When I joined the army ......

**John Turner** · 18-11-2006, 00:24

A centurion was my platoon commander

We didn't need numbers, we all knew each other

I was in uniform when you were in liquid form

I was No 2 on the boiling oil

etc

Any more?

daibeer · 18-11-2006, 08:49

We were trained by NCO's who were from the National Service?

tom33 · 18-11-2006, 19:39

when i joined men were men....when men were made out of steel & ships were made out of wood...the M.T. were hard as nails...and respected by everyone....

**Bob Bacon** · 18-11-2006, 21:10

Robin Hood was the Weapons Instructor and Friar Tuck was the QM

daibeer · 18-11-2006, 21:27

I remember the Blanco room.

**ap1** · 18-11-2006, 21:29

They didn't issue wetproofs

**John Turner** · 18-11-2006, 22:20

.... if asked the time, we replied...

"Time never changes Sarge- forty movements to the minute

WHAN - TUP - THREE - WHAN"

beefy22 · 19-11-2006, 18:21

i was in dead ground when you was in the playground

i was on the gate when you were on cow and gate

i was in bagdag when you were in your dads bag

some of the ones that gets used these days.

**BennytheBall** · 19-11-2006, 19:45

When I was in the Army, we shouldered arms not grew them.

richie264 · 19-11-2006, 20:40

Dai I remember the blanco room we called it the polishing room, because we had to scrape the Blanco off & polish it instead..(Jan 1975)..
My 1st Cpl was Royal Welch," Williams", but he transfered to the RRW in 75 (must have been put off by the standard of the recruits !!) short dark haired guy he was, minds just gone blank on his last 2, Crocker was the CSM of my Jnr Soldier Coy.