Right on Helmetman
Burnt hands from the stab feel probe; stabbed in the back by Sparrow fins; no knees in your trousers.... that reminds me of another story.
Cobra lineys were forever griefed by Wildenrath's RAF Admin folk, who took particular dislike to the lack of toe caps and worn through knees which were de "rigger" when most of your shift was spent running around the HAS on your knees.
One particular Admin SGT took up his case with the Cobra WOman. The WOman invited him to come along to APC at Akrotiri to find out just why Toom lineys have no toecaps on their shoes or knees in their trousers.
As the days progressed the Admin SGT began to grow a heart and threw himself into helping out on the line. Unfortunately many lineys had been on the end of the SGT's wrath and having jankered their way through the mess tin room etc were not quite ready to let bygones be bygones. The SGT insisted on helping load the gun with 1000 rounds. Now that's not an easy task for a fit young fella let alone a chap in his early '50's, particularly in the heat of the Med. Sarge sits himself down by the gun as shown by the liney and uses his feet to brace himself against it. He starts to wind the handle as the liney feeds the rounds in from the other side. Unfortunately this particular liney had a very big score to settle. As Sarge heaved on the winding handle the liney heaved back on the ammo belt until a loud popping sound was heard. This was not a mechanical pop, more an anatomical pop, as Sarge ruptured himself.
Endex for Sarge as he was medevac'd back to Wegberg.
Needless to say having no toecaps or raggedy knees was never quite the heinous crime it once was
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