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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Posh knobsI was never in the army myself, but I remember when they came round to our school to talk to us about joining the forces. I was curious, so I went along. About 8 of us were stuffed in this little room, and a middle aged man was talking to us about what the requirements were, what we'd be expected to do, etc etc. It was at the point where he said
"And of course, on your first day you'd be coming in as an officer in charge of a group of men whose first day it would also be..."
And suddenly it hit me. WHAT THE FUCK?!? Being one of the scholarship kids, it hadn't occurred to me that since we were at a posh private school, this made us the 'officer classes'. Bugger that! Echoes of WWI ringing in my head, I left the room.
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Hampster Squared has stuff at www.tilla.co.uk, Thu 30 Mar 2006, 0:06,
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