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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: spud the king on November 30, 2008, 10:34:01
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well time has come for me to go back in the army :grin: :dance: ,is there meany people no hear that are in at mo as may see you around .
going in as a driver as you never now , the last time i was in it was 2002 but been told it has changed a bit , but how much? i know its got softer :roll:
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It's all pink and fluffy!
Are you keeping your old rank?
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Dont blame you, not a lot out here to stay for
Wish I could but dont take unfilt old farts any more :lol:
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Wherever you are posted take care mate.
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You sure you don't want to join the RAF, they have better food, accomodation and working environment.
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well time has come for me to go back in the army :grin: :dance: ,is there meany people no hear that are in at mo as may see you around .
going in as a driver as you never now , the last time i was in it was 2002 but been told it has changed a bit , but how much? i know its got softer :roll:
I got out in July this year. Things have changed a little since 2002, but only recently. The big things are JPA and PAYD. JPA is the new admin system where you have to submit everything from leave requests, through expenses and travel claims to actually signing off, through a computer.
PAYD is Pay As You Dine, which means the regimental restaurants are now real restaurants ans you pay for what you eat on the day rather than through your pay packet. Unless your married and/or live out in which case you can now eat in the cook house with out being branded a 'bean stealer'.
As for being softer, yes and no, really, the changes to the punishment system that came in sometime last year gave a lot of people more power than they were used to, and some people abused their new found authority. Depends on how well the chain of command do their bit really.
Obviously the equipment that is in use is changing constantly, and it seems that the new stuff is being introduced much more quickly than is has been in the past, though that said, we had been waiting since the Falklands conflict for our boats to be re-engined, and they new engines were finally put into service in March of this year :shocked:
As a driver, be prepared to be shipped out to somewhere hot and dusty pretty sharpish, most of my old regiment (mainly seaman/navigators, Marine Engineers and Port Operators) are in Afghanistan right now, having re-trained and re-roled as drivers. SWMBOS ex-hubby also recently rejoined as a driver and found himself posted to Germany and has been in Iraq for about 3 weeks (of a 6 month tour) now.
Stay Safe
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It's all pink and fluffy!
Are you keeping your old rank?
no mate got busted just befor i got out and am retrading
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well i know what people meen ,theres is f...all out hear , and i whont them hot and dry Afganistan tours just to add to my old t-shirts collection got about 9 now
but it wont bouther me ,it bouthers the misses more that me , well i hope to in by end off feb
thanks for the good replys
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Hey Steve110, where you a Blue boy based in Marchwood ?
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Hey Steve110, where you a Blue boy based in Marchwood ?
I was indeed,
I was a Marine Engineer and spent about 7 years in Marchwood, in between stints in Germany and Gosport.
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just got back this week from a six months tour in the sand, :D was attached to a log bn ( rlc) what a bunch of idiots drivers
well the young ones anyway! by the way am REME gods tradesmen!
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Hey Steve110, where you a Blue boy based in Marchwood ?
I was indeed,
I was a Marine Engineer and spent about 7 years in Marchwood, in between stints in Germany and Gosport.
Thought so, I was attached to 17 Port Regiment but that was a long time ago late 80's to mid 90's :lol:
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Spud,
Have you had a look at this site?
http://www.policecouldyou.co.uk/
Cheers
LSP
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Spud,
Have you had a look at this site?
http://www.policecouldyou.co.uk/
Cheers
LSP
Then you can deal with all the drunk squaddies from the thin blue line side!
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Good luck mate,
I did a few weeks basic training in January as part of my Army CCF Commision, and going in as a total newbie I have to say it was amazing and I got a real buz from it......but its different being in full time and getting posted.
I deal with the army day in day out as a FM contractor and all I hear about is Pay as You Starve, people not getting payed due to JPA and the continually changing JSPs. . . . . but if i knew what i know now when i was younger ( :roll:) i would have defo joined.
Good luck where ever your posted chap.
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Thought about driving an ambulance? WMAS is employing loads of "drivers" at the moment. Have a word with Steve or me (if your interested) on Mondays meet if you're going. Pay is £14834-£17732 plus 25% unsocial hours. Works out more than a class 3 Driver and only 37.5 hours a week. I left the Army in 2005 as a Driver with 4 GS Regt RLC. Although I miss the Army in general, I don't miss the tours in godforsaken places! Saturday night in Brum is proberly as dangerous though.
Rich
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good luck on your posting (stay safe) did 22 yrs and miss it every day :'(
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i will be no good as a copper [got a not been good :-# ] and they don't let me play with guns :lol: and not got the pachons for ambulance driving ,
its more about my family ,is y i am going in as at mo i rent a 4 bed house for £600+ and in the army a house is £250 rent and also the kids can see a bit more off the world but i missed it from the day i came out and allwas wanted to get back in but never got the chance ,now i have so going for it
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Good luck and try not to get too annoyed with the baby crap hats
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just got back this week from a six months tour in the sand, :D was attached to a log bn ( rlc) what a bunch of idiots drivers
well the young ones anyway! by the way am REME gods tradesmen!
Thought it hade been quite round here :lol:
Welcome back
Re drivers, you love em really, they keep you occupied :), its amazing on the excuses they can come up with innit, & always somebody else's fault
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but if i break somthing you wont fix it :lol: , i f**k it up good and proper :twisted:, like the snach in irland ,well the mt did wont a new one :grin:
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got my date to go back in 2 off feb :dance: :dance: :dance:
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Let me know where you're going mate, I know most of the RLC units.
The RLC driver gets tarnished with a wide brush, which winds me up :sad:
Last year I was driving through Basrah City, (across Cigar Island), when we started to take incoming small arms fire & RPG, from the Shia flats.
It came over the radio to "Batten down, they'll soon get bored" ! Great if you're in a warrior or bulldog/mastiff, but for my blokes not so good as we were in soft skinned DROPS.
Funny old thing, not many of the Infantry offered up thier places??
BTW, the RLC is the Most "Contacted" Corps in the British Army.
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got my date to go back in 2 off feb :dance: :dance: :dance:
Good luck mate and keep safe wherever you may end up :clap:
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After much soul searching, debate and discussion, I decided to re-enlist recently too.
I sign back on tomorrow and report for duty in Southampton on the 30th.
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good luck to the both of you, my eldest is in Germany at the moment as a driver and my second eldest has just had his first interview, so my utmost repect to you both, just take care where ever they send you.
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Good luck Spud from all of your friends in the West midlands region. Try to keep in touch, hope to see you and the family soon.
Andygod
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hello all thanks for the replys , well been in a mounth and not a lot has changed , well got my posting to aldershot as EOD driver do know that my be going to Afgan but thanks to Irland my be going there ... thats no good got a Irland t-shirt all ready :lol:
well its was the best move i have done so far , well if eany one is thinking about going back in or going in for the first time DO IT dont keep putting it off cos you will reget it
well i can tell you the food is [edit] ,was better then i was last in and they did that thing about chefs cooking from fresh , what a load off [edit] cos its cives do it from frozon :evil: :evil:
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Welcome back to the dark side :D.
I have been in for the past 11 years and I must admith that in my ime I have see huge changes in the UK, but now post Germany it is ack to the good'ol army I joined! Currently stuck in Iraq, but should bo on a C130 next month :D.
As for RLC Realy Large Corp, or as I like it REME luggage carriers- I can't say I like as they do have a habit of breaking the unbreakable- but not as bad as the RA.
Get a posting to Germany, the life there is soo much better!!
Catch you some hot and dusty place soon,
Glyn
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You following me Glyn?? :lol:
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good luck to the both of you, my eldest is in Germany at the moment as a driver and my second eldest has just had his first interview, so my utmost repect to you both, just take care where ever they send you.
Which Regiment is he Mr Freebie? I'm in Gutersloh (PRB) too :dance:
PM if you wish :-k
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You following me Glyn?? :lol:
:lol: nah, thought I would get some abuse in the welcome section when I arrived her a while ago ;). Got told about his by another guy who is out here- not like there is anything else to do :-' . Other than wait for a flight out!!!
sMUDge, do you get out off-roading much in Germany? I have looked into it a bit but not found much other than a place near Hannover
Glyn
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You following me Glyn?? :lol:
sMUDge, do you get out off-roading much in Germany? I have looked into it a bit but not found much other than a place near Hannover
Glyn
Yes mate, I'm fortunate enough to get on with a DLRC member so tag along with him to events :dance:
A good Pay & Play site is freizeitpark mamut, there's also a good one near the Nurnbergring, called Camp & Fun. I do'nt know the URL, but a quick "google" should help out :D
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None of you ex regs thought of going Territorial? That way you get to pick and choose your tours and can do as much or as little green work as you like in between ;)
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You following me Glyn?? :lol:
sMUDge, do you get out off-roading much in Germany? I have looked into it a bit but not found much other than a place near Hannover
Glyn
Yes mate, I'm fortunate enough to get on with a DLRC member so tag along with him to events :dance:
A good Pay & Play site is freizeitpark mamut, there's also a good one near the Nurnbergring, called Camp & Fun. I do'nt know the URL, but a quick "google" should help out :D
Cheers for the places, I think I might go reccy one next weekend. If you couldkeep me in mind when you go away with the group I would love to tag along
None of you ex regs thought of going Territorial? That way you get to pick and choose your tours and can do as much or as little green work as you like in between ;)
*Cough* STAB *Cough*
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*Cough* ARAB! *Cough* :twisted: :roll: