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Had a thought the other day (Thats a first) do you get summer leave in the army during basic or just the 3 day long weekend at the end off week 6?

Only reason i'm thinking about this is i have been checking out all the dates and what not and i would get my 3 days off (if all goes to plan) on the 12th of August.

Shame really as its one of my best mates wedding on the 27th and my birthday on the 28th and i will be locked up for it.

Alright mate. it all depends on what corps your in, infantry you get long weekend leave at week 6 ( or not dependin on wether the OC is bein a w@#k HAHA) then you get 2 weeks off at week 12. annual leave like summer leave etc starts when u get to battalion hope that helps some mate

Right that means i will miss his wedding. Shame really. Not arsed about being in there for my birthday.

Thanks.

Sticky Blue wrote:Gazza, you are sick... watching you bezzy oppo getting wed is like watching a friend being sentenced in court

When my brother got married the minister said to him, "you walked in here with a house, a car and some money in the bank. You'll walk out with half of it."

We still have the stag do to come. She might be put off him after were done (no not like that).

He's getting his shoes done with the words "help" on one and "me" on the soles for when they have to kneel down.

Could be worse, his Mrs could go down the isle to jaws like someone else we know

When I got wed it was the weekend of the 59 reunion, the buggers got me pished the night before in Barnstaple, I got a taxi to the wrong hotel in Bideford (should have been in Braunton), slept in the bathroom, woke up half naked and ran to the proper hotel (which was 7 miles cos my cash for the taxi ran out), got rigged up and ended up at the bar for "lunch" with 59, got caught by mother in law who fed me extra strong mints which made me fart all day, knelt down to say my vows and couldnt get up as my back spasmed from a fall in Barnstaple fountain the night before, the reception went well until we drew back the curtains for the buffet and there were 2 ex-59 lads sat scoffing away pished as farts, then the beer ran out, then ord sqn pongos had a fight with med sqn bootnecks, then the taxi to the hotel broke down, and next morning I was in my MQ and got pinged for rear party as one of the lads had had a car accident!

Divorced 4 years later and still paying the price to the lawyers!

Apart from that was a good day as far as I remember as the day after my first stint on the main gate i reported sick and got signed off for 2 weeks and then took my leave so I had 4 weeks off!

And in fairness to myself the misses was second choice the night I trapped her, I was more interested in her mate but cocked it up by letting my oppo have first digs thinking he'd cock it up, she loved him so how wrong was I. 6 months went by including 2 months in norway and 2 months in the states. Then it happened!!!

Day after I proposed all the lads gave me a standing ovation at breakfast in the galley and I was stood there thinking "eh??" and then someone let me in on the fact I proposed in the nightclub, good job he did really cos I didnt remember! I kinda hoped she'd forgotten aswell, but when I went to hers that night she was sat with her mates looking at wedding magazines!

Sounds familiar Doc!
I'll never forget mine' me and my brothers striding down the high street in all different dress rig, bearskins red tunics, best blues & forage, No1's , drill boots gleaming and medals blazing in the sun. Go to cross the road when some young civvy plod jumps out into the road flags the traffic downand motions us to cross.Just as he's doing so well as we get level he throws one up! The look on the poor lads face as a half cut Jock guard barked " Don't farkin salute me I work for a living!!" was priceless. Bet he's never done that again!