Royal & my brat

[El Prez]

My little girl was on weekend leave just after joining HMS Raleigh, she explained that she was the class leader and it was her responsibility on the following Monday AM to report the class to the colour sgt booty drill instructor. The class had been told in no uncertain terms to address him as Colour Sgt and nothing else, so I smiled at the brat and said, "You are family, take a deep breath and call him "Colours" she was worried, but I said she'd be ok. So on the Monday she fell the class in at open order presented them to the Booty and said quaking in her boots, "Class at open order ready for inspection Colours" Apparently there was a big intake of breath from the assembled Gunnery Instructors, but Royal just leant forward and asked, 'Your dad a Bootneck?' "Yes Colours". Royal peers at rest of class over her shoulder and bellows, "She can call me Colours, you lot will address me as Colour Sgt".
Advance 6 years
Yesterday during her promotion course she was taking the class for drill, the Bootneck Stripey wandered up and said, "Well done, a little nervous at first but then you got a grip of them, who taught you that?"
"My Dad sgt., he was a booty" Make you cry wouldn't it.

[Mutley]

Tears to your eyes, Rob.

One thing worries me though, what will we laugh at if Jack can actually do drill?

Yours Aye

[El Prez]

The DL was impressed with the way she was reteaching and bollocking the class, because they were so poor. Nothing changes.

[Rotary Booty]

Rob, thanks for sharing that with us, and I must have been sitting in a cold draught or something when I read it, 'cos my eyes filled up. Good job I was alone, must guard the image and all that. You must be very proud, and I wish her luck. Thank heaven the DLs were switched on!

[El Prez]

In the final weeks of her promotion course, confident, knowledgeable, and a credit to herself. She's not alone in the standard she sets herself and the standard she expects from the people she works with, which is why I condone Wrens at sea and at work.

[Rotary Booty]

Yes, but it's a shame that her dedication and high standards, and those like her, can be almost nullified by the publicity in the papers of the WREN who sent a postcard from one of HM Ships to her mother at the outbreak of the Afghanistan trouble, complaining that she was heading for active service and was terrified 'cos this wasn't what she joined up for!

[El Prez]

The girls actually help weed them out, intolerance of someone unwilling to pull their own weight works just the same in the girlies messdeck; they always try and help them. Problems do occur, as I have previously stated when the Crabs move onboard. Not trained for life at sea, and unhappy to be there. The brat has done the Gulf, the Balkans etc in one very long tour. Communication helps, now they have email facilities on board.