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?
My step father was trained as an RAF Police Dog Handler on his National Service. He narrowly missed the Sutton Wick Beverley crash that a lot of his course mates were on.