Off Topic I’m not a snitch…

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Evil Jimmy Krankie

Evil Jimmy Krankie

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But is there any ex forces on here that subscribe to the Walter Mitty forces pages on Facebook?

There is an ex councillor over here states that he was ex SAS. I’m not convinced of that.

I don’t do any sort of social media but if anyone could point me in the right direction about who to inform as I can’t stand stolen valour.
 
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Evil Jimmy Krankie said:
But is there any ex forces on here that subscribe to the Walter Mitty forces pages on Facebook?

There is an ex councillor over here states that he was ex SAS. I’m not convinced of that.

I don’t do any sort of social media but if anyone could point me in the right direction about who to inform as I can’t stand stolen valour.
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@Makemstine Roger is ex forces
 
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The type of man who was in the SAS doesn't go around bragging about it in my opinion.
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Exactly. I’m open about my military service. And none of it was special forces. And he claims he was in the ‘British Special Air Service Regiment’. As anyone who has served in the British Army knows, it’s not referred to as that.
 
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Evil Jimmy Krankie said:
Exactly. I’m open about my military service. And none of it was special forces. And he claims he was in the ‘British Special Air Service Regiment’. As anyone who has served in the British Army knows, it’s not referred to as that.
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Wouldn't ex SAS be subject to official secrets act?
 
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Ask him what Sqn he was in. Easy to Google them tbf.

What was/is the 'gate guard' at HQ Hereford Garrison?

What are the rules for leaving and entering camp?

Ask him what is unique about the paintings in the Sgt's Mess?

What is the chalk board in the Pally for?

Answers to all he could easily give if he did serve with the SAS...

Just to add, I'm not former SF but I did spend time attached to them for a while in some capacity from another branch of the Military. Therefore I also know the answers to all of the above.
 
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D-K said:
Ask him what Sqn he was in. Easy to Google them tbf.

What was/is the 'gate guard' at HQ Hereford Garrison?

What are the rules for leaving and entering camp?

Ask him what is unique about the paintings in the Sgt's Mess?

What is the chalk board in the Pally for?

Answers to all he could easily give if he did serve with the SAS...

Just to add, I'm not former SF but I did spend time attached to them for a while in some capacity from another branch of the Military. Therefore I also know the answers to all of the above.
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Nice to hear that marra, respect to all our ex Forces. (Wish I'd bought you a bevy when we met up in the Fans Museum) <cheers>
 
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DH4 said:
Wouldn't ex SAS be subject to official secrets act?
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Don't forget you've got a couple of ex SF team members writing books based around their former lives. Maybe writing under pseudonyms but I'm sure Andy McNab has appeared on TV? Either way, him and Chris Ryan weren't welcome back at Hereford when I was there and can't imagine the stance has softened any.
 
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Nice to hear that marra, respect to all our ex Forces. (Wish I'd bought you a bevy when we met up in the Fans Museum) <cheers>
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I was just doing my job mate, to the best of my ability and what I was paid for. That earned me the right to work amongst the best in the business and I can honestly say they're the most humble, down to earth people you could ever meet and as mentioned above, 100% not the type of people to go around shouting their profession from the rooftops. Well, maybe apart from those who wrote books about it!
 
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D-K said:
I was just doing my job mate, to the best of my ability and what I was paid for. That earned me the right to work amongst the best in the business and I can honestly say they're the most humble, down to earth people you could ever meet and as mentioned above, 100% not the type of people to go around shouting their profession from the rooftops. Well, maybe apart from those who wrote books about it!
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I bumped into a school friend a few years back and they recounted a story that will live with me forever, and probably strengthened my gratitude for all our services people.... another friend (same age as me) ship was sunk in The Falklands when he was 19, he spent some time in the water... while I was at Sunderland polly studying an HND in Business Studies... what a contrasting life we have lived. Total respect for our services. God save The King.
 
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D-K said:
Ask him what Sqn he was in. Easy to Google them tbf.

What was/is the 'gate guard' at HQ Hereford Garrison?

What are the rules for leaving and entering camp?

Ask him what is unique about the paintings in the Sgt's Mess?

What is the chalk board in the Pally for?

Answers to all he could easily give if he did serve with the SAS...

Just to add, I'm not former SF but I did spend time attached to them for a while in some capacity from another branch of the Military. Therefore I also know the answers to all of the above.
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That should do it mate!

I once knew a lad who had been in the army. He had long left by the time I met him. I think he had been in a similar position to you as he once mentioned something along those lines. He mentioned it only once, and that after knowing him for eight years!

So I think it's fair to say that most of those guys who had been in the SF keep it under their hats.

I'm pleased they do it, because I couldn't.
 
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Blond Bombshell said:
I bumped into a school friend a few years back and they recounted a story that will live with me forever, and probably strengthened my gratitude for all our services people.... another friend (same age as me) ship was sunk in The Falklands when he was 19, he spent some time in the water... while I was at Sunderland polly studying an HND in Business Studies... what a contrasting life we have lived. Total respect for our services. God save The King.
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Complete respect to your friend in the Falklands mate, the thoughts going through his head at the time must have been frightening and it's an experience that has probably kept him awake at night more than once.

Each life and the life choices we make, I believe are all relative to each individual and your friends will probably say their are jobs they couldn't imagine being able to do. For me, these days, that's teaching and nursing. It takes a special kind of person to be a nurse and do what they do, put up with what they put up with and likewise teachers with the way a lot of kids are these days. It's a sad time when kids can effectively bully a teacher and nothing can really be done about it.

I respect those 2 professions mightily atm and especially nurses after COVID. Serving on a completely different front line to what I did but in a similar vain. They signed up for their poorly paid job and didn't hesitate when the country needed them.
 
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