ID Cards

A few years ago I joined the British Army Veterans Recognition card, Assoc... You give em your details and a passport photo and they send you an ID card, there is a fee but the benefits can outway the fee if you use it regualy. I take the family to the USA every year for hols and it has saved me a fortune, last year I worked out a saving of around £250, most places out there from shops to parks and some car hire companys restraunts etc. will give Veterans a Generous discount or even free admition. In the UK I use it to book some flights, airport parkin some shops like the outdoor life shops, and have even negoteated a discount at a couple of pubs when we have been out for a meal.
Just thought I would let you Know about it in case anyone is interested, you can find the address on the internet thingy.

I had a look at that a couple of years ago.Came to the conclusion it would not benefit me.but could lot`s of others..Well worth investigating.

http://www.britishveterans.co.uk/index.html

I still have the original cardboard ID Card that I was issued in 1962 as a Boy Soldier, amazingly I bear an uncanny resemblance to the photograph, bit like Dorian Gray without the debauchery.

How did you manage to keep that....When i came out,i got as far as Salisbury railway station and was met by the RMP who demanded the ID card thet the chief clerk had forgotten to ask for..I was a bit miffed about this,as i had planed to use it for extensive rail travel..

Same for me Gordon, had mine removed at the very first opportunity

Gordon. wrote:

How did you manage to keep that....When i came out,i got as far as Salisbury railway station and was met by the RMP who demanded the ID card thet the chief clerk had forgotten to ask for..I was a bit miffed about this,as i had planed to use it for extensive rail travel..

In one of my former lives I was a Regimental Clerk, when the new plasic ID cards were issued all the old ones were handed in and stored in RHQ ready to be burnt, that's when I performed the "Switcheroo".

Lippstadt early 1968 Came into camp over the back fence after a heavy night down tooooooooon. Found out I had lost my ID card. Reported to Black Mac (68 BSM) I had lost it. says he don't worry you are getting new one in a week or so.

Dee Z wrote:

Lippstadt early 1968 Came into camp over the back fence after a heavy night down tooooooooon. Found out I had lost my ID card. Reported to Black Mac (68 BSM) I had lost it. says he don't worry you are getting new one in a week or so.

Wot's this ?

Another Gunner type ?

There will be much lamentation and gnashing of teeth in the camp of the Scaleys tonight !

Brum I am half scaley spent a lot of time as a patrol signaller on CW

Tiny I managed to to get discounts in Florida 2010 with my ex service Id's

[quote="Dee Z"]Brum I am half scaley spent a lot of time as a patrol signaller on CW

Half a Scaley ?

HALF A SCALEY ?

What, were you like a bloody mermaid or something ?

Sarn't Major, get this man's details printed up will you ?

Neither fish nor foul, most irregular.

Haaarrumph !

Half a scaley is better than half a sapper is better than half a gunner etc.etc.

Had a scaly (RC Sigs type) in the 70's filling in on a gun crew (Ack Ack) in Lahr. Conversation with the Master Gunner from Ottawa went like this, " Get that fxxxin sigs type off my guns". End of conversation. It was demo of air defense capabilities with WW 2 RCN bofors for air defense of the Canadian Air Bases. Nothing but the best museum pieces for the Canadian Army

But then back in the 60's I drove around for 3 or 4 days in a 2 1/2 ton hauling an Honest John rocket motor all around, so I guess we scaly's are flexible

Gordon. wrote:

Half a scaley is better than half a sapper is better than half a gunner etc.etc.

But not as good as Half a Sixpence!

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But then back in the 60's I drove around for 3 or 4 days in a 2 1/2 ton hauling an Honest John rocket motor all around, so I guess we scaly's are flexible[/quote]


Half a Gunner? (It was a Deuce and a Half)!!

Shelldrake wrote:

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But then back in the 60's I drove around for 3 or 4 days in a 2 1/2 ton hauling an Honest John rocket motor all around, so I guess we scaly's are flexible

Half a Gunner? (It was a Deuce and a Half)!! [/quote]

Groan...

Quote :

" Get that fxxxin sigs type off my guns".

Why????was he a bit better at it than the gunners??(tic)

Gordon. wrote:

Half a scaley is better than half a sapper is better than half a gunner etc.etc.

Gordon our unit had our own sigs unit 63 Sqn

Don`t think i should be asking this,but what is a Sqn 63

Gordon. wrote:

Quote :

" Get that fxxxin sigs type off my guns".

Why????was he a bit better at it than the gunners??(tic)

Nar, they were short of Gunners in 3 RCHA at that time.

I have a secret admiration for all those who love Scaleys

Dee Z wrote:

Gordon. wrote:

Half a scaley is better than half a sapper is better than half a gunner etc.etc.

Gordon our unit had our own sigs unit 63 Sqn

DeeZ old chap.

I think things might be a fraction less confused if you stuck a few bits of info in the box on the left !

63 (SAS) Signals Squadron..Looks better that way...

As one who has changed cap badges more than some of you lot have changed drawers cellular, I feel qualified to act as referee for anyone requiring assistance. And no ! I wasn't kicked out, it was more to do with Harold Wilson & those who followed him.

Brief history : RA......... Field Radar, Light ack Bofors & Field 25 pdr. &
conversion to Inf. unit 1963.
R. Sigs... er.... Can't remember much on equipment. D.9 Was it

RE .......... Combat Engineering, bridging, mines etc. etc.

Courses at Tonfanau, Manorbier, Bordon, Blandford & Chattenden.

I have ID issued to give access to 16 LAA Regt. RA, Sgts. Mess 271 Fd.Regt RA & a tatty Joint Services Movement Card from 1970.

I was discharged locally in Germany and had to hand back my ID card on my final day, in Germany they introduced a 'Veterans Installation Pass' which allows access to barracks and NAAFI about two years ago, I've just re-applied for my renewal.

Gordon. wrote:

Half a scaley is better than half a sapper is better than half a gunner etc.etc.

I was a Lance Sapper!