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what is it like on operation,

what are the hours like, do you work 6 days a week,

can you drink on operation camps after the shift ? whats there to do once you have finished your shift ? are you thinking, damn stuck here in the middle of the desert and no where to do or to you have lots of things to do to take your mind of things.


Do you really get 30 days paid holiday each year i heard that you might not get it.

6 month tour do you get any leave in that 6 months.?
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You are still thinking like a civilian mate
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Post by rebel »

hello,

why cant people just say somwthing to let me understand.

please help me.

i guess there is a lot red tape.
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hey you guy, mate you obvously know the roody answer, why you wanna play criptic crosswords with me as apposed to giving the plain sailing truth, not that i wanna go in the RAF or ought but maybe i am a Civvy you know that already, so can you give me some help or not, I guess you anit a Medic then !
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rebel.

Your paid 365 days a year in the Forces regardless of what your doing or where your doing it.

As to operations. Over the years I had loads or operations. Knee repaired, back nearly repaired, Shins denuded of nasty bits of rusty metal, Shoulder repaired. I nearly had a vasectomey but was put off by the two half bricks the Doctor was swinging around his head when he started to explain the procedure to me. So I still have to use a BFA. :D

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Post by rebel »

Hi Mate,

thanks for replying, I dont mean hospital operations, I meant army operations, ie to Kenya, Iraq and Afganistan, what they are like and so on.

I am glad you didnt have that vasectimy !!! :o

Thanks for replying anyway.
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rebel wrote:Hi Mate,

thanks for replying, I dont mean hospital operations, I meant army operations, ie to Kenya, Iraq and Afganistan, what they are like and so on.
I am glad you didnt have that vasectimy !!!
That is the best example of somebody caught hook, line and sinker for ages!!
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Artist you are an absolute gem
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Smashing little board game. :P

What. You just going to lie in your pit when your compound is getting mortared. 'F*ck you mate, i'm day off':x

Why would you want to drink on operations. :o .

Leave is a privelege, not a gimme. :(

Hope this answers some of your daft questions.

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Post by rebel »

thats a good point thanks very much, dont the americans drink beer??

The reason why you would want to drink ie a beer, is because if you have been working for 6days and your really tired and stressed (hot if your in afganistan, then you would want a cold beer to relax.

wouldnt you, your not telling me that your going to deprive 6000 men of a cold beer for 6 months ?

See i im not in the army so i dont know.


thanks any way
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Well you could be attacked or needed at any time couldn't you? Wouldn't be much use if you were pissed.
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that is true but arnt the bases secure, and i thought that only mortors attacks were possible on most bases,
so if only a small portion of people were off, then i shouldnt make much difference should it ?


I thought that you were given half a day to do paper work and the rest you chill out and rest ready for the next 6 days graft.


so theres no beer at camps in Iraq or Afganistan, for the British then ?
what do you do then after your shift ?
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Edited by Frank S.
Don't get stupid and link to material like this on a family oriented forum.



why is that bloke holding a can of cider then ?
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rebel wrote:Edited by Frank S.
Don't get stupid and link to material like this on a family oriented forum.



why is that bloke holding a can of cider then ?
Oh dear. rebel don't know what you posted but if you've been Franked take it as read that your on dodgy ground.

Operations can be vastly different from each other. At the Moment the Paras and their attached ranks are having a right shitty time in Afganistan. From what I've managed to find out it's the worst time the British Forces have had since Korea. The blokes are exhausted as they are under fire 24/7.

Then again other Operations are of the Hearts and Minds variety. Whereas the units may be rebuilding houses and suchlike after an Earthquake or suchlike for some third world country badly in need of help.

None are the same in other words.

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