Recruiting a problem

[jindabyne]

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Here, here!

I spent a liquid night last week in a small pub in Lostwithiel (don't ask why), and amongst losing my brains with delightful locals there happened to be a gent & lady from the Navy and a current RAF FJ. Great night, and helped dispel much of the carping that we see on this site - and yes, they'd all (do) spent much time in the sand etc, etc. Back off Baldy; and before you say it, my brains weren't left in WIWOL or other nostalgia.

And retarded engineer (see next post), they (the three) would've been offended if you'd suggested that they weren't in an honoured profession; they had their issues, such as housing, pensions and all the rest, but they were bloody proud of what they were doing, enjoyed it, and were p***ed off with the general flak that some of this site attracts. Equally, they had their sensible eye on their futures, which could well be beyond their present Service careers. 'Twas ever thus, so what? Good luck to them.