Who's in (or been in) the Armed Forces

I was in the Army Cadets in the mid seventies back in Northumberland. Got to Corporal too! Big stuff we thought we was really it and always beat up the ATC lads (well, we shouted loudest)! Girls weren't allowed in then.

It was all fantasy - we were based next door to an SAS TA unit and used their armoury and indoor rifle range. I had the job with a couple of others of collecting our weapons (this was top IRA activity time - looking back it was a bit bizarre that the building had a big sign on it saying Special Air Service etc ) and we had to say a password at the door. The SAS geezers gave us the runaround every time but we thought we was special - impressionable teenagers .

We all wanted to be SAS of course! As i grew up a bit I realised that it wasn't all romantic hero stuff and sometimes it hurt, you could scrape your knees and elbows and everything - didn't like that idea too much!!

so moved south so I could be a softie without too much shame

Originally Posted by Tiger 55

James, the Marines is just a branch of the Royal Navy and therefore doesn't warrant its own sections in the poll.

Lozzo, I need somebody to get ****ed on Stella and kick the crap out of me. Will 42 travel this far or should I contact 45?

I know that, but I also know a couple of them and they get a little stroppy about it at times so I thought I'd give them their own section.

I was in the Air Force for 17 years as a Electronics Tech for airfields. Really this means all the navigation and radar bits on a airfield. Plus anything else electronic not to do with aircraft. I worked with the Rock Apes (RAF Regiment)for 2 of the years which I loved and I did 5 years on Tactical Communications Wing. Plus other odd bits. I took the money and ran in the end (volintary redunancy).

12 years Royal Signals. 1985 - 1997

Jo (mrsape) served 6 years in RAF too.

[ethariel]

Ex RAF here

Originally Posted by BigApe

12 years Royal Signals. 1985 - 1997

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You left the same year i joined. What trade were you??

Originally Posted by sideshow46

You an ex plumber then?

Nah, just heard the song soooooooooo many times.

Originally Posted by stewie

The good ol' 'mally' , I was at wildenrath from 80 - 84 but been to laarbruch loads of times, all gone now of course, happy days eh ?

Have you seen/heard about Wildenrath lately.

If you zoom in on google earth you can see where thay have dug up the runway and replaced it with a high speed train testing track, a bit like a hornby train set only 300 times the size !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

i notice that the RAF appears to be the most "popular" choice on here.

[tinpants]

Royal Engineers for 8 years. Armoured Engineer (32 Armoured Engineer Regt and 22 Armoured Engineer Regt) and also Airborne Engineer(9 Para Sqn RE).

Originally Posted by dissuade

Dentist-in-training, Navy. Aww, yeah.

So your going to be an officer!? Hope you enjoy. Hope I get seen by you