Drinking Culture in the RAF – Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.
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Anyone here at Saxa Vord in the early 80s - OCA bringing his shotgun to happy hours so we could blast bottles and cans off the barbed wire fence through the bar windows. Driving Gertie, the mess singlies crew bus - eventually got grounded by the local bobby who threatened to bring in reinforcements to enable him to breathalise the drunks returning from the Baltitowers (Baltasound Hotel) after lockin at 3 in the morning. And then they sent me to Laarbruch to dry out 
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I must admit that as a result of this thread I was able to talk the barmaid in our Munich Hotel to serve the following drinks to my Civvie work colleagues:
Pink Polar Bears
Tizers
Jägermeister
Dracular
Apple and Pear Schnapps
Spicy Rum
and God knows what else.
Had a great few nights and proof of the pudding that the drinking culture still exists when away on a jolly still exists
I must admit that as a result of this thread I was able to talk the barmaid in our Munich Hotel to serve the following drinks to my Civvie work colleagues:
Pink Polar Bears
Tizers
Jägermeister
Dracular
Apple and Pear Schnapps
Spicy Rum
and God knows what else.
Had a great few nights and proof of the pudding that the drinking culture still exists when away on a jolly still exists
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One thing I always remember from training was the SDO/OO set up. I think by the time I entered the real world it was a single duty. In training though the OO was one of the student sprogs and the SDO an old (mid-30s?) flt lt who could be found in the appropriate civvies of the day propping up one end of the bar. It was a habit I always applauded until armed guarding came in 
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It doesn't on my iPad, it's simply a cocktail site.
Anyone else getting a prob? If so I'll whip it down.
1measure Bacardi
1 measure vodka
1 measure blackcurrent
Top up with lemonade
Anyone else getting a prob? If so I'll whip it down.
1measure Bacardi
1 measure vodka
1 measure blackcurrent
Top up with lemonade
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"The SDO is to drink mildly". circa 1982
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So, even after spending the entire evening in the bar, drinking bottles of red wine and many G&Ts, the OO was never drunk, yer 'onour.
I believe OO rules were re-written some time afterwards.
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Now I'm lost, so take the link down?
Tell you what, Haraka, I cannot believe that it's now 43 years since we had that fabulous ULAS Summer Camp at RAF Thorney Island.... Illicit doggers over the Isle of Widget and all that....
Ever since then, the RAF went downhill. I'm so glad that you and I and the other ULAS mates were able to see some of the last of the Glory Days....
Ever since then, the RAF went downhill. I'm so glad that you and I and the other ULAS mates were able to see some of the last of the Glory Days....
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"The Orderly Officer is to drink in moderation"
There used to be a pub in Reading called the Moderation. Had visions of gangs of No1-clad officers merrily getting slaughtered, and entirely in accordance with regs...
There used to be a pub in Reading called the Moderation. Had visions of gangs of No1-clad officers merrily getting slaughtered, and entirely in accordance with regs...
Hmm Ghostery gives PPRuNe a big knockback indeed only reverting to whiteboarding the site gets any kind of graphic layout back......trackers listed below....