Ex Service Personnel

pistol · Post by **pistol** » 06 Oct 2007, 09:12

I was a Queensman later to become PWRR(princess of wales royal regiment) i met Diana at the trooping of the colour! Lovely lady sorely missed.

dean41 · Post by **dean41** » 06 Oct 2007, 09:15

Pistol was canterbury a posting for your old regt?

borders · Post by **borders** » 06 Oct 2007, 10:42

i was in the Royal Engineers from 1980 till 1989. great time but my take on life, politics etc has changed since then---old age you know !!! that was real teamworking, not the tosh the RM management talks about now and it makes me laugh watching some of the management panic when they cant cope with a few extra packets and letters !!

DB1100 · Post by **DB1100** » 07 Oct 2007, 17:02

I am an ex squaddie 1973 to 1979,does anybody else feel bad about holding the bluey's up?

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 07 Oct 2007, 17:26

So many ex servicemen, no guns, such a shame

Post by **TrueBlueTerrier** » 07 Oct 2007, 17:37

disgruntledpostie1 wrote:So many ex servicemen, no guns, such a shame

Yeah General John de Chastelain got mine. Cannuck bar steward

DGP1 · Post by **DGP1** » 07 Oct 2007, 17:41

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
disgruntledpostie1 wrote:So many ex servicemen, no guns, such a shame
Yeah General John de Chastelain got mine. Cannuck bar steward

Post by **Lounge Lizard** » 07 Oct 2007, 18:31

DB1100 wrote:I am an ex squaddie 1973 to 1979,does anybody else feel bad about holding the bluey's up?

Of course not. Mail is mail and service personnel don't deserve special treatment, they're doing a job the same as the rest of us, except they're better paid and with better pensions.

pistol · Post by **pistol** » 07 Oct 2007, 18:38

dean41 wrote:Pistol was canterbury a posting for your old regt?

Yes mate it was..sorry for the lengthy reply..just got the feeling back in my fingers after picket duty

DB1100 · Post by **DB1100** » 07 Oct 2007, 18:40

Never served then Lounge Lizard?

Post by **Lounge Lizard** » 07 Oct 2007, 19:27

DB1100 wrote:Never served then Lounge Lizard?

Yes, thirty years with the Ministry of Defence.

DB1100 · Post by **DB1100** » 07 Oct 2007, 19:31

Thats not the same,I should imagine all the ex forces people on here feel as I do,the MOD is nothing like being in the forces

Post by **dvbuk55** » 07 Oct 2007, 19:33

Lounge Lizard wrote:
DB1100 wrote:Never served then Lounge Lizard?
Yes, thirty years with the Ministry of Defence.

Would that be MoD Police? Or a pen pusher at the Ministry - never mind "they also serve who only stand and wait".

dean41 · Post by **dean41** » 08 Oct 2007, 13:25

Thought so pistol I was along the road at deal. Hope your fingres have thawed out mate

morrrany · Post by **morrrany** » 08 Oct 2007, 16:13

REME feb 85 till oct 90

did tours with

1Regt AAC (west germany)
ASMT (leconsfield)
2 LI (Crossmaglen)