I went to Britain's only state boarding school, the then Gordon Boys School near Bisley. When i left in 85 the Scots Guards were dragooned into knocking our marching etc up to speed for the forthcoming visit by the Queen.
It wasn't until they told us they would rather go back to Aldershot for food and rest, as the school was too cold and miserable that we realised how tough it really was. The cells have since been boarded up!!!
It is now the Gordons School(girls
), and is currently the best performing school in Surrey. It takes local and forces kids and is traditionally crewed by ex forces folks. It would be fair to say that after 3 years there, everything since has been a breeze.
Gordon's School