When I joined the army ......

**benney** · 30-03-2007, 21:35

any one remember the rats in the cookhouse that use to run up the gutering on the floor

**benney** · 30-03-2007, 21:36

that was in lucknow tidworth

**Lofty-25** · 30-03-2007, 22:03

When i joined a centurion was a rank in the roman army not a tank

**Thom15** · 30-03-2007, 22:22

I wonder if Gwyn N. remembers this night in Tidworth.
Several of us were on our way back to camp after a few beers in town and stopped for a hot dog at the van by the bus stop and toilets. As we got there we noticed two guys waiting in their car for the queue to go down. As it happened we got the very last hot dogs so when the guys stepped out of their car to buy some they were really P****d off. Of course we laughed which made them really mad. They jumped in their car and decided to mount the pavement to run us down. I had a plastic pop bottle in my hand and threw it at their windshield. The driver must have thought it was a glass bottle as he put his arm up and swerved into the wall of the toilet which then collaped on his bonnet. He then wound his window down (bad move) to say something to us and got bobbed in the mouth, as did his mate. Anyway, they had a rough night because they smashed up their car, got a thumping, were taken away by the police and still did not get their hot dogs. It's a tough life. I blame it all on Nick as he had two hot dogs.

**Barry69** · 31-03-2007, 11:54

Yes I remember the Rats running up and down the Bacon " No pun meant Bob" as it had been left out prior to cooking our breakfast, by the night cook.

We gave it a miss that morning, stuck to cereal & Mouse droppings?

Happy Days!

richie264 · 31-03-2007, 20:26

In Tidworth I was eating a portion of battered fish when I found a cockroach in it, it put me off fish for several years, the 1st one I ate after was in Bills Bar in Lemgo.

**Barry69** · 01-04-2007, 10:30

Yer Richie you had to get there early to get the Big Ones???

Happy days!

**Keith Jones 989** · 01-04-2007, 13:11

Not so much when I joined but very soon after that. Does anybody who was in Hong Kong 1969 -1972 remember the sheer ingenuity of the cookhouse staff who were able to produce SPAM in such a huge variety of disguises during our border tours in Fanling Camp?

What happens these days, I can't believe they still use SPAM?

led9750 · 11-05-2007, 15:45

just been reading this thread i spoke to rsm coopers boy in tidworth a couple of years ago and he told me of a muster parade [lemgo i think]
when his old man asked him who ironed his kit as he looked like a bag a **** , coops replied ''the same person that did yours sir''.
I hope this is true .

for the less than bright people its a mother joke

**Barry69** · 11-05-2007, 17:20

I can’t believe that Led, Brian Cooper would not let anyone near his kit he was Immaculate even on exercise!

How ever during the NCO Cadre whilst we where being drilled by RSM Cooper, some ladies crossed the Square and a certain person shouted who are those scrubbers on my square, realising they where wife's of soldiers and not locals, and plus one of the lads on parade was the husband of one.

He did one hell of a back pedal, claiming well they are cleaners they scrub things. Too late you’re in up to your neck mate, but who would tell him? Not I I’m not Charles Broson I have no Death Wish!

But needless to say drill was short that day, no pun intended, But Mouse Cooper was the smartest soldier I have ever know.