Anyone here in the Armed Forces?

fourcrossjohn

which is wat i'm saying

Sarnian

Bloody pay as you starve, really gets to me. The other thing Is replacing all the Army chefs with civi contractors, you have to admit we might give the slop jockeys a bit of banter but they know how to cook.

I will never forget turning up to the cook house at Marchwood after sometime away only to find no chefs and civi contractors serving up deep fat fried cheese toasties, and then having to pay for It. :shock:

Anonymous

there is far too much civvie shenanigans going on in camps these days. it annoys me.

Sarnian

sheepsteeth wrote:

there is far too much civvie shenanigans going on in camps these days. it annoys me.

Your right, glad now days I only have to put up with It on a part time basses.

Anonymous

worst is that they think "civvy" is the highest rank in the army, it clearly isnt, or they'd be in the army :roll:

Sarnian

I remember a while ago talking to my old man about the Army now days, he was a chef and left In 1961.
He could not get he's head around no Army chefs In the cook house, civi admin staff and civi security staff (mod plod) I think you could call MPG military still.

This was the look :shock: then

Anonymous

i like talking to my old man about the militry, he was in the TA and thinks he is a sandhurst tactics and military historian!!!

Sarnian

The old, back In my day they did It like this, or you would not got away with In my day.

My old still goes on about the lee enfield rifle and how good It was and naming all the parts

Anonymous

my old an is amazed we dont use cordite anymore (whatever that is!!) for demolitions!! what a webbo.

Sarnian

I hat to explain to mine that we don't have to Blanco are webbing anymore or shine cap badges, buttons or buckles.

Bless him

Duffer

civvies is another thing that gets me going. immagine you're flying to Afghan:

you go on a civvie bus, driven by a civvie driver, to Brize. the civvies on the gate check IDs (yeah, right...) and you then go to the terminal. you are checked in by civvies, before boarding a civvie aircraft flown by civvies. you then fly to a civvie airfield, where you're handled by civvies before being taken to your destination. congratulations, you've flown all the way to a war zone, and you've not had to have any involvement with anyone from Her Majesty's RAF. it's a joke, and an embarasment.

fourcrossjohn

is it just me or is it a coinsidence with the troops of iraq and swine flu appearing at the same time?

Sarnian

And going back to civie debate, civie admin have done It again It's May 1st and I am skint :shock: :evil:

Anonymous

ive been very lucky with my wages, once i left training i have had good financial admin from work and i atleast always get paid on time, even if it isnt always correct!!

welsh_wonder

A bit late seeing this but great to see so many guys in the Army,RAF but where are the Navy? dont be shy

Im currently a 6yr LCpl in the Army as A Bowman Communications Specialist :roll: just as usless as JPA.

RupertCommunicator

Talking about civvies, I flew from Brize to Kandahar, then onto Bastion and Lash, and it was Crab Air all the way. I suppose you could call them civvies anyway!

Even at Lash, the catering is done by civvies! The place is teeming with chogies doing everything that the Army can't be arsed to do.

Another thing. Now I'm deployed I've lost my NI pay, even though I'm still paying for my quarter there and bloody mess subs! Bloody hell! I'm earning even less out here than I do at home since my LSA is only a couple of quid a day. You should get alot more for spending 6 months in the sandbox.

Duffer

Jon_sillito wrote:

I'm earning even less out here than I do at home since my LSA is only a couple of quid a day.

get some time in

they've just brought the gap between the levels down by 60 days too. 300 days per level now. plus your Op allowance, plus not putting fuel in the car... it soon adds up

henryfuller

i am joining the RAF soon as a WSOp, is anyone else here RAF? or is it mainly army boys?

Chaz.Harding

Duffer,

Love your sig. Nice work!

gaz047

bit delayed i know, but only just found this thread!
ex army here goes
joined royal signals in 1996
phase one atr bassingbourn
phase two blandford
posted to germany (280uk signal squadron 1997-2000)
tour of bosnia 1998 (mostar, sarajevo)
pti class 3 cse (aspt sennelager 1999)
tour of kosovo (1999-2000 thanks for the millenium tour! although got my lancejack so took sting out of thetail )
pti class 2 cse (aspt aldershot 2000)
posted to atr bassingourn as pti (standby, go!! ) (2001-2003 made up to full screw)
signals class 1 course (2001)
sept 2003- became a civvy.
can't believe i've already been a civvy for nearly 6 years :shock:

good to see so many forces guys on this forum, take care on ops lads

quick one, where does websters actually come from? (i don't mean the family out of coronation street ), know it means something is shit just wondered how it came about? love that "its kin websters!!"

TomBeardsley

I have tremendous respect for all you Armed Forces guys and girls. It's something I might consider once I see how my GCSE and A level results pan out. I did a weeks work experience in the RAF and it was great.

Anonymous

Websters is a term invented by the engineerrs and more specifically, 9 squadron. It stems from a charity or fancy dress shop ( the original story uses both) in aldeshot. the lads would say ' let's have a websters night' which involved wearing rubbish clothes from websters on a night out.

Websters then became a term for anyone or thing which is rubbish.

Northwind

Sarnian wrote:

And going back to civie debate, civie admin have done It again It's May 1st and I am skint :shock: :evil:

A mate of mine works for the admin company that does the RAF wages, or some at least, and basically says the whole deal's irrepairably ****ed, never going to work, screwed up from day one. Bet you're shocked :roll:

whalley665

I think i might want to join the army soon, should i join when i'm 16 (next year) or when i'm 18?

Which would be the best choice?
Thanks

Chaz.Harding

whalley665, wait 'till your 18.

That way, your pension starts from day 1, and you don't get treated like a complete arsehole. As I did....

gaz047

thanks sheepsteth

Anonymous

bigchazrocks wrote:

whalley665, wait 'till your 18.

That way, your pension starts from day 1, and you don't get treated like a complete arsehole. As I did....

the new pension sytem includes the years you spend before your 18th now.

in my opinion, i would recommend joining your local cadet force to gain a pile of experience and knowledge which will set you apart when you join up at 18 years old. all of the guys who had cadet or ta experience really shone in basic training.

also, as mentioned above, joining at under 18 = get treated badly.

whalley665

Thanks, i'm definately going to join when i'm 18.

Chrissz

I joind the Royal Marines as a junior (16) way back - had a fantastic time. Got a little stick for being 'skin' when I completed training and joined a Commando unit but it was the best way (IMHO) to have spent my youth

In the Corps, the guys who had done the cadet thing first were the ones who got the most stick - less excuse for not knowing everything

I left the Corps in the mid-80s but I still keep in touch with some of the guys 8)

gaz047

if your under seventeen and a half (iirc) when you join, you will spend 6 months at phase one training, over this age you will do 12 weeks phase one (these lengths may have changed since i was an instructor upto 2003)