Posted: 8/23/2010 6:50:55 PM EDT
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Hi All! I was wondering if the UK armed forces received any kind of "official" documentation (we have the DD214), or if there is a way to validate military service? Thanks! |
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I never got anything after i left the SAS and Mosquito Squadron after the Iranian Embassy siege behind enemy lines while hunting Iraqi scuds near the Iranian reactor in Sierra Leone. Something about deniabiity. Also I wasn't allowed to talk about it when i took a bullet for Princess Anne  |
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I never got anything after i left the SAS and Mosquito Squadron after the Iranian Embassy siege behind enemy lines while hunting Iraqi scuds near the Iranian reactor in Sierra Leone. Something about deniabiity. Also I wasn't allowed to talk about it when i took a bullet for Princess Anne So thats why you have Hereford specs on in every picture we see..... 
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I never got anything after i left the SAS and Mosquito Squadron after the Iranian Embassy siege behind enemy lines while hunting Iraqi scuds near the Iranian reactor in Sierra Leone. Something about deniabiity. Also I wasn't allowed to talk about it when i took a bullet for Princess Anne What colour is the boathouse at Heeeerford ?
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I usually do ! Apparently on one file I am reported as someone not suitable for SB etc due to my political beliefs concerning the Northern Ireland issue.  That my furry friend was where you went wrong, as a soldier I was told what my opinion was  and believed what I was ordered to .
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Quoted: Quoted: I usually do ! Apparently on one file I am reported as someone not suitable for SB etc due to my political beliefs concerning the Northern Ireland issue. That my furry friend was where you went wrong, as a soldier I was told what my opinion was and believed what I was ordered to. Tony Sounds like the UKPSGAY to me |
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I usually do ! Apparently on one file I am reported as someone not suitable for SB etc due to my political beliefs concerning the Northern Ireland issue. That my furry friend was where you went wrong, as a soldier I was told what my opinion was and believed what I was ordered to.
Tony Yes, I know where I went wrong. Always have been opionated and not loathe to express same even when in the minority. Mentioning my shooting hobby early in my service was a big mistake. At an early presentation by SB, I asked a very informed question on the then terrorist threat from Ulster which led to ridicule by my colleagues until the SB man came back after lunch and told them that I was actually very well versed !! And 9 out of 10 English people are unable to differenciate between believing in a united Ireland and supporting a terrorist organisation. Not their fault though, I am sure if I discussed the Palestinian issue with an Israeli or the sunni / shia situation with an Arab, I would be ignorant of the intricacies too. Still, all very much a moot point now as law enforcement is no longer an option for me.
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I usually do ! Apparently on one file I am reported as someone not suitable for SB etc due to my political beliefs concerning the Northern Ireland issue. That my furry friend was where you went wrong, as a soldier I was told what my opinion was and believed what I was ordered to.
Tony Sounds like the UKPSGAY to me No Mark it was worse, as you were in the Army for better or for worse 24/7/365,75 no respite from it, at least the "UKPSGAY" drones get to go home and have their down time... I hope .
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I usually do ! Apparently on one file I am reported as someone not suitable for SB etc due to my political beliefs concerning the Northern Ireland issue. That my furry friend was where you went wrong, as a soldier I was told what my opinion was and believed what I was ordered to. Tony Sounds like the UKPSGAY to me No Mark it was worse, as you were in the Army for better or for worse 24/7/365,75 no respite from it, at least the "UKPSGAY" drones get to go home and have their down time... I hope .Tony They don't Those cyboric Daleks are so indoctrinated that they take the mantra with them every where they go.. Ai least when I was in the Dambusters we were taught to think for ourselves. That's why I rose to the top in the LRDG after Alamein |
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I was just a cook, a lowly lowly cook....  No such a thing in my eye's, an army marches on its belly, some of the best meals I ever had were made by army cooks, especially the ones after getting back in after 3 weeks in the field on exercise, good grub and plenty of it, served by mate's that I used to go out on the pop with, and at silly o'clock in the morning when we got back to camp would open up the cook-house for sumat to eat before you went to bed, because the naafi pie vending machines had been emptied by the boring stay in camp types.... Oh and the bread and butter pudding that we used to get when coming back from long walks never touched the sides either .
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Quoted: Quoted: I was just a cook, a lowly lowly cook.... No such a thing in my eye's, an army marches on its belly, some of the best meals I ever had were made by army cooks, especially the ones after getting back in after 3 weeks in the field on exercise, good grub and plenty of it, served by mate's that I used to go out on the pop with, and at silly o'clock in the morning when we got back to camp would open up the cook-house for sumat to eat before you went to bed, because the naafi pie vending machines had been emptied by the boring stay in camp types.... Oh and the bread and butter pudding that we used to get when coming back from long walks never touched the sides either .Tony We had some of that air-dropped to us while we were jungle training up in Norway. In fact it was a mis-drop and when we finally retrieved it, the canister was full of red berets. Still I was fortunate to have some as I was the only one who didn't lose his leg bag |
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Quoted: Quoted: Quoted: I was just a cook, a lowly lowly cook.... No such a thing in my eye's, an army marches on its belly, some of the best meals I ever had were made by army cooks, especially the ones after getting back in after 3 weeks in the field on exercise, good grub and plenty of it, served by mate's that I used to go out on the pop with, and at silly o'clock in the morning when we got back to camp would open up the cook-house for sumat to eat before you went to bed, because the naafi pie vending machines had been emptied by the boring stay in camp types.... Oh and the bread and butter pudding that we used to get when coming back from long walks never touched the sides either .Tony We had some of that air-dropped to us while we were jungle training up in Norway. In fact it was a mis-drop and when we finally retrieved it, the canister was full of red berets. Still I was fortunate to have some as I was the only one who didn't lose his leg bag  Keep 'em coming...... |
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I was just a cook, a lowly lowly cook.... No such a thing in my eye's, an army marches on its belly, some of the best meals I ever had were made by army cooks, especially the ones after getting back in after 3 weeks in the field on exercise, good grub and plenty of it, served by mate's that I used to go out on the pop with, and at silly o'clock in the morning when we got back to camp would open up the cook-house for sumat to eat before you went to bed, because the naafi pie vending machines had been emptied by the boring stay in camp types.... Oh and the bread and butter pudding that we used to get when coming back from long walks never touched the sides either .
Tony We had some of that air-dropped to us while we were jungle training up in Norway. In fact it was a mis-drop and when we finally retrieved it, the canister was full of red berets. Still I was fortunate to have some as I was the only one who didn't lose his leg bag Keep 'em coming...... I once spent some time on the "British Army Underwater Skydiving Display Team". Tony |