Wot r teenagers 4?

[ukhursty]

Its called the Fall of The Berlin Wall. Whenever a war ends, the Forces must contract. The '89 Wall falling signalled the end of the cold war and I received my cards in the massive purge called DCS 15...Defence Cost Study i.e. cut costs any way they can. At that stage they shut all UK military hospitals bar one. It was drastic and stupid but there's never any logic to this. Trick is not to take it personally.
The Poor Laws were first enacted in the UK after the Napoleonic Wars finished, leaving thousands of ex-soldiers destitute on the street, so its nothing new.

Aye your right. They were telling me, man power used to be well over 100k, no its around 40k and dropping

Another Cold War would come in handy

[Antisocial]

Bruv got round this by being a mere squaddie at end of cold war when they got rid of everyone especially in infantry, then completing every course he could from all his HGV's, management quals and even running firework displays. Each time they have had a review of manpower they realised

a. they needed his experience cos they had got rid of most of the others who had it.
b. It would cost too much to let him go cos of all his qualifications.

As he joined the pioneers due to dyslexia and they were looked down upon by the infantry and most people who joined transferred as fast as they could out, he stayed with them but got tours and attachments to everyone else thus getting experience and varied skills and rising through the ranks.

[Fleeter]

I joined the Marines right from school,left after a year,been working in a shit hole for the last 2 years,i am now going back, in the RAF this time though,just waiting for a date now

[ukhursty]

I joined the Marines right from school,left after a year,been working in a shit hole for the last 2 years,i am now going back, in the RAF this time though,just waiting for a date now

Good luck with it mate, my date has changed from March to August, and now back to April!

[Antisocial]

I joined the Marines right from school,left after a year,been working in a shit hole for the last 2 years,i am now going back, in the RAF this time though,just waiting for a date now

How will TT get to races, is he retiring?

[Fleeter]

Good luck with it mate, my date has changed from March to August, and now back to April!

Bloody hell!! I have been told to phone them up in april to see what the score is,but they dont seem to have a clue whats going on

Good luck to you pal aswell

[Fleeter]

How will TT get to races, is he retiring?

Think he said something about you giving him a lift...

[Antisocial]

Think he said something about you giving him a lift...

If he pays realistic petrol costs more than happy to, I mean running for Calder he is at least a wannabe a Yorkshireman.

Back to the army topic, I am surprised they are letting you and UK Hursty in, aren't you far too fit for new recruits?

[Fleeter]

We'll get sent to the naffi to stock up on jaffa cakes

[ukhursty]

If he pays realistic petrol costs more than happy to, I mean running for Calder he is at least a wannabe a Yorkshireman.

Back to the army topic, I am surprised they are letting you and UK Hursty in, aren't you far too fit for new recruits?

Haha, well from what I saw on my fitness test down at the Recruit training base, then yes.

Some of the potential recruits level of fitness was abysmal!

They have now have a pass or fail system for the so-called fitness test at the pre-recruit training course. You won't believe how low the standard is, and people still fail it!

4 Press-ups
7 Sit-ups
8.6 on Bleep test running (Which is 86 shuttle runs of 20 meters, so just under 2km)