobody interested in joining nowadays, and for good reason
Hi Tim, I love to watch your videos as I share your views and it's really uplifting to know that their are still men of your calibre alive and well and fighting for a better world for all of us. I'm an old man now and feel sad for the way things are going down in our once proud country but listening to you is like a ray of sunshine and gives me hope for a better future. Don't ever stop.
Your so right, Sir
Great video just found you and well overdue. My wife watched this vid together, and were intrigued by your use of the term 'The body Keeps The Score'. My wife went through a bad time following a heart attack at a young age, followed by two cardiac arrests. This left her with severe PTSD. This manifested itself with incredible pain throughout her body. Despite many medical investigations, they could find no cause for her physical symptoms. Things only improved when she was recommended a book called The Body Keeps The Score. This helped her deal with and understand how her pain was a manifestation of her stress and anxiety, all part of her PTSD.
Really enjoying your channel, thank you.
Yes, that's the book I was referring to - in my world, my body knew that I had placed in it difficult situations in combat aircraft and now I do things to mitigate those effects such as exercise, try and eat healthily etc because the body knows its history - all the best to your wife, hope she is doing much better.
Strong men create good times
Good times create weak men
Weak men create hard times
Hard times create strong men
Hi Tim,
I heard your name on another podcast today from the US. It was a positive shout out by another pilot Gonky. You are well thought of over there as well as here. 😁
Thank you, that's very kind of you to say so.
Just found your channel mate feeling like i found gold to find another person who speaks sense and shares the same worries as other normal people
We don't get to pick our own callsigns. We also don't get to pick our own standards. There are objective realities we have to deal with. I got commissioned in the U.S. Navy in 1977. My first squadron was VFP-63 flying the RF-8G. Many of the pilots in the squadron had resided for some time at the Hanoi Hilton. They were GIANTS! They had personal and professional standards born out of dealing with those (and other) realities. I didn't always rise to their expectations, but I sure as hell tried! I certainly didn't decide theirs were too hard to meet and then come up with my own that were easier to achieve. Standards are aspirational. Maybe you can meet them, maybe not, but they exist outside of ourselves. It seems that in the age of participation trophies that has been forgotten. We'll relearn these lessons the way we always do, the hard way!
Triggernometry just did an episode with Steven Edginton discussing this exact topic. Well worth watching. Keep up the good work mate.
Good afternoon I’ve just come across your channel, it’s so great to have something different to listen to and I align my thoughts and beliefs with you! 👌👏🏻
Keep doing what you are doing
you are a sane man in an insane world ,,,, don't stop !!!
CHARLES FROM THE U.S. HERE! YES, we can get back to the ways of what is right. We have to fight for it. It pisses me off how the world has gotten.
You are one good guy. If a person's word is no good, you just showed your character.
Tim, I've recently left another public body, the fire and rescue service and it is happening there.....the last few recruitment drives put out by the brigade I served with was aimed primarily at BAEM and women....whatever one of those is these days..... point being, the inept dross that is filtering through now just to tick boxes and hit targets should be extremely worrying for the ordinary man/woman on the streets.....I was close to getting the boot for speaking up and questioning the ability and standards to certain new recruits I witnessed coming through training. I'll add that even the training department were reluctant and wanted to bin certain recruits because they fell short of the standards required.....but unfortunately, higher up had already made the decision that these people were to join, stepped in and over ruled the instructors.....to the detriment of crews lives and well being, not to mention the lives of those recruits who were totally out of their depth and not suited to the service.....it's a political danger and as I've said to a few guys before I thankfully retired, it'll take a few dangerous incidents and resulting deaths for powers that be react.....but I'll not hold my breath.
I'm just so pleased to be out of it now.
BTW I used to be a PONGO and keep in touch and know it just the same if not worse in the army.
Keep voicing the truth mate....you're a rare breed.
Not just to the detriment of crews lives but also the lives of the public that you were paid to protect.
Why is it that the average person on the street can see what’s happening to this country and our leaders are doing nothing about it. We have ex servicemen living rough on the streets and ordinary citizens relying on food banks to survive yet we still allow thousands of illegal immigrants a year to flood our once great country.
All our leaders see is a slight increase in GDP
I have written evidence (a letter from the MoD) that the MoD refuses to tackle a particular matter. Which to me shows moral cowardice. I was not in the services, but for quite a number of years worked in industry, mainly on defence projects. Then came the London bombings of 7/7/2005. Which made me question what I was trying to achieve. Given that those who want to attack us are already within our borders, and there was zero political will to root them out. It was an eye-opening time for me. I realised that my work on defence projects was pointless. I therefore resigned from my job, and have not worked on defence projects since.
You may be interested in reading a book by Colin Muskett - A conspiracy so monstrous. It details the enemy within in the US and UK and particularly 7/7 - 9/11 and explains who and why.
@@GHOST5663 Thank you, I will look for it.
The creation of your Supreme Court is an example of unwise knee jerk thinking by your past governments. The court, as far as I as an American can understand it, has now fashioned itself into a second legislature which unlike the House of Commons, is not subject to the electoral will of the people. Israel has the same problem. Before October 7th, the country was in political chaos over Likud's and Mr. Netanyahu's attempt to rein in the rogue legislative power of their own ad hoc Supreme Court. If you wonderful Brits don't want to end up in the same mess, Parliament needs to abolish or at least drastically reform your Supreme Court, or it will perpetuate itself as a leftist politburo, dictating insane Wokist constrictions that will destroy the power of the citizenry. The Tories have tried to dismantle some of the most egregious legislative mistakes of Tony Blair's ilk, but they've been undermined and thwarted by the unelected Court. Now it looks as though Labour is on the verge of taking power, and if you think things are bad now, just wait til you see how much worse it will be with the Left in the driver's seat!
And do you think that 9/11 was carried out by Jihadists with box cutters? Come on, part of the whole problem is mass naivety and stupidity.
Your definition of integrity is perfect. Here is food for thought. You can do anything you like in life, just be ready for the consequences. The yes sir types might think they will get away with their actions, respect for them will be a problem and that can have bad consequences.
I'm ex RAF . And no, you're not mad. You are just echoing to frustration and anger which we all feel.
The RAF needs you back and they need to adopt your mind set. I agree with all the points you have been making. With the way the international climate is shifting, right now is the best time to be having these difficult conversations and challenging the way of thinking in our administrative authorities.
I saw a video yesterday about American recruitment.
In recent years it was all DEI.....black, Hispanic, gay, women, trans (just like the British forces eg Muslim stopping to pray in a battle while his mates have to stand guard to protect him). Adverts of girls with lesbian mothers, black girls etc
But recruitment has fallen off amongst straight white men who do most of the heavy lifting and suffer most casualties.
Recent adverts are full of straight white men. BE THE BEST YOU CAN.
Why ? Because they know who keeps the show on the road. They are trying to trick us back in...only to be crapped on and used as cannon fodder.
Integrity is paramount. If you do not have that in yourself how can you succeed in life?
Hi Tim, here is a definition of Integrity that might work:
" The measure of a man's character,
Lies in that which he would do,
If he knew that he'd get away with it".
You're good, Boet; don't change!
Greetings from a South African (ex) pilot.
Thank you Philip, much appreciated.
I asked the younger brother would he go back the RAF if called upon Tim .
His answer was short and sweet " not a feckin chance" have you seen the state of our armed forces these days.
Why would anyone go back or enlist in the first place nowadays? All the wars we're sent to by daddy USA are pointless. There are much better more productive ways of serving your country than joining the military. Or get the military actually building stuff at home.
Dont give up Tim , it will come back round eventually ........its a wrong road we are going down but we will will end up to where we used to be , because its proven to be the best way
Sorry but it’s all over the world! Locomotive engineer for a class 1 Railroad in the US for 27yrs. I’m retired. They started running people through the engineer school. One example, the boss in every railroad yd in the states is called a train Master. They use to be extremely qualified to run the yds and all the crews. You had to have many yrs of service to become one. About 10 yrs ago they started hiring people right out of college to be a train master because they had a degree. They were my boss and never been on a train!!. NOW, in the last few yrs you can’t say train Master!! Because yes the word Master. LMAO!! Now they’re called MOTO. Managers of Train operations. It’s everywhere!! And we’re in deep Shit!
The easiest way to explain it is did you see that bond movie where spectre nearly took over the british establishment but bond stopped them? Unfortunately we didn't have bond now we got the octopus
Tim we have the same shit going on among the senior ranks in Israel. As a result we have a banch of generals who think the same way with no one contredicting them. the result was october 7th of last year
Not surprising. Israel requires a structure of propagandised "yes men" to commit their ethnic cleansing campaign in Gaza. Last thing leadership wants is men questioning whether levelling entire neighbourhoods of civilians is the right thing to do
That has nothing to do with that. The leveling was done to protect soldiers. The papulation was avacuated.
Anyone talking about ethnic cleansing is just ignorent or not very smart
I thank my lucky stars every day that I'm self employed and have the ability to think critically for myself. I don't have to conform to insane woke corporate b.s, I can think for myself and say what I want. No one will control my thought process. You are exactly right in what you say, and the fact is that the massive majority agree with you/me. Keep speaking out. It's time for everyone to speak their mind or it will be too late.
I’m also self employed a one man band window cleaner and gardener , I’ve done all the cooperate white collar work for years and hated the way o was treated , that was over 20 years ago , I go to work and come home every day by 2pm with no financial worries .. I live in Cyprus now could not cope with the way the U.K. was going .. love being my own boss
You fought the wrong enemy. External, and internal. Men with huge integrity. Men with love and respect for Britain.
It’s a case of weak men making hard times, I have full confidence that strong men will come and sweep this country clean and set it right, it won’t happen overnight but it will happen.
Let me guess, the strong men were conveniently your generation? "Back in my day...." 😂
100 % agree with you comments, our leadership and services are pathetic we need the culture that was prevalent in the 60's and 70's where the country's culture and security had high priority.
That's unfortunately long gone
Hey Tim, can I give you a slightly different view on this. When I joined up in 99 I was being interviewed by some Pers Admin bod who was rattling through his pre set questions. He gave me a scenario which went roughly ‘you pass out as one of those Aerial Erectors and you are needing someone to foot one of your ladders, you find out that person is homosexual and is footing your ladder, what are you going to do next’
My answer was roughly ‘Well as long as they are a decent person I have no issues with anyone holding that ladder’
He then went ‘I’m off to make a brew, do you want one? Have a few minutes to think about your answer’ when he came back with the brews he said ‘had a think, I said ‘yes I’d report them to the RAF Police’ ‘Excellent’ he said and I passed the interview and joined up a few months later. Had I have stuck with my original answer I would have got the boot as unbeknown to me, a 16 year old kid, effectively the MOD’s policy on this was rigid: investigation followed by discharge. Of course all this changed in the 2000 review and they went down an almost oppsite direction, however does this mean I lack integrity as I fell into line to secure a role? Or does it mean I did what I needed to do to not only get in but to be able to make sure nobody gets treated like that again. As for the record I don’t care what someone’s sexual orientation is, I care are they a good Aerial Erector with a keen eye for safety and someone who has my back 365ft up RAF Stenigot in a gale.
12 years later I was back as a Sergeant managing an outreach team at that same careers office, making change and inspiring our younger generation whilst hammering home RISE to all who would listen. Suppose what I am saying is sometimes we feel the need to do things that don’t align with ‘integrity’ to be able to get to somewhere where we can make a life for ourselves and then steer the ship in the direction you want it to go in.
We all have done it, ‘no officer I was deffo doing 60mph not 78, your gun needs calibrating’ lol 😂
When you are scared that you might get binned or bring negative attention towards yourself I think it’s quite natural to go along with something to be able to get a foot in the door to steer change. And if this dude is young, he won’t find that ultimate level of integrity until he’s a bit older when there’s less of a toss given to what the establishment will try and do to him.
Just giving a slightly different approach to this one brother, make no doubt I love your vids and everything you stand for.
All the very best,
Lee.
I understand your points, I'm not aimed at him, this is aimed at the senior officers who I feel let the whole military down.
I spent 7 years in the airforce believing all the values espoused in my commissioning parchment. At least I thought so until my squadron boss gave me a spec rec on my 1369. I found out a few weeks later that it was a fabrication and his WC had lent on him. The pathetic Moron didn’t have the moral courage to tell me the truth and that’s the problem with the organisation today. Everyone who joins up today regardless of their role should take a leaf out of my old ethics professor who started his course with “GENTLEMEN YOUR INTEGRITY IS LIKE YOUR VIRGINITY YOU LOSE IT ONCE”. now think about that and what it means and look at yourself in the mirror and ask are yourself you really are!
Im not or have been in the air force Tim but the stuff you talk about is from the heart and can be applied to us all and we can all take so much from it ..all the best tim to you and your family 🏴🇬🇧
Dropping your values in order to operate in the system is like building your house on sand everything looks ok until the wind blows.Then you see this house had no foundations at all
True.
Integrity was disappearing in the RAF in 2017
I think everyone going for a job interview wants and needs to be the person his/her potential employer is looking for , if they genuinely want the job. I saw very little integrity in civilian life employment. 15 years in the Army set me up for failure in Civilian life, I genuinely believe that. Once I latched on to the realisation that whilst civil services advertise for ex Servicemen, they really don’t want them when they get them. A service person’s integrity, is too high a standard.
Your standards and your type of integrity are mine Tim, you are more eloquent and are able to verbalise in a way that makes you enjoyable to listen to. Whereas, I’m a buffoon in comparison. I would stand shoulder to shoulder with you though m8, I wouldn’t let you down, and I know you;d be there for me too. Your 20 years are proof enough for me! Thanks for sharing Tim.
It needs to be called out, Tim. Jmho. Keep calling it
As an ex squaddie I totally agree with your statements and your concerns and how as this happened and how we can reverse the trends
Integrity is not standing by watching a old woman are any woman being attacked are watching a group of guys beating on one guy, we have bread a new breed of cowards and people who just look away
Correction it’s planned if the police are not willing to stand by the law fuck um
Yes, true.
I like the material definition of integrity "being whole and undivided" things that lack integrity eventually collapse into a crumbling mess be it organisations, societies or people.
“How did you go bankrupt”……… “first slowly then all at once”. Same with the fall of institutions. First slowly, then all at once.
Most Officers care more about their careers and pensions than doing the right thing..... that puts real soldiers in body bags.... signed an Afghan Vet
Integrity when it suits on the corporate side. Individuals that speak up soon get "moved on", and never into a better position. I know I will never get above where I am in the company I work for, because I have upset too many people by being honest and calling out things when they are wrong. And I'm ok with it, as I know I have saved lives by reporting what I reported
I remember listening to a ex member of Israeli Special Forces who told that after a physically , and mentally demanding exercise, where they had not slept for a few days. They we’re separately given 12 sandbags , a entrenching tool, told specifically to fill each bag with 11 shovels of sand stack them in a practically way.
They were placed in the middle of nowhere, with no one else in view to carry out the task, but what they did not know ,covertly being watched intently.
Most individuals took short cuts, and failed selection.
Integrity ?
Recall a School teacher friend at Brugge in the 80’s, who tendered his resignation from the Officers Mess, (Teachers at RAF schools had automatic officer status) The Station Commander interviewed him about the reason. He stated that like some other teachers they had stopped using the mess, as he found that yes it was initially welcoming, once the officers realised that the teachers could not really have pans boost value to their careers, they were left alone. So no point paying into a place that ignored you. That didn’t go down well at all. But nothing changed. It’s part of the officer system that the ‘old boy network’ is something that’s still alive & well. It’s that pressure to ‘fit in, to get further up the food chain. Probably worse now as the forces have been reduced by so many.
Prior to leaving in 2000 TheSgts were to meet the AOC, in the Sgts Mess at RAF Linton On Ouse. The AOC had come from the ATC tower where he had met Sgts on duty. Even he was taken aback to meet the 4 of us, Comms, Armoury ,Catering & Admin. His parting words were, “I can see the future is going to be even more challenging, but we’ve done our best to lead the Air Force forward, good luck. I retire next week.
We were polite as usual…but one voice it for us after he’d gone. so we’ve cut you to nothing, but I’ve got my pension,,,,,bye!
I know nothing about the modern day air force and don't know how the algorithm showed me this but I enjoy these rants
I see it this way Tim , putting aside feelings and emotions , because these don't matter flying jets .
All the standards you upheld during your service career were handed down to you. And for a reason they kept you alive.
Years and decades of RAF has honed down these standards, through mistakes pilot error, maintenance people have worked hard to limit this risk over the hundred years of the RAF.
Our military values and integrity have followed our civil values and integrity out of the door sadly. Our crass, inept supposedly intelligent politicians have overseen the downfall of this once great nation.
Your 100% correct this horrible situation is now in all walks of life ,I don't know anyone happy or satisfied.
How the he'll has it all gone wrong.
My father was a petty officer in the Royal Navy back in the sixties and he always said the problem with the forces was ‘yes men’. It’s a term that you don’t hear often, so for those that don’t know what these scumbags are - a person who agrees with everything that is said
especially : one who endorses or supports without criticism every opinion or proposal of an associate or superior.
And for anyone that doesn’t realise it, this is a shameful thing!
If you compare our military not our people on the front line but compare our top brass, our government, our planning with Russia and China then we are doomed and frankly we deserve it.
I had a CO who defined integrity as: doing the right thing on a difficult day.
Thanks for the video. Today feelings become before facts. Most things are about image whilst achieving nothing. Interesting subject which I think can be applied to many aspects of life today. In general what has todays person become? I'm 61 and have no connection with the forces other than my sister in law who's currently a Commander in the Navy and I hear bits and bobs of her experiences. Seems so many people have lost many basic things like self respect and definitely respect for others. Many live in a virtual world collect friends and likes on the way. Many people aren't comfortable with face to face contact. Integrity, trust, your word etc are the next level up. What used to be a reasonable set of standards over the years has diminished and has become like common sense....it's not that common. Unfortunately the media is full of our politicians and so called celebrities doing ridiculous acts and being evolved in criminal activities it possibly sets the wrong impression to people. Constant lies and wrongdoings. The examples set are poor. Unfortunately many children are missing a father figure and they're allowed to run ferral. You're correct that many of the new visitors to our shores have nothing to contribute to our economy or way of life which can't help with society. We need a bit of a reset button but unfortunately I can't see things getting better.
I'd hate to be that mental guy who sits in the corner of the pub rambling on, but.
I'm a professional engineer, and every decision I make is evidence based. That mindset also makes me aware of the push/pull going on in various systems (local all the way to a geopolitical/global scale) and the effects they have on other systems. A sort of prodding a bubble in front of you and watching that energy push the other side of the bubble out, an equal and opposite reaction of you will aka Newton's 3rd Law.
We have legal/illegal migration with the illegal bit paling in numbers compared to, say, international students, doctors, or even low paid work like care. This is all to try and tackle the stalled GDP per capita we currently have. Not GDP on its own but as a metric measured against net producers and takers. Unfortunately, through many years of misinformed socio-economic meddling and societal engineering in general, we have what we have.
Who'd have thought that if you import the third world like we have, with their backwards views and lack of wanting to belong to something better than the shithole they left, that we wouldn't see some of those characteristics bleed through into our own society.
Multiculturalism for the UK was initially a good idea but has failed badly due to inconsistent gerrymandering horseshit policies and lack of anything meaningful in ensuring integration. 1st and 2nd generation immigration have adapted well because they had to. Since then, though.....
All true, thanks.
I’ll be saving this to watch later today
Spin recovery = forward stick, opposite rudder 👍
To be honest Tim the Raf should be begging you to get back in and sort this shit out.
Regards
Dave from Scotland
Ex Raf
Nice to hear it. Respect yourself. Respect your words. Say it- do it.
Just a brief observation. Look at what represented the UK in Eurovision. Boy, oh boy! 😥
I saw that and deleted it from my memory lol
I,ve live in this country for 67 years and never known someone been stabbed in London for their handbag