Living off base

[FozzyNumber4]

Sorry to be another wannabe straying outside of the "Joining Up" forum, but I need the opinion of those who are serving or have served for this one.

Is it possible to live on base, for example, during the week, and then nip back to London for the weekend? Where I'm coming from is that my girlfriend (whom I've lived with for 2 years) doesn't want to give up her high flying city career to move to sleepy Devon or Scotland (no offence intended!).

My gut instinct is not as I'm sure the job needs you when it needs you, as such, but wondered if anyone had any experience of such problems...before I have to demonstrate how much I want to join.

Cheers.

[bigbart]

After phase 1 training, your weekends are pretty much your own. Do what you want. Obviously you won't get to go back to london if you're on exercise or on a tour.

[Si Capon]

Once at a unit, once you secure on a Friday, provided you are back for first parade on the Monday, it`s up to you where you go.
I was married and based at Stonehouse & Norton Manor whilst the wife lived in London.
Travelling back "up the line" on a Friday was a pain in the *rse, especially as all of your oppo`s will be getting rigged to go ashore.

My best advice is bin your missus and get out there and trap a Janner Gronk who will only be too happy to give you a small arms inspection at the weekend

I did

[Dolly Gray]

Si

Just going out to a meeting and whilst checking the mail spotted your words 'bin the missus' needless to say I fully agree with the action ditch it and get a gronk, much much better, you never have to tell them you love them (except when pissed.) or you want a rabbit.

However the lady (nut doctor) I am giving a lift to does not share your views and sees them as being out of the dark ages and that you are some sort of pig to treat woman like this. She hoped that there was not many like you around and that I was not made from the same mould.

She has taken complete umbridge because I said I would not ditch anyone in such a cruel manner - well not until I had filled my boots for the last time, got all my kit and and any cash that was loafing - she has gone out to the car with a right bastard on so a happy evening ahead.

Dolly

[El Prez]

She has taken complete umbridge because I said I would not ditch anyone in such a cruel manner - well not until I had filled my boots for the last time, got all my kit and and any cash that was loafing

Slight error of judgement there Dolly. Now if you had said the above, preceded by
"having informed her I had been having three in a bed with her 16 year old daughter and her niece, then filled my boots for the last time to stop her screaming, prior to packing my kit and ensuring she had enough cash for a fish supper," I'm sure your colleague would be more understanding.

Trick cyclist anybody?

[sneaky beaky]

Dolly,
You always were a bit of a smooth talking barsteward with these ladies!
Sneaky

[FozzyNumber4]

and ensuring she had enough cash for a fish supper," I'm sure your colleague would be more understanding.

El Prez, you old romantic!...buying her dinner, eh?

Thanks for the uniquely Royal way of looking at the situation, guys.

[Si Capon]

I forgot to add...

Bin her with a text message (21st Century way of doing things)

something like;

Lve u but im a mne now. far mre fsh in the c. yr sis gives tp BJ by the wy.

[Dolly Gray]

Good one Si

she had a face like a smacked arse all night which was not helped by an social worker who worked in Devonport in the 70s, so he has some great dits about matelots - so he he threw petrol on fire - a bucketful.

I will see her today so no doubt she will still be peed off. So I will find a way to add a mother, sister,small brother and Jack Russell puppy somehow into the plot. I wont add the fish supper as I see that as romantic. The full moon over Birkenhead, a shared fish supper, a pussers sleeping bag and a gronk, what more could one ask for - Royal in love!

When I explained jackspeak to her a few months ago she tried to get her head around that in her educated way and gave up, so throwing a smally boy in should do nicely


Foz - JUst remember W**Ks & C**Ws nothing serious!

[dootybooty]

Dolly, you sure don't mellow with age.I seem to recall Plymouth Navy days about 67 and a WAAf called Caroline who was obliging to inliers and outliers alike. So, potential Royal, take the advice of those that know get yourself a gronk for most weekends and go up homers about every 2 months, worked for most of us.

[Artist]

Dolly Give me her address and I will reverse over her Doggie as a favour to you.

Fozzy thingie.

Si's right bin the moaning minnie but don't try to trap a Janner. Go for a Naval Nurse or Wren. They understand Royal a bit more than the average civvy and are quite happy to "Go Dutch" when out and about in Guz. And sometimes when your skint are much better than an ATM.

They seem to have this ability to always have dosh on them unlike Royal who will quite happily squander his hard earned Cash on important things like Ale, takeaways, and things we must have like the biggest Motorbike you can just afford. Mine was a 750 Norton Commando in JPS colours.

Trouble is if you marry one they want you to sell it and buy a car!
Odd people be these N/N's and Wrens once they have you in their clutches.

Artist

[davo141]

Go for a Naval Nurse

Ahh ballacks! thats me farked then...mrs. goes to Raleigh in january to become a naval nurse....just have to trap her again with some some royal talk!....Least none of the matelows will try it knowing her mans a Royal....bless em

Davo

[Si Capon]

They understand Royal a bit more than the average civvy
Artist

How true..

I once had a local Plymouth Gronk believe that I was the son of the Duke of Richmond and worth millions. I told her that I had joined the Marines instead of the Cavalry because I had an arguement with my father who was the Colonel in Chief.

She bit....it was fantastic, I never paid for a thing all night!!!

Honest!!

[Dolly Gray]

Foz
you say your birds is a high flying career lady - I dont know what the situation in is Guz dockyards is but I am sure she can get a job in Exeter as a scaffolder if she moves down.

Seriously and I mean this, if you get through training you will be a very different person, for many reasons: some good, some positive some negative (very)and many which only fit into the world of Royal and Jack, a strange world to be sure, where as you must have realised by now things that are important fall into a very small list.

I would like to think that your girlfirend would understand what you want to turn yourself into and maybe she is the one in a million who would accept the change , but is she prepared to accept that in the first week- end you are home you are more than likely to get shit faced and take a fancy to her oppo and if the oppo is not up for it you will be throwing sixes for the mother or granny. You then have a major problem that we have all endured and which can finish up any relationship - your oppos -if you dont do it - you can rest assured your oppos will put the boot in.

Our ladies are very special people and we them protect with our lives but they will still tell you they don't understand us. So when that special lady turns up you will know it, but there are lots of gronks to conquer until then!

Dolly

[Artist]

Once in the Spanish Bar this Female Janner asked me what a Gronk was?

"Go to the ladies and look in the Mirror" says I. She did and still didnt understand what I meant. A few weeks later I met the Lady again and she had found out what a Gronk was.

Have you ever sat on a double decker bus heading to Seaton Barracks covered in God Knows what?

Artist