How many serving/ex military?

hi all,

Noticed a few clues knocking about, sceptic als WO1 badge and a RM Cap badge earlier, so...

I'll start the ball rolling...

Ex REME VMA Sgt 22 years done and dusted. Mainly AS90 but other arms too. Miss it EVERY day.

Atb

Bob

 

Globe and Busters a bit of a give away I suppose. 22 yrs left in 08.

 

I'm an army brat, old man was a Para for 22 years.
So grew up with the military.
Nearly joined the Navy on a flying commission but decided against it in the end.

 

I was in the Cubs. But left after a few weeks cos the made me grow cress rather than tie knots.

 

I was kicked out of the Cubs

 

I was in the cubs too, green six. I worked my way up from the ranks to Seconder and then up to Sixer. Served my full term. Great days and great camaraderie.

 

Strangely, not as much as "the brownies"

Just kiddin, course it counts.

Bob

 

Ex cubs, ex Air Training Corps, (Sargent), then Civilian instructor, obvious next step join RAF to Halton, hated it, left, joined Royal Artillery to go to 36 Heavy Air Defence (Thunderbirds, no, not bikes, but like RAF Blood Hound missiles), fucked up my back, got chucked out!! In at the time of the Staines Trident crash, yep, I'm that old!!

 

Ex RAF, Junior Tech (corporal) Ground Engineering Flight mech eng techie, aka, 'Heavy'. Got a rapid promotion from AC to Cpl cause I part qualified when I joined part way through my civilian apprenticeship, (employer went tits up). Left after doing 8 years, the RAF got me my BSc (Eng Physics). Missed it so much 5 years later joined the RAFVR, (now RAuxAF) as a photographic interpreter, Cpl acting Sgt, completed 2 years course and made substantive Sgt, loads of exercises, courses, etc. 8 years later up to Flt Sgt then final 6 years as Squadron WO. Did a total of 22 years as an Auggie until I had to jack it through old age and decrepitude. Still miss it 5 years later.

 

Ex Royal Navy Engineer. Well converted to civie street though. But I do miss it

 

My other half with the tiger 800 was in the signals for 13 years

 

Ex Reme. First female vehicle electrician. ex pad brat. have no regrets about anything. If I missed things I would still be doing them. Love my life and choices.

 

Ex Fleet Air Arm, Petty Officer, Harrier, Sea King and my fave, Lynx.
HMS Illustrious, Birmingham and Monmouth.
Still miss it after 20 years and the night flying scran (food)

 

Ex Killick Stoker, type 23's Iron Duke and Montrose.

 

I was on the ironduke in 2000ish

 

To add, I just miss the free socks.

 

Whats with the RAF classing themselves as military? Not known as the 4th emergency service for nothing, and keeping the world hotel chains in business since 19 0 something.
(For some reason it wont show smiley faces).

 

me too

 

We brought it out of build, my first ship '92 I think. After I got off it went to that sh&t hole Pompey!

 

Galatea (steam ship), Active and Amazon for me. God that makes me feel old and I'm still only just about knocking on the door of 50!! Also ex Killick Stoker