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- Sat 25 Dec, 2004 7:53 pm
- Forum: RM Joining & Training
- Topic: Six RM Instructors For Court Martial
- Replies: 37
- Views: 7852
Training for me goes back to deal in 1962, I was just turned 17, fresh faced, shy and had led something of a sheltered life. Our DI (as they were then called), told me I would not make a marine and he would get me out before I finished at Deal. Initially the things I was picked up for, with extra dr...
- Sun 12 Dec, 2004 8:37 pm
- Forum: RM General Discussion
- Topic: Spean Bridge
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8999
Mike, sorry for the long delay in replying, I have been away from my pooter for some time (not at Her Majesty's pleasure, just away) Yes, you guessed him, what a character, talked ten to the doz and really can tell a tale. I still come away shaking my head after meeting some of my Corps brethren, ar...
- Mon 15 Nov, 2004 7:43 pm
- Forum: RM General Discussion
- Topic: Spean Bridge
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8999
Flew back down from a very wet and miserable Jockland this morning, Yesterday was bl**dy awful weather wise. The 1100hrs do at Fort William was a wet affair but plenty of green hats on grey-haired heads plus a contingent from FPGRM and a mixed bag of green hatted percies from Log Regt (I think). The...
- Mon 08 Nov, 2004 8:16 pm
- Forum: RM General Discussion
- Topic: Spean Bridge
- Replies: 35
- Views: 8999
Was up at the memorial back in May, together with an oppo of some 38 years standing (marines together in Pompey) and will be back again this coming weekend for the Remembrance Parade, Saturday night p**s up and dits evening at the Alexandra Hotel in Fort William. As with the last D-day do, this must...
- Fri 10 Sep, 2004 12:57 pm
- Forum: RM General Discussion
- Topic: 'Owdun'
- Replies: 19
- Views: 4820
Been absent from place of duty for some time. work and holidays, so feel reasonably confident that I am not one of the nobbers who almost caused us to lose a most venerable (yes I did spell it right, wouldn't suggest that any similar sounding word applied) member. As with most of us, I am sure, I va...
- Fri 10 Sep, 2004 12:57 pm
- Forum: RM Joining & Training
- Topic: 'Owdun'
- Replies: 19
- Views: 3907
Been absent from place of duty for some time. work and holidays, so feel reasonably confident that I am not one of the nobbers who almost caused us to lose a most venerable (yes I did spell it right, wouldn't suggest that any similar sounding word applied) member. As with most of us, I am sure, I va...
- Sun 18 Jul, 2004 5:08 pm
- Forum: Reunions, Lost & Found
- Topic: Sigs Reunion!!!!!!!
- Replies: 36
- Views: 19982
Just landed back home after the Sigs/Tels reunion, slightly thick headed and dehydrated with that croaky voice that a surfeit of alcohol tends to bring on. As ever, a great weekend. Most of the usual suspects graced CTC with their presence and I got to put a face to Mr Nicholson's name, the bu**er l...
- Sun 20 Jun, 2004 8:33 pm
- Forum: Reunions, Lost & Found
- Topic: Sigs Reunion!!!!!!!
- Replies: 36
- Views: 19982
- Tue 13 Apr, 2004 8:16 pm
- Forum: Military History
- Topic: Military history...job wise
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8306
Tab is right about the career prospects and attendant pay scales. The husband of one of my team at work has just retired from the Imperial War Museum where he was a curator for many years. He has a Masters degree in European Military History and his Batchelors in some related topic, all that study a...
- Mon 29 Mar, 2004 2:43 pm
- Forum: RM General Discussion
- Topic: Frankton's Shadows
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2714
Much of the impact of Frankton was that the `commando' strike came, not on or close inland of a Pas de Calais, Normandy or Brittany beach but miles inland, true on a river but a long way from the sea. In many ways thia is echoed not only by the SBS but by the very concept of amphibious warfare as pr...
- Mon 29 Mar, 2004 2:43 pm
- Forum: RM Joining & Training
- Topic: Frankton's Shadows
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2145
Much of the impact of Frankton was that the `commando' strike came, not on or close inland of a Pas de Calais, Normandy or Brittany beach but miles inland, true on a river but a long way from the sea. In many ways thia is echoed not only by the SBS but by the very concept of amphibious warfare as pr...
- Mon 29 Mar, 2004 2:31 pm
- Forum: Military History
- Topic: Healey compares McNamara's war with his own.
- Replies: 12
- Views: 4857
I'm a Chesterfield lad by birth and returned their for a sort period post Corps, and during Tony Benn's tenure as the MP. I met him at one of his Surgeries, going as support to a colleague. Much as I am in conflict with Tony's politics I had to admire his integrity and knowledge. Along with his neig...
- Wed 24 Mar, 2004 1:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
- Topic: Substained Fire
- Replies: 39
- Views: 7179
- Wed 24 Mar, 2004 1:21 pm
- Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
- Topic: Substained Fire
- Replies: 39
- Views: 5977
- Wed 17 Mar, 2004 2:56 pm
- Forum: General Discussion & Introductions
- Topic: Distraught from the Cotswolds
- Replies: 16
- Views: 3777
Oh Sh*t, the shame of it all. Can't you push him towards the girl guides instead, or anything a bit more macho than the , I dare hardly say it, the RAF. As you say, the signs were there but , unhappily you missed them, wizard prang wot? Must be careful in what we say, we have a few rotary wing peopl...