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G1BB0 said:
its funny cos once on OC's orders, CO's orders you were screwed. Guilty until proven guilty :(
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The summary dealing system was changed massively towards the end of my time in order to make it fairer, IIRC you were given the right to appeal either the finding and/ or the sentence. Close arrest was more tightly controlled and only for limited periods.


In Herford in 1995 we had a pad's wife sentenced to 14 days at court martial - well funny :rofl:
 
Never served. Got some members in the forces (Windsor Barracks) and know a few guys in the village pub who are in. Appreciate the work they do for the nation, especially those that have to go away to Afghanistan etc and do their bit
 
Nearest I got was working as a Civvie at RAF Strike Command in the Research Branch - researching the damage caused by a 1000lb bomb dropped on an airstrip.........
Also did 3 Surveying Ops in Northumberland getting bombed by the Yanks in the process.......
 
RAF Regiment 1979 - 2002
Best posting - 34 Sqn Cyprus
Worst posting - Northern Ireland, Falkland Islands, Iraq, Sierra Leone, Bosnia, Kosova, take your pick.
Nah, only joking, loved every minute of my 23 years, lots of memories and still very good friends.
 
Played golf a couple of times with the loadmaster from RAF Lyneham. Decent player.
He devised the system that allowed them to do the low flying Fat Albert pallet food drops in Biafra.
They say that his system saved thousands of lives.
 
I thought about joining the RAF when I was a teenager, but I knew that my eyesight meant I could never fly fast jets and I'd have to get my hair cut ;)

Kudos to all of you that did serve, I give you my utmost respect :clap:
 
23 years in the Royal Navy as a Weapon Engineer 1986-2009. Joined as a WEM and left as a CPOWEA.

Served on various frigates and destroyers, a Minesweeper and a survey ship.

Best time was my first Gulf deployment during the Iran-Iraq war on HMS Hermione in 1989.
Worst was arriving in Bande Ache a week after the Tsunami and seeing the utter devastation, I saw things there I will take to the grave. In some ways it was good too as we were able to help the survivors in a small way.

Didn't have a problem with readjusting to Civvy life as I spent my last 3 years with the RAF at Waddington and anyone in the RN or Army will tell you that the RAF are Civvies in uniform anyway. (Don't get offended Crabfats I'm only kidding!!)
 
Tom,
see you were at Ripon,would that have been Devaureux Barracks? Oh those bloody draughty spiders,did you drink in the King William pub.?
On my 18th birthday I apparently was sick on every corner of the town square after too many rum and blacks,nice!!
The town Watchman mus thave been horrified.
Youth is definately wasted on the young ,still happy days
 
dewsweeper said:
Tom,
see you were at Ripon,would that have been Devaureux Barracks? Oh those bloody draughty spiders,did you drink in the King William pub.?
On my 18th birthday I apparently was sick on every corner of the town square after too many rum and blacks,nice!!
The town Watchman mus thave been horrified.
Youth is definately wasted on the young ,still happy days
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1970 - 1975, across the road in Claro Barracks. Early years drank in the the Star Bar (Wakeman) later on, most of my drinking was done in the Lamb and Flag.
 
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16 years Army, REME technical clerk followed by Adjutant Generals Corps reaching the dizzy heights of Sergeant Chief Clerk (Oh, and PTI too). Followed by 5 years TA attached to they who cannot be named (ssshhhhh). Served all over the world including a year in Canada, Many years in Germany, Nepal, Middle East, UK and 3 years in NI and various warzones. Best was Germany from 1990 and worst was NI.

I transitioned okay to become a strawberry mivvi as I still got my green fix at weekends as a STAB. I still use most of the (repeatable) sayings now. I am now a software trainer but moonlight as a British Military Fitness instructor so still get shout at people for being idle.
 
8 years service from aged 19-27.

Served in:
23 Amphibious Sqn at 28 Engineer regiment in Hameln Germany. Great memories of Aladins bar in town.
59 Commando Royal Engineers after doing the all arms commando course hardest training period of my life and getting that Green lid still ranks as one of my No1 achievement in life.

Did tours of Iraq and was part of the first ever M3 Amphib bridge crossing under enemy fire. Afghanistan Hellmand province x2 both on search teams looking for some not nice people, Northen Ireland x 2 on a back to back tours one as search team the other a construction tour which was amazing as it meant 3 hours work a day and many hours partying in the Odyssey centre in Belfast.

Best place to be Germany for definite for the block parties and regiment footy team other than that Northern Ireland for the construction tour or as we called it 4 month long party with some lovely northern Irish ladies.

As for civvy street, to be honest just short of 6 years after leaving only just really getting settled having drifted from job to job as not much call for a specialist combat engineer or M3 Rig Pilot. Never actually completed my trade training as I went straight from my B3 to active service with my unit and by time I got to Brompton for my artisan course, I'd side stepped it to go do my All Arms course and straight back out on active service. I did eventually make it back to brompton but as part of training troop, instead of trade training did my last 6 months there as a driver simply because id done all the drivers courses not by choice of trade but by default of M3 rig training, and snatch wagon driving on tour! But now finally got a steady job, new lady after getting divorced but take my hat off to all that make te transition seemlessly.
 
Royal Engineers 87-96 based in Osnabruck and Waterbeach (started golf at their 9 holer). Visited a few other places for a few weeks here and there.

Germany was a blur of drunkeness as I was 18 when posted there , fantastic German beers. I was ready to get out when I did but found it a little hard not being able to fight everyone who peed me off !! Civvies have no self discipline and it still winds me up some of the lazy habits people have (i'm still mininum 5 minutes early for every appointment)
 
Nice to see a few fellow sappers on the forum :thup:

I was 6 months as a JL at Dover in 89 straight from school and hated it, joined the TA in 93 and left in 04.
 
jammydodger said:
Royal Engineers 87-96 based in Osnabruck and Waterbeach (started golf at their 9 holer). Visited a few other places for a few weeks here and there.

Germany was a blur of drunkeness as I was 18 when posted there , fantastic German beers. I was ready to get out when I did but found it a little hard not being able to fight everyone who peed me off !! Civvies have no self discipline and it still winds me up some of the lazy habits people have (i'm still mininum 5 minutes early for every appointment)
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I left the Traz and went to the beach early 86 stayed until summer 89 when I retired
 
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