Bollards Carl!
We pull up bollards.

And swing lanterns while spinning shit dits!

Can't argue with that.
We had a dog handler from the Devon & Dorsets on the patrol boat I was on, you haven't been talking to him have you Windy?

Haha! No mate. But you might have come across my uncle - a barking mad Commodore who was sunk on the Coventry. He can really spin some shit dits!

I tried to steer clear of anyone of that rank but you never know, what's his name?

So do I as a rule but you can't really avoid family. Won't name him in an open forum mate, but hazard a guess going by my user name!

Fully understand and got you, just reading his experience on the Coventry now.

First, Thanks to all that served for your service.
Royal Air Force for 9 years. Bomber Command, Corporal.
RAF Halton
Binbrook,
Offutt AFB where I bought out my service to stay in the USA for the opportunities for our Kids.
Worked on anything that arrived from the UK including Comets, Victor, Vulcan, Valiant.
John.

Dan , I did indeed , I met an Argentinian pilot that we shot down in 1992 on the 10th anniversary

Memories indeed Nige , I remember the wee fella in Bessbrook mill , he used to sew socks onto the jackets to make nice cuffs , and a zip for patrol boots,
Helly Hanson , was out my price range , although before
a tour of S Armagh , the wife bought me a DPM barbour jacket , Memories right enough m8s

Not if you used the Living overseas allowance bud. In fact the company Sergeant Major usually negotiated a bulk buy with the locals for things such as duvet boots as well as Helly stuff and Norge army issue..........and I remember those cuffs though never bothered with them myself - that's taking luxury too far

Germany and Windsor. Mostly Knightsbridge. No medals for shovelling horse s---t I was a "Trained Soldier" at the depot for a year!!

I was an Instructor at Depot , in Caterham Coy .
Looking very dapper in photo m8
john

I was HQ Coy 81/82. I see it's all been pulled down and rebuilt now.

shame about being rebuilt many a UNHAPPY time spent there , especially my mess bills |

I served in the RAAF from 1971-1980
Enlisted in London and did my basic training near Adelaide.
Went onto a clerical course,but it wasn't for me,so i re-mustered to Police dog handler.
Moved around a fair bit,and my daughter was born in Wagga Wagga NSW.
My claim to fame was i achieved Top Dog in Australia one year (i think my dog had something to do with that) My dog also held the Worlds highest jump from a standing start which was 5ft 1 inch.He ended up in a lot of the newspapers,and one reporter said he was more famous than Rin Tin Tin
Had the honour of guarding the Queens aircraft in Canberra when she visited OZ .
Best 9 years of my life,as it changed my whole outlook on life,which helped me no end when i returned to Scotland in 1980.
Brian

The navy, the army, the aviation
They did not want me

Now I'm a general of a big gray army