RAF 2: Chief of the Air Staff formally signs King's Regulations into effect

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Written By Kenneth Webb

King’s Regulations formally signed into effect by the Chief of the Air Staff (Head of the Royal Air Force), Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Wigston KCB CBE ADC

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The Royal Air Force approaches its 105th Year on 1 April 2023. It has a very proud pedigree.

Seeing the King’s Regulations formally signed into effect by the Head of the Royal Air Force, Air Chief Marshal Michael Wigston prompted a kaleidoscope of memories.

Seeing a hard bound copy of the former Queen’s Regulations on the desk most certainly brought back memories. I recall QRs with affection. They are written in the formal language - legalese - with which I am most comfortable.

In its History, the Royal Air Force has served with distinction with KRs its backbone in the reigns of King George V, King Edward VIII and King George VI. We had last had Queen’s Regulations in the Armed Forces during the sixty year reign of Queen Victoria. That, however, has been surpassed by Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 1952 ~ 2022 (1926 - 2022) and I served with great pride during a part of that between 1974 - 1991.

I mention pedigree. That is because the Royal Air Force and the Royal Naval Air Service were both born out of the Royal Flying Corps 1912~1918. We are served well, today, by the men and women of both the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm and the Royal Air Force.

Our Commander-in-Chief is His Majesty King Charles III, Marshal of the Royal Air Force. Long may he reign.

GOD Save the King

 



28 January 2023
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© 2024 Kenneth Thomas Webb

Main Photograph is copyright to (RAF) and to FORCES BFBS (British Forces Broadcasting Service)

 

 

Kenneth Webb

Ken Webb is a writer and proofreader. His website, kennwebb.com, showcases his work as a writer, blogger and podcaster, resting on his successive careers as a police officer, progressing to a junior lawyer in succession and trusts as a Fellow of the Institute of Legal Executives, a retired officer with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, and latterly, for three years, the owner and editor of two lifestyle magazines in Liverpool.

He also just handed over a successful two year chairmanship in Gloucestershire with Cheltenham Regency Probus.

Pandemic aside, he spends his time equally between his city, Liverpool, and the county of his birth, Gloucestershire.

In this fast-paced present age, proof-reading is essential. And this skill also occasionally leads to copy-editing writers’ manuscripts for submission to publishers and also student and post graduate dissertations.

https://www.kennwebb.com
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