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It might surprise you to know that I actually went to see about joining the RAF after I got my O Level results in 1970. I really wanted to fly planes, but they told me I'd have to get my A Levels first. Then I'd go in at a higher level and be on an Officer training path. And eventually, if selected, I could get on the flight training program. So reluctantly I went back to school to do A Levels, but after 6 months of that monotonous shit the frustration of wanting a bike and having no dosh really got to me! So I left and the rest is history. By a strange coincidence in 1978, the wife wanted to join the RAF as a Military Police dog handler. But her mother put the kybosh on it and made her go to work at WH Smith.

16C and blue skies today.......and it's 6 weeks of being sidelined! But the clock is ticking and I hope to be back before the end of the month! Though knowing my luck the weather will be hell on earth by then.

The Finns are a serious outfit in terms of Winter warfare.

They said they were willing to die for Brexit after all.

Things have changed so much since the WWII era......so I doubt we'd ever see a mass mobilisation and invasion like that again. Now it's just press a few buttons.

Wipeout!

In the 60's we entered the Cold War era.......so I think many us expected something to go off. And in the 70's these things were broadcast.....

That generation willingly signed up to go and fight......my father enlisted as soon as war was declared. Could you see the same response happening today?

None of them did! Did they all have to sign an oath of secrecy?

I couldn't be bothered with the hassle!

No.......if you'd read the link you've have seen this: "Besides 2nd Battalion Gloucestershire Regiment, 56th Brigade contained 2nd Battalion South Wales Borderers and 2nd Battalion Essex Regiment.".

Not really no......virtually no memories. And that generation never talked about their experiences.

Dacia Duster!

Where were those pics taken Bob?

Me and the wife always wanted to......but like with everything, life has always got in the way. Both our fathers were on the D-Day Landings......her father would never speak about it, all we knew is he drove tanks! My father was in the Royal Glos regiment and landed on Gold Beach. He was deployed as recon and got captured by the Germans. Then he saw out the rest of the war in Stalag IV-B. Contracted TB and was invalided after the war......dying in 1959 at the age of 43. We will visit these places one day.......before time runs out.

It's excellent! All the Harlan Coben stuff is!

Where's @busabeast's ailments? Cos I remember him saying he's got a fucked up arm and injured ribs! And of course he's struggling with the disability of being unable to keep a job for more than a week!

I got flu, sinusitis, and still recovering from the Hernia op.

It is! Where have those years gone?

When do you get the GS?

Good to be back?

I'm sure @Buckster holds the Most Divorced title on here.

I can remember that......must have been about 15 years ago Scott? What @Sir Fallsalot would give to be able to say that!