Originally Posted by
tartare
For a lad who were born in the mid 60s - you spent your 18 months `in' doing what?
I've checked on Wiki, but there doesn't seem to be much detail.
Basic training obviously, square bashing etc, but did you get taught a trade etc. Forgive my lack of knowledge, how close did you get to the sharp end?
Did anyone decide they liked it and stay on?
All my Dad ever said was he used to calculate the amount of parachute required when dropping equipment out the back of aircraft - someone found out he was doing a maths degree.