A huge.."thumbs up" to some of the military on here....I also served briefly, my father did 25 years, 3 tours of Ireland during "the troubles"....both my Grandfathers served, one in the Middle East and one in Europe.....what worries me is that we all served to preserve a way of life that BFP and a few others ridicule.....and actually want to hand over to the Sand Niggers......do they actually know what sacrifices we all paid as a Nation.....or do they actually not care?....they genuinely appear to have forgotten what this Great Country went through.
I met a crazy guy in Sutton-in-Ashfield, 65 years old, his name was Brian.....crazy to some...but I liked him.....he had been in the military and jailed several times for insubordination, literally beaten and starved....but he never gave up.
One day his cell-door opened and he thought it was another kicking...no....it was an Officer offering him an elite job as a sniper in Aden....the Officer said "you are the craziest guy we've ever had in here.....how would you like the craziest job ever"?
They dropped 4 x 2-man teams behind enemy lines.....he was the only one to get out, after killing the man they were sent after.
This is a true story BFP.....think about it, while you spit on your Country....if I get back to the UK, this is the first guy I will seek out to have a beer with.
Last edited by tarquinbeech; 18-08-2017 at 10:10 PM.
Did my 22 (1970 - 1992). Met some bad buggers, some slobs and some very good men (got out before women joined major units, thank heavens).
Peace is a wonderful thing but it allows people to forget and belittle.
O it's Tommy this, an' Tommy that, an' " Tommy, go away " ;
But it's " Thank you, Mister Atkins," when the band begins to play
The band begins to play, my boys, the band begins to play,
O it's " Thank you, Mister Atkins," when the band begins to play.
Still true today and I guess will always be so while people take their safety and well being (on a national level) for granted.
Kin ell, Tarquin's post.
I don't give a monkeys if you and your granddads were in the SAS, if you hold Nazi type views, that makes you a Nazi. Own it.
My grandad was in the old IRA fighting against the Black and Tans who went round Ireland beating up women and kids. That's one episode from British military history you won't hear talked about on Remembrance Day.