Originally Posted by
Cat Techie
Don't forget the war dodgers of 431 MU. We had to face the threat of PIRA like everyone else. And I will reinforce your point that this lot 4 years down the line were doing Hot Ops with hard work by aircrew and ground crew alike. Proper Ops with low level and the opposition that threw everything they had back. A lot of the old age pensioners on here have never had a SCUD or IDF come near them or heard one. Or seen fireworks come their way. Granby and Telic medals I wear.
You do a disservice to those that served before and after, war or no war.. maybe a lot on here haven't had the pleasure of a scud, but there were places like the FI and NI well before that were just as equally threatening, different times and different threats, but threats all the same.. And by their presence those before stopped stuff like this happening.