Faux Pas
TOWARDS FEWER FAUX PAS AND GAFFES
1. Many things that an Air Force Officer and his wife should or should not do, are not specifically covered by regulations or in the various officers' guides and précis which one is handed out, from time to time. Many of the `Dos' and `Don'ts' are a matter of sacred tradition, passed on by word of mouth and by example, by older members of the service, to new comers.
2. Others are a matter of regimental grooming, schooling, common sense and, above all, breeding. Although unwritten, they have become laws, having stood the test of time. Their proper observance and manifest awareness distinguish a well-disciplined and elegant professional from the undisciplined and marginal flotsam-and-jetsam of the officer corps.
3. Your conduct, attitude and speech at every waking moment, in uniform and in civvies, bring credit or ignominy not only to yourselves but also to the Section Commander/Squadron Commander/AOC you serve under. Also, most importantly, your parents and your family name (this is assuming that we all have great respect and consideration for our bosses at work and pride in the family honour and name!) get sullied most undeservedly.
4. The subsequent part may please be ignored by those who do not fall under the above classification of Indian citizens!!
5. To help you know the right thing to do (and to do it every time) I have made a list of the most commonly unknown or ignored points. I wish to pass it on to those of you who MUST have it: to some who SHOULD have it and, to the few, who COULD have it, as a useful guide. Primarily meant for officers of all shapes, sizes and hues, they would also be quite useful and interesting to those wives and dependants who are unaware of their existence, due either to lacunae in their schooling/background or to indifferent/ignorant officers or ...
At Work And Off Duty
6. Leadership, Discipline and Human Relations. There is nothing "human" about the treatment received in the
1. Many things that an Air Force Officer and his wife should or should not do, are not specifically covered by regulations or in the various officers' guides and précis which one is handed out, from time to time. Many of the `Dos' and `Don'ts' are a matter of sacred tradition, passed on by word of mouth and by example, by older members of the service, to new comers.
2. Others are a matter of regimental grooming, schooling, common sense and, above all, breeding. Although unwritten, they have become laws, having stood the test of time. Their proper observance and manifest awareness distinguish a well-disciplined and elegant professional from the undisciplined and marginal flotsam-and-jetsam of the officer corps.
3. Your conduct, attitude and speech at every waking moment, in uniform and in civvies, bring credit or ignominy not only to yourselves but also to the Section Commander/Squadron Commander/AOC you serve under. Also, most importantly, your parents and your family name (this is assuming that we all have great respect and consideration for our bosses at work and pride in the family honour and name!) get sullied most undeservedly.
4. The subsequent part may please be ignored by those who do not fall under the above classification of Indian citizens!!
5. To help you know the right thing to do (and to do it every time) I have made a list of the most commonly unknown or ignored points. I wish to pass it on to those of you who MUST have it: to some who SHOULD have it and, to the few, who COULD have it, as a useful guide. Primarily meant for officers of all shapes, sizes and hues, they would also be quite useful and interesting to those wives and dependants who are unaware of their existence, due either to lacunae in their schooling/background or to indifferent/ignorant officers or ...
At Work And Off Duty
6. Leadership, Discipline and Human Relations. There is nothing "human" about the treatment received in the