I didn;t really want to post this, been reading this thread, it's a topper.
No doubt i'll get called names etc, but here goes.
Many years ago, i was in a group called comacchio..(hence the name) it was all o do with nuclear safety, guarding, transport.
We were doing a mock run from Portsmouth up to Scotland...On a RFA ship.
Days had passed, and it was kinda boring..So the powers that be, had a natter, a we came to a stand still in the Irish Sea.Where all the bags of litter and junk were brought up on deck, and hoyed into the sea to bob about.
As this was a trail run ,we had everything, sa80, m16, ak47, uzi, ingrams, shotguns, mp5, the lot.lot's of ammo.
the lads from the ship came on deck, and had a blast, as we let these fella's loose in the middle of the sea, with all this gear. i've never seen smiles like it, grown men acting like kids, wanting a go of this and that. I will never forget it. pure enjoyment for them...it still sticks with me.