Ex Forces??

[longers]

CCF = Combined Cadet Force. I fannied around with them for a while. Our Wing Commander thought spending a week messing around in Chipmunks was more important than swimming for the school at the Nationals. He was wrong. And not very happy.

OTC = Officer training Corp.

DD = no idea.

 

[mr_cellophane]

I did 4 days work at Blandford Camp getting some kit ready to ship out to Afganistan. Does that count ?

 

[Saddle bum]

Civvy boffin with the brown jobs. Best of both Worlds - life of Riley in the Officers' Mess, but could not be shouted at.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

CCF = Combined cadet forces

 

[Chrisz]

My God! pongos and crab air , looks like Chrisz is the only other sane person on here.

Not too sure about the 'sane' bit though

 

[BigonaBianchi]

we had lee enfiled .303 rifles and in the 'war games' we were issued with blanks ammo which was fun...still pretty dangerous up close though. We also shot live ammo on the range supervised by regular soldiers...I shot 303's GPMG's Bren gun, sub machine gun like in th wold commando films, and a browning pistol...all in 'anger' at cardboard targets.

I remember stumbling across a naked female sunbather in penhale sands with my squad...at 15 she was a lot more fun to watch than the 'enemy' positions...which is why we lost the war it seems.

 

[dodgy]

I remember stumbling across a naked female sunbather in penhale sands with my squad...at 15 she was a lot more fun to watch than the 'enemy' positions...which is why we lost the war it seems.

I must be reading that wrong.

 

[Cycling Naturalist]

Father and eldest son were in the army. I briefly considered joining the army when I was at university and unattached.

 

[Kovu]

Have a lot of mates in the army and a few going in to the RAF.

 

[BigonaBianchi]

Have a lot of mates in the army and a few going in to the RAF

I hope they all make it out.

 

[graham56]

MAGGOT! was this basic training for all brown jobs?


View: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=ol5Dfs7jqFI

 

[Kovu]

I hope they all make it out.

Aye, I hope so too. MEntally and phsyically of course, there all good lads as well, all they have ever wanted to do.

 

[Abitrary]

I'm a bit shell-shocked to tell the truth. Too many tours in kumbayeland.

Need a hot bath and the TV times.

 

[Chuffy]

I'm a bit shell-shocked to tell the truth. Too many tours in kumbayeland.

Need a hot bath and the TV times.

I thought you were still sulking, my little candied parsnip...

I briefly considered joining the RAF but decided that it would be a monumental mistake and neither side would benefit. I do wonder occasionally if it would have actually been a useful experience and I'd love to have all that Forces slang at my fingertips.

Nearest I ever came was being a dental receptionist at CTCRM Lympstone. No, really.

 

[Abitrary]

Do you really think anyone is the slightest bit interested in anything you've ever said or done chuffy?