In the Army Now - The joy of the Armed ForcesI've never been a soldier. I was an air cadet once, but that mostly involved sitting in a mouldy hut learning about aeroplane engines with the hint that one day we might go flying.
Yet, anyone who has spent time defending their nation, or at least drinking bromide-laced-tea for their nation, must have stories to tell. Tell them now.
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chthonic, Thu 23 Mar 2006, 18:26)
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in the RAFMy dad was in the RAF in the mid 50s and was on Easter island when they did some nuclear weapons testing (he has some awesome photos of the mushroom cloud etc..) Years pass, I am born, I grow up to like a few beers. My parents would frown on my alcohol indulgence particularly my dad. That was until he let slip that the only reason that he was on Easter island during teh nuke test was that he was in hospital. Even worse (and here's where the hypocrisy starts) he was in hospital after getting into a drunken fight days before his demob, with a broken jaw. Apparently one of his underlings (he was senior NCO) took a dislike to him and lamped him good and proper whilst he was in a drunken stupor. I never let him lecture me about alcohol abuse again. Love my old dad though :)
(, Fri 24 Mar 2006, 14:45, Reply)
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