Are you or have you ever been in the Armed Forces?

[Nonskimmer]

None of this though, eh?

 

[Medvedya]

Your memories have never involved pulling a 12 gauge shotgun on one have they?*

Don't worry, whatever you may have done, be assured that someone out there has bettered it.


*Wasn't me BTW.

 

[Nonskimmer]

 

[BombTaxi]

Im paying £51 a week atm, the block next year will be a bit flashier so prob £65-ish. I dont actually recall much of any weekend, and need to be reminded of things frequently...which can be a b*tch when the person doin the reminding came home with you at some point in the weekend! Aaahh yes, the student lifestyle...if only I could remeber what it was...

 

[BombTaxi]

None of this though, eh?

I only spewed once, and that was after a bottle of Scotch to myself...not bad methinks!

 

[mosquitoman]

Yes it involved some of that on Friday morning (Southern Fried Chicken from Northern Sole doesn't taste the same on it's return) but I've never pulled a gun on anyone

 

[Nonskimmer]

A bottle of Scotch, BT? You're a much better man than I!

 

[Medvedya]

£37 p.w? Gawd! I bet it would be a big pile of crapola for that money though! I've visited some really nasty student digs in my time.

 

[mosquitoman]

Yeah, it didn't have a living room

 

[Medvedya]

Nah, stuff that. You need a living room.

 

[mosquitoman]

That's what I thought, we're not going for that one

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Im planning to join the TA after uni, did five years in the CCF as an air cadet too. We were give L98s (bolt-action SA80s) for exercises, and the only time they went bang was when you belted 'em to clear a stoppage

Before I joined the Army I was in ROTC and twice we went to the Bristal Army Cadet Force camp in the summer for 3 weeks. It was great. We trained with the British Cadets and used there L98's and went on exercises and stuff it was quite fun.

 

[BombTaxi]

The 98 is a pig of a weapon,but when it works its sweet to use. Our CSM was LSW trained, that livened exercises up a bit The sound of the LSW opening fire was usually accompanied by a stream of expletives from the target and the sound of an NCO dragging a petrified recruit into cover!

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

Yeah they let us used the LSW, I really liked the SUSAT (not sure of my spelling) sight used on it. They just did not give us eneogh amunition for it.

 

[BombTaxi]

You were lucky, we got a ton of ammo on exercises, and I never realised how much difference a mag can make till I was fully webbed up trying to find a way of staying upright! Having said that, all that ammo was useful for those situations where the only way of getting the LSW to stop was having an entire fire team empty thier mags in the CSMs direction!

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

I always liked the artillary simulators they the cadre used. It added to make it a more real experience.

 

[BombTaxi]

Yeh, flashbangs are scary stuff. My mate almost got hit by one, and Ive been in a room with one when it detonated. Not fun

 

[DerAdlerIstGelandet]

It fealt like and earth quake when they went off, but it was really fun.

 

[Napier Sabre]

Spent 5 years in the CCF RAF section as well, hated L98's. When we did live firing at Stafford bits kept falling off! Luckily I did it more for the flying than the shooting, still, Flight Sergeant aint bad I spose.

Off to Uni next year, fun fun.

 

[BombTaxi]

I made it to Sergeant, never had the time or inclination to take the exams for Flight. Also, my section commander wasnt my greatest fan. My reputation for getting things done by the most direct route meant I often got the kids who were trouble, and thier performance never boosted my chance of getting a crown!