To clear up the confusion for you non-military types.

[xbrit]

Swoop, when were you there - served on the Rock from 94 - 97 and had to "liaise" with the army guys there at times



Just curious is all, prob best to answer via pm


Wurzel

I was there but quite awhile before you Gummage, I think it was 80-82. Got short-toured on promotion and had a great time there, spent more time playing cricket than actually working, played in the Section games twice a week, RAF games twice and then Combined Service games whenever. Liked how our little teams always made the TV news on GBC !!

[gpwurzel]

Yep, got on the tv there myself (and no, it wasnt most wanted before anyone says it  ) was for darts ner............

oh, and a little bit of a karate demonstration at one stage.


Gib is a fun place to be, mostly good weather, lots of pubs - and some fantastic totty too.....


Wurzel

[xbrit]

Was always fun on the pub crawl seeeing how many of those bars you could possibly get to.

[gpwurzel]

Yep, never managed to make it all the way down main street myself, I'm such a light weight drinker 


Wurzel

[xbrit]

Yep, never managed to make it all the way down main street myself, I'm such a light weight drinker 


Wurzel

LOL I don't think I ever got out of the Piazza !!

[gpwurzel]

Lmao, thats seriously light weight - even by my standards.......


Fun place for sure to go on the ritz tho.............

Wurzel

[Swoop]

So wait, Swoop as a Rock Ape, you must surely have been an Airman, not a Gunner even though the regiment is an infantry unit. And if you join 2 squadron are you are paratrooper, Airman, Gunner or what?  

One serious question though, why join the air force to become a soldier? I'm always puzzled at the idea of joining the RAF regiment. Why not the army?

Nope, gunner.  Cos I had a nice shiney L96.

And I joined the Regiment for several reasons.  They're the best (shut it!).  The Regiments role is way more varied than the poxy army (eg, Iraq '91 No.1 sq was the recce screen for the division).  The living quarters are much, much better than the army.  I like blue.  And finally, it wasn't an army recruiting party that came to my school when I was 16 and let me have a go on a milan simulator. 

[Swoop]

We discovered Swoops love for primates a long time ago !! Just because out of the three of us he's the only one that wasn't in the best Squadron we shouldn't pick on him too much

Could be worse, I could have been a snow drop.

[xbrit]

Could be worse, I could have been a snow drop.

Very true gotta give you that one.

[68Hawk]

That's funny swoop!

As a measure of how times change, I'd like to note that in the Army Infantry now everyone below a rank of NCO is just referred to as "love muffin" or some other equivalent.

Soldiers who are lazy, incompetent, get in trouble a lot or display poor attitudes are bestowed with more colorful labels.

[Yenny]

That's funny swoop!

As a measure of how times change, I'd like to note that in the Army Infantry now everyone below a rank of NCO is just referred to as "love muffin" or some other equivalent.

Soldiers who are lazy, incompetent, get in trouble a lot or display poor attitudes are bestowed with more colorful labels.