Originally Posted by
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Ord/Cpl at a large base in South Wales, you know the one, it had two of everything... picked for duty on the training side, part of O/C duties involved security container aka safe checks, cos RAFP were too busy fending off the viet taff or something. O/S has gone to close up the mess, gets a phone call, "better go start your rounds, I've been held up by mess admin". So taking obligatory walkie-talkie, map of the secret safe locations and a few bunches of keys toddle off.
Crossing the parade square car park notice a Renault 5 getting a suspension work out, quick shout "O/Cpl! What's going on here" , window of said Renault 5 opens to reveal the O/S having it large with the camp bike... think my comment was something like "nice admin"
Ttfn
This location wouldn't, by any remote chance, be the same one where, when "enjoying " the delights of being on fire piquet for a week, we were allocated the lethal pick axe handle to defend the realm against all who may threaten our nations security.
Allied to which was the inspired thinking, I use the term in the very loosest sense, of an RAFP Sgt who, with an attention to detail that must surely have warranted a mention on an honours list, had worked out how long, and how many paces, it would take to transit around the West side infrastructure as we diligently patrolled the area.
He would, in fact, appear from time to time during the evening to remonstrate with those of us who had exceeded his speed limit.
To add to the euphoria of the week, at the initial briefing, conducted by the above Sgt, he solemnly stressed we would be
permitted no less to.....ride in a fire engine ! This because the fire section was on the East side and we had to go across to the West to be fed at weekends. As an aside, said fire engine duly trundled along the peri-track at a sedate 20mph, this in contrast to those of us who
may, due to the unreliability of speedometers in those days, have made the transit on Friday evenings once ATC had gone home, about 5 times faster than the fire engine.