Nice one GR,

I was a T.A. paratrooper(10 para) before i joined the marines in the early to mid -eighties and i remember a scouse cpl called Dave Abols from down at aldershot training us one weekend(1984/85ish),i,m presuming its the same geezer,if it was, what a top bloke.

cheers,

Jay.

P.S. I ...

Congratulations to Mick Heron,

(another fellow Mighty muncher from the eighties),on his engagement to BBC News reader Kate Silverton,

cheers Mick

Jay.

Just to clarify what i said yesterday,Steve Tooby was actually on an exchange posting to the USMC Winter Warfare school as the resident bootneck ML1


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Jay

Hey Up Steve,

I vaguely recall a Steve Tooby in M Coy as a marine in 1987,went onto to become an ML and i met him again as a C/Sgt ML1 on an RMR london exercise in the USA 2001 ,do you know if those two lads are related or mistaken identity on my part?

cheers,


Jay

Taking up Kite surfing!

cheers,

Jay

Morning everybody,

I'd like to introduce myself, I'm Jay, and I did a bit of time in the military myself. I've been reading these forums for about five years now, but have never felt the the need to contribute, until now. I really don't think we ought to get into slanging matches but one of the ...

RIP Royal,

cheers,

Jay

RIP Royal,


cheers,


Jay

RIP Lads



cheers,


Jay

I served with this bloke for my last three years in the corps at 45 and, he was a good marine,and a great bloke,always smiling,never let anything get him down,

cheers manny,

RIP mate,


Jay