Hope she takes Virgin to the poorhouse.What a way to treat a heroine: Royal Navy girl who fought in Afghanistan told to cover up uniform on Virgin flight in case it offended other passengers
On what grounds? Pain and suffering from being unjustly asked to change? No, the bad press and a refund, apology, and maybe a few bucks for her trouble is enough. I don’t see why this would amount to a significant lawsuit. Unless not flying caused her to miss talking to her kid on their deathbed, or made a big business deal fall through, or something.
She’s been a Royal Navy engineer since age 17? Quite an achievement!
>> They told her—wrongly—that
One heck of a “wrongly”.
Maybe she should have asked Virgin to cover up their logo in case it offended anyone...
I have never flown on Virgin, and now it looks like I never will. In this age of terrorism, I prefer to fly on an airline that welcomes uniformed allied service personnel.
And she looked at the steward and said “bugger off”.
(I hope anyway)
It’s the UK for heavens sake. They’re like that. Moronic.
Possibly guilty, more evidence needed though.
But I do like her gun.
Hopefully the staff involved have been fired.
Just great. Make her take off her Royal Navy uniform.
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And then dress her up as a Viet Cong.
Combat fatigues are a work uniform. I don’t fly often , but when I do I don’t wear my work clothes.
When I was in the service it was Civvies or Dress uniform to leave the post, today is different, but even so a military person IMO shuld not wear fatigues to fly in.
Not that it offends me , but pride in their uniform should be enough for them to put it on for trips on planes.
When I was stationed in Spain in the mid-70s we were told not to wear our uniforms off base or risk being attacked.
Who the hell would be offended by service member traveling in uniform?
Evidently she is a decorated hero, I didn't see it in the text of the article though.
I can’t quite tell from the article how it turned out that day. Daily Mail? Bueller?
A$$hole liberals!
Tommy
I WENT into a public ‘ouse to get a pint o’beer,
The publican ‘e up an’ sez, ``We serve no red-coats here.’’
The girls be’ind the bar they laughed an’ giggled fit to die,
I outs into the street again an’ to myself sez I:
O it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ ``Tommy, go away’’;
But it’s ``Thank you, Mister Atkins,’’ when the band begins to play,
The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play,
O it’s ``Thank you, Mr. Atkins,’’ when the band begins to play.
I went into a theatre as sober as could be,
They gave a drunk civilian room, but ‘adn’t none for me;
They sent me to the gallery or round the music ‘alls,
But when it comes to fightin’, Lord! they’ll shove me in the stalls!
For it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ ``Tommy, wait outside’’;
But it’s ``Special train for Atkins’’ when the trooper’s on the tide,
The troopship’s on the tide, my boys, the troopship’s on the tide,
O it’s ``Special train for Atkins’’ when the trooper’s on the tide.
Yes, makin’ mock o’ uniforms that guard you while you sleep
Is cheaper than them uniforms, an’ they’re starvation cheap;
An’ hustlin’ drunken soldiers when they’re goin’ large a bit
Is five times better business than paradin’ in full kit.
Then it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ ``Tommy how’s yer soul?’’
But it’s ``Thin red line of ‘eroes’’ when the drums begin to roll,
The drums begin to roll, my boys, the drums begin to roll,
O it’s ``Thin red line of ‘eroes’’ when the drums begin to roll.
We aren’t no thin red ‘eroes, nor we aren’t no blackguards too,
But single men in barricks, most remarkable like you;
An’ if sometimes our conduck isn’t all your fancy paints:
Why, single men in barricks don’t grow into plaster saints;
While it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an ``Tommy, fall be’ind,’’
But it’s ``Please to walk in front, sir,’’ when there’s trouble in the wind,
There’s trouble in the wind, my boys, there’s trouble in the wind,
O it’s ``Please to walk in front, sir,’’ when there’s trouble in the wind.
You talk o’ better food for us, an’schools, an’ fires an’ all:
We’ll wait for extry rations if you treat us rational.
Don’t mess about the cook-room slops, but prove it to our face
The Widow’s Uniform is not the soldier-man’s disgrace.
For it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ ``Chuck him out, the brute!’’
But it’s ``Saviour of ‘is country,’’ when the guns begin to shoot;
Yes it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that, an’ anything you please;
But Tommy ain’t a bloomin’ fool—you bet that Tommy sees!
Rudyard Kipling
Perhaps this attire would be more acceptable to Virgin airlines?
Make the flight attendants suffer through Royal Marine boot camp.
F’n Virgin Atlantic diserves to lose their routes to the US. Boycott them. Perhaps they should have all their 747’s replaced with Sir Richard Branson’s balloons. And btw, what does he have to say about this in-your-face treatment of a member of the Royal Navy?