I PVR'd , after 8 years AEOp and just had a chat with the Sqn boss. Never went further than that, except for a chat with Dr John Reid in the O's mess once , when he was Defence Sec:
"So sonny are you enjoying your time in the RAF then?"............................
"Well actually I've done 8 years and I leave in a couple of weeks!"...........................Watch as contents of mess slowly form into huddled groups and drift away.................!
AE leader did offer some nice postings and good words of enchouragement but I think It was known I was going and that was that.
They did get ****ty about leaving early by about 4 weeks so I said that I would do a Cpl Clinger and say I was gay (Even though soon to be married!)
I was put on gardening leave and never looked back
Do miss the lads, Dets and the Irish stew you used to get in the Mighty Hunter.
Ah happy days!
