Your best moment in the military.
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Being at Binbrook for a Mineval as a young aircrew cadet. Watching a long line of Lightnings start & disappear into the dawn sky.
Going to Australia for the 200th anniversary celebrations & Fincastle as lead dry on 201Sqn - best and longest party I have ever attended!
Sitting in the Intercon gardens in Muscat with a post-sortie beer watching the KLM hosties in the pool who were stranded there during the buildup to GW1
Receiving my VR(T) Commission 10 years after leaving the RAF and putting on a blue suit again!
Going to Australia for the 200th anniversary celebrations & Fincastle as lead dry on 201Sqn - best and longest party I have ever attended!
Sitting in the Intercon gardens in Muscat with a post-sortie beer watching the KLM hosties in the pool who were stranded there during the buildup to GW1
Receiving my VR(T) Commission 10 years after leaving the RAF and putting on a blue suit again!
Arriving at Butterworth in 1968 and experiencing Asia for the first time - it changed my life.
Being selected for GV in 1972 and being devastated when it was cancelled.
Over the moon when GV 1980 was confirmed after being in doubt.
Being selected for GV in 1972 and being devastated when it was cancelled.
Over the moon when GV 1980 was confirmed after being in doubt.
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Leon, I would loved to have a go with a Barrett although my cadet times did allow a little SLR and Lee Enfield's. Missed out on a mag from a Bren, we had run out of rounds before my chance came along.
Our cadet supplied weapons were SMLE Nr4's but my best grouping ever was with a Nr1 stamped 1918 and still with a dum dum cutter fitted. Did wonder if it have ever been used in anger.
Our cadet supplied weapons were SMLE Nr4's but my best grouping ever was with a Nr1 stamped 1918 and still with a dum dum cutter fitted. Did wonder if it have ever been used in anger.
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Ah, the good old SLR. So much better for stopping people in their tracks than the replacement.
I only put a single round down with the Barrett and when the chap with a beard asked if I would like another I politely declined - it felt like Johnny Wilkinson had just kicked a penalty on my shoulder! The 7.62 sniper rifle that he had was more of an officer's weapon!
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Ah, the good old SLR. So much better for stopping people in their tracks than the replacement.
I only put a single round down with the Barrett and when the chap with a beard asked if I would like another I politely declined - it felt like Johnny Wilkinson had just kicked a penalty on my shoulder! The 7.62 sniper rifle that he had was more of an officer's weapon!
LJ
Probably the minute or so preceding the recovery from a strafe run in Helmand, with a Brit patrol only 300metres away.
There were other good days, but I think I may saved some lives that particular day.
There were other good days, but I think I may saved some lives that particular day.
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I was in that room when GV72 cancellation was announced, gutted. I had moved on by 1980 and was not considered, still as per my first post Black Buck made up for it.
Ahh yes, the Enfield No.4, I cut my teeth on that and I still partly blame that rifle for me having to go on Churchill's funeral. Having only passed out a few weeks before the event, that, and the fact that my hair was still short enough to see the blood running through my head made me a dead ringer.
The SLR was a better rifle, good enough for me to make the station shooting team so I had my own. What I didn't understand was that when I got the chance with a SA80, it was in a cinema !!!!!
LJ
So, the 7.62 was more of an officers weapon than the Barrett .5. Shorter, not as bulky and and less penetrating power, I think I tend to agree.
I was in that room when GV72 cancellation was announced, gutted. I had moved on by 1980 and was not considered, still as per my first post Black Buck made up for it.
Ahh yes, the Enfield No.4, I cut my teeth on that and I still partly blame that rifle for me having to go on Churchill's funeral. Having only passed out a few weeks before the event, that, and the fact that my hair was still short enough to see the blood running through my head made me a dead ringer.
The SLR was a better rifle, good enough for me to make the station shooting team so I had my own. What I didn't understand was that when I got the chance with a SA80, it was in a cinema !!!!!
LJ
So, the 7.62 was more of an officers weapon than the Barrett .5. Shorter, not as bulky and and less penetrating power, I think I tend to agree.
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For some bizarre reason I was made Bren gunner on the mdf at Leuchars.
Great fun lining up on the berm that ran along the road that disects the camp and blasting two l/rs full of intruders who'd just attacked a Sanger and thought they were getting away with it.
As the umpire said "Alright lads. I think you got 'em!"
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Great fun lining up on the berm that ran along the road that disects the camp and blasting two l/rs full of intruders who'd just attacked a Sanger and thought they were getting away with it.
As the umpire said "Alright lads. I think you got 'em!"
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clicker, (your #105)
Nothing personal, young fella ! I was merely voicing my irritation about the general practice in recent years of using nouns as verbs ("access") and adjectives as nouns ("military").
As for the other services, "Armed Forces" used to do very well, (and is only a couple of letters longer !)
But then I suppose I'm just a nattering old git !
Cheers, Danny
Nothing personal, young fella ! I was merely voicing my irritation about the general practice in recent years of using nouns as verbs ("access") and adjectives as nouns ("military").
As for the other services, "Armed Forces" used to do very well, (and is only a couple of letters longer !)
But then I suppose I'm just a nattering old git !
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You haven't lived until you have told your Wing Co Nav squadron commander that his UA60 box isn't working because he hasn't selected the I/c ON. (If looks could kill)!!!!!!!!
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Loved the SLR, but always thought it was the wrong weapon for Airfield defence, all you had to do was parachute into the centre of the airfield, lie prone and allow the Squadrons to shoot sh*t out of each other across the airfield. 
Bren or Notbren (LMG).
You have to admit the regiment and the GDT section did like their naming rules, it's not a gas mask it's a Respirator, it's not a bullet, it's a round, it's not a Bren, it's an LMG
For some bizarre reason I was made Bren gunner on the mdf at Leuchars.
You have to admit the regiment and the GDT section did like their naming rules, it's not a gas mask it's a Respirator, it's not a bullet, it's a round, it's not a Bren, it's an LMG
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You have to admit the regiment and the GDT section did like their naming rules, it's not a gas mask it's a Respirator, it's not a bullet, it's a round, it's not a Bren, it's an LMG
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Giant Voice, the SAC bombing competition, the USAF would invite RAF Vulcan crews to compete against the B52s as visitors, probably the pinnacle detatchment for any Bomber Command aircrew or groundcrew. It was heavily weighted in their favour as visitors were excluded from winning certain key trophys. The UK equivalent was Double Top when the Buffs were invited over here, they used to park themselves at Marham.
Giant Voice, the SAC bombing competition, the USAF would invite RAF Vulcan crews to compete against the B52s as visitors, probably the pinnacle detatchment for any Bomber Command aircrew or groundcrew. It was heavily weighted in their favour as visitors were excluded from winning certain key trophys. The UK equivalent was Double Top when the Buffs were invited over here, they used to park themselves at Marham.
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Originally Posted by NutLoose
Loved the SLR, but always thought it was the wrong weapon for Airfield defence, all you had to do was parachute into the centre of the airfield, lie prone and allow the Squadrons to shoot sh*t out of each other across the airfield.
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For some bizarre reason I was made Bren gunner on the mdf at Leuchars.
Bren or Notbren (LMG).
You have to admit the regiment and the GDT section did like their naming rules, it's not a gas mask it's a Respirator, it's not a bullet, it's a round, it's not a Bren, it's an LMG
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For some bizarre reason I was made Bren gunner on the mdf at Leuchars.
Bren or Notbren (LMG).
You have to admit the regiment and the GDT section did like their naming rules, it's not a gas mask it's a Respirator, it's not a bullet, it's a round, it's not a Bren, it's an LMG
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