Tuesday has arrived and I have the kit ready for a good old bit of tossing. Just need the old man to wake up

Interesting post Bootneck - I have never come across the Ashbourne shrove football game before.

Tuesday has arrived and I have the kit ready for a good old bit of tossing. Just need the old man to wake up

Interesting post Bootneck - I have never come across the Ashbourne shrove football game before.

For some parents it can be hard to accept that a son or daughter wants to join the forces. Try to see it from their point of view too - no one wants their child (whether the child is 2 or 52) to be in any form of danger. In time, when they realise how serious you are about joining up they will get ...

had only one...

had only one...

Any words that touch you in some way is poetry

including four lettered ones - dosh, beer, guys?

Any words that touch you in some way is poetry

including four lettered ones - dosh, beer, guys?

My thoughts exactly Loz.

It is interesting to note that after writing this open letter Sassoon threw his Military Cross into a river (not sure which one) and his Commanding Officers responded to his letter by having him declared insane.

My thoughts exactly Loz.

It is interesting to note that after writing this open letter Sassoon threw his Military Cross into a river (not sure which one) and his Commanding Officers responded to his letter by having him declared insane.

intently examining his...

intently examining his...

Sticky,

I too would agree that Sassoon's descriptions are more horrific and he did indeed push the boundaries of acceptability. However, one pice of writing by Sassoon has recently stuck a chord with me - I know this thread is poetry but I was wondering what others might think of this:


A Soldier ...

Sticky,

I too would agree that Sassoon's descriptions are more horrific and he did indeed push the boundaries of acceptability. However, one pice of writing by Sassoon has recently stuck a chord with me - I know this thread is poetry but I was wondering what others might think of this:


A Soldier ...

My first job (if you could call it that!) on completion of trade training at the now infamous Blackdown Barracks in Deepcut was operating the stamping machine for the metal dog tags.

It was such a tediously boring job that it was generally reserved for youngsters like myself that were marking time ...

My first job (if you could call it that!) on completion of trade training at the now infamous Blackdown Barracks in Deepcut was operating the stamping machine for the metal dog tags.

It was such a tediously boring job that it was generally reserved for youngsters like myself that were marking time ...