i say DONT pull them out. see the job through to the end. if they pull out now before the job is done then all those who lost their lives, lost their lives for nothing. imagine a loved one of yours just died out there then we decide to bring our guys back so no more can die. would you be slightly cheesed off that your loved one died for basically no reason? i say honour those who have died by finishing the job, getting it done. those who have died would of wanted that im sure.
Aye mate glad to be out but loved it all the same, 22 is a long old time and the Dets are getting silly these days, many of the lads are doing six months a year away. I remember going to the CIO in Sunderland. When I said I was in the leaving the Shipyards a RAF bloke asked me if any other lads would be interested in joining up. That may have been you! Not me - I was the flinty eyed, square jawed boss but had two good lads in that office. Overall we got about 4 or 5 guys from the yards. Housing problems stopped us getting some of the married ones. Family separation was something to be avoided on first joining.
Join the RAF and get an aircraft frame/ weapons/ engines service qualification. Do your time and then get a job in the middle east maintaining their planes. Great money and can be a great life.
Brings back memories of basic training. Remember being told once "If you **** up again you'll be back-flighted to birth"
very good... Think whatever service you join, you had people like that.............. Had some reet horrible twats on the training team...............but once you get through it...your one of the boys....
I met my drill sargent a few years later and went out for a few beers with him. What a top bloke he was, a right **** at the time of me being in basic training. But like was mentioned earlier all part of the bigger plan. Have great memories of those first few weeks of service life!!
I was down a reunion dinner in Gosport a couple of years ago and bumped into my recruit Corporal. He was a right **** to me to the point of bullying. I approached him and wanted to fill the ****er in. Turns out that he is now a qualified lawyer, he remembered me and bought me a few beers. Still a **** though
That's what basic was back in the day. Legalised bullying with the very real threat of violence for those who mucked up, especially on the range. I saw one poor bloke kicked black and blue for having an ND.
Lol, happy ****ing days. Some of the PT instructors were right twats, boot camp NCO's & drill Sargeant's all totally ****ing intimitdated me at the time. Then when you get through, you can laugh at them. They get stuck at the depot while you get your posting.
Are those boys heroes ? help the heroes , money for heroes , 2 heroes killed blah blah blah. The answer of course is no they are not , heroic is saving a family from a burning house , a man from drowning etc, not turning up in a foreign land and getting killed
Really ? I thought it was this guy or one of his contemporaries please log in to view this image Hard man laughing about dropping catholics off in short strand , but crying to syd over that picture when it was my avatar
You are probably right Anthony, tell us about your service, or indeed pulling people out of burning houses!
And how would you know how heroic it is ? Very mature making stupid comments like this from the safety and anonymity of a computer keyboard. Now fcuk off there's a good little uneducated prick ! Or as Syd says - tell us all about your heroic deeds and actions ? This poster has got me raging mad !
Only thing he's been pulling is his own knob & he obviously doesn't know what Short Strand is. Syd, when did I cry to you over his avatar???
