Hi all. I'm Danny, 26 and as some of you might have guessed from my nick, I was a Royal Engineer. Did 6 years, left in 2001 and have just been called up for Telic 5. Am thinking of re-enlisting but this time into a cap badge with less digging. Oh, and one that will get me back to Germany as quickly ...

Sorry to hear that Gazza. Bet he'll still be an inspiration to you, mucker. Chin up!

I did 6 years in the Royal Engineers and am thinking of re-enlisting in a different Corps for one reason only - you hardly ever get to use your trade unless your a Driver RE or a Plant Op. A lot of people join up imagining that they'll be chippying (or whatever) only to find that 95% of their work ...