Emotional but proud day tomorrow

[SaintHacker]

Up early in the morning to take no.1 son to Pirbright to start Army basic training. Absolutely bursting with pride for what he's achieved to get there but nervous as hell for him at the same time. Just hope the wife holds it together

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Best of luck to your lad mate and I’m sure he’ll make you both proud, how ever many tears you shed tomorrow, there’ll be loads more when you attend his passing off parade. :thup:

 

[Old Skier]

Up early in the morning to take no.1 son to Pirbright to start Army basic training. Absolutely bursting with pride for what he's achieved to get there but nervous as hell for him at the same time. Just hope the wife holds it together

Best of luck to the man. Hope he enjoys his future career and you all enjoy his pass off.

 

[Fish]

Best of luck to the lad, how old is he, is he doing a couple for the queen.

 

[SaintHacker]

19. Its weird, seems like only last week we were strapping him into his car seat to bring him home and now he's off to be a soldier.

 

[pokerjoke]

Good luck to your son and hope he has a long and distinguished career.

 

[Tashyboy]

Am sure she won't hold it together, it's a woman thing to show how proud she is. Seen it loads of times from Missis T.
Congrats and have a great day. Seems like Sainthacker Junior is growing up.

 

[Deleted member 16999]

What Cap Badge is he joining?

 

[SaintHacker]

Royal Artillery

 

[Old Skier]

Royal Artillery

Bloody drop shorts.

 

[Midnight]

Best of luck to him mate, I hope he loves it.

 

[Fish]

Royal Artillery

Bloody 9 mile sniper 😜😂

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Bloody drop shorts.

He may end up a Cloud Puncher :whoo:

 

[SaintHacker]

:rofl::thup:

 

[chrisd]

Good for the lad!

 

[Val]

Royal Artillery

Shame :rofl:

Congrats to him and your family mate, I’m sure he’ll do you all proud

 

[Scoobiesnax]

Good luck to the lad. Dad spent 23ish years in the British Army (Ulster Rifles - Royal Irish Rangers) and then another 20ish years with TAVRA seconded to the Army Cadet Force. Always wanted to join the RAF but cricket took me away from it when I was of joining age.

Have the up-most respect for the forces personnel and wish your lad the very best - tell him to knuckle down; do all the courses/qualifications he can get and make his way up the ranks; my Dad should have done a lot better out of it, if he had had his head screwed on but still extremely proud of the man for what he achieved.

 

[Old Skier]

He may end up a Cloud Puncher :whoo:

Na 29, better colour berret

 

[Deleted member 16999]

Na 29, better colour berret

It’s the Cap Badge that’s the problem, not the colour of his beret :rofl:

 

[Deleted member 15344]

Good luck to him - should have joined the RAF - nicer hotels and rates plus lovely holidays to Cyprus