Ex Military/Still Serving Thread

[Ayahuasca]

Infantry. Gave me an ability to iron shirts and polish shoes, run and vomit at the same time and and cross crocodile-infested rivers with a short plank of wood, two ropes and an oil drum.

[Zoobeef]

RM since 05. I'm a VM and spend my time tinkering with toys.

[jcf]

Ayahuasca said:

Infantry. Gave me an ability to iron shirts and polish shoes, run and vomit at the same time and and cross crocodile-infested rivers with a short plank of wood, two ropes and an oil drum.

Ah yes the unbridled joy of tucking your tshirt into the shorts of a PT kit in case you had to spew. Sick in the tshirt IF there was NO choice, one drop on the gym floor and PTI or WO would use the perpetrator as a Vileda.

Golden days. ( I think).

[E24man]

Joined the Andrew as a Tiff in '85, wanted to be an Wafu, got streamed for M.E., wanted to be a metal-basher, got streamed as a sparky, asked for GS, got sent to Dolphin, my draft chit for Guz (I'm a Janner) lasted about a year before a squadron shift sent me north to sunny-sthole Faslane. Loved it for 11 years, asked them to stop the boat and left at 12 straight into RR.

Was an Reactor Panel Operator on Swiftsure, SuperB and Traf for a bit.

[mikal83]

E24man said:

Joined the Andrew as a Tiff in '85, wanted to be an Wafu, got streamed for M.E., wanted to be a metal-basher, got streamed as a sparky, asked for GS, got sent to Dolphin, my draft chit for Guz (I'm a Janner) lasted about a year before a squadron shift sent me north to sunny-sthole Faslane. Loved it for 11 years, asked them to stop the boat and left at 12 straight into RR.

Was an Reactor Panel Operator on Swiftsure, SuperB and Traf for a bit.

Good old pusser organisation. I lived 15 miles from Raliegh, went to Ganges, trained on SK II's got a wasp draft.......wowsa.

[phumy]

`71 Joined RN at HMS Ganges (Stoker)
`72 HMS Enterprise
`73 HMS Sultan (Shore base for AMC)
`73 HMS Bacchante
`74 HMS Eskimo
`75 HMS Pembroke (Buffers Party)
`77 HMS Hermes
`78 HMS Victory (Still a Stoker)

Loved every minute of it and if I could go through my early life again would do it all again. Left the RN and joined the then CEGB working in Power Plants and have been ever since working my way up the ladder, the Andrew was a fantastic grounding for where I am today. Good times and great mates.

Old saying for forces persons:

The best friendships are built on a solid foundation of alcohol, sarcasm, laughter and a dislike of the same people.

Great Thread

[phil_h_88]

RAF here, been in 5 years. Started as an AMM working on C17s, travelled the all over the place with those, now a Mech tech working on Hercules at Brize. Got 4 years left on my contract, and debating what to do after!

[Gazzas86]

Pusser here....Been in for 10 years, WE Tiff, background is external comms (HF-SHF) & Radar, Been on 22's/23's and Carriers, been all over from New York to being involved in Libya to going all the way to the Gulf.

[andy_s]

phumy said:

The best friendships are built on a solid foundation of alcohol, sarcasm, laughter and a dislike of the same people.

Very true!

5 years in 2REP and a few with the brits, then a stint in the old bill and now in the oil security world.

[sparks_E39]

Has anyone worked in CIS in the RN? That's what I'm going in as, as a communications and systems specialist. It's got one of the longest waiting lists at 3 years!

[BruceV8]

I didn't realise there was this many fish-heads on PH. I knew there a few crabs ...

[dai1983]

BruceV8 said:

I didn't realise there was this many fish-heads on PH. I knew there a few crabs ...

Army if I remember correctly? Do you still shave fully dressed or maybe do it with an electric razor from the comfort of your bed?

[Zoobeef]

Does seem to be a lot more Navy and RAF on here. Possibly the children and ASBOs from 14 that stops the army guys getting into cars, hmmmm.

[Siko]

ex-CRAB

17 years flying green helicopters, Puma, Merlin and 412. All over now and enjoying life as a (proper!) civvie at last. Had the pleasure of working very closely with all 3 services throughout my career from beginning to end, top blokes and fisters in equal quantities found in each service, IMHO.

[richinleeds]

ecain63 said:

Youve been rumbled Steve, emailing Andy to cover your tracks isnt cool.

Top detective work fella, can't stand Walter Mittys!!
Hopefully he will be back with an apology.

[grenpayne]

Siko said:

ex-CRAB

17 years flying green helicopters, Puma, Merlin and 412. All over now and enjoying life as a (proper!) civvie at last. Had the pleasure of working very closely with all 3 services throughout my career from beginning to end, top blokes and fisters in equal quantities found in each service, IMHO.

If you where teaching at Shawbury in 1999 or 2000 we've probably flown together! You may have even chopped me off the Puma

[Siko]

grenpayne said:

If you where teaching at Shawbury in 1999 or 2000 we've probably flown together! You may have even chopped me off the Puma

Sorry not me! I only went through Shawbs myself in 98/99, so way too junior to be a nasty instructor then

Edited by Siko on Saturday 28th September 07:04

Edited by Siko on Saturday 28th September 07:13

[Madness60]

Grenpayne

Which puma ocf course were you on? Very few people got chopped on the ocf

[selym]

Still RAF after 15 1/2 years. Joined up as an Eng Tech El, and went through El Tech, CIS Tech and have now arrived at ICT Tech. Stupid trade name changes, the latest is to attract the kids, don't you know?!

[hidetheelephants]

selym said:

Still RAF after 15 1/2 years. Joined up as an Eng Tech El, and went through El Tech, CIS Tech and have now arrived at ICT Tech. Stupid trade name changes, the latest is to attract the kids, don't you know?!

Isn't playing with noisy bomb-dropping paraffin budgies exciting enough?