Back in the days of Nod and after a morning of ballbagging section attacks (Blank) my oppo's and myself were lined out to be cleared. Nothing new there then, except that at the end of the previous exercise we had been lined out and told fire off any remaining rounds on automatic (a couple of mags ...

Back in the days of Nod and after a morning of ballbagging section attacks (Blank) my oppo's and myself were lined out to be cleared. Nothing new there then, except that at the end of the previous exercise we had been lined out and told fire off any remaining rounds on automatic (a couple of mags ...

a 3 piece safety razor

Are you joking, there was not much safe about them, they were absolutly lethal. Any sideways movement and your good looks were toast.

Remember when using diposables in the field to have a new one set aside for each day. If you're laying kit out for inspection and the ...

When Charles is eventually crowned would his profile fit on a postage stamp, or would they need to produce a special panoramic version?

Plums

When Charles is eventually crowned would his profile fit on a postage stamp, or would they need to produce a special panoramic version?

Plums

Royal is now issued with the new combat 95 waterproofs ( the ones without the pockets). I did, and some may still have the older type but mine were taken off me when we were given our 95s. This was a shame since the old type did actually seem waterproof unlike the 95 set which are rotten, a similar ...

Royal is now issued with the new combat 95 waterproofs ( the ones without the pockets). I did, and some may still have the older type but mine were taken off me when we were given our 95s. This was a shame since the old type did actually seem waterproof unlike the 95 set which are rotten, a similar ...

All good fun though, and after phase 1 passout you used to get the troop to run the troop number into mud with PTI precision.

Yup, always gratefull that I did not end up in "888" Troop.