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| | I CONFESS I'VE BEEN AWOL ! | |
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298HALL Sgt

Number of posts : 22 Age : 60 Localisation : Sherwood Forest Cap Badge : Royal Corps of Signals Places Served : Paderborn / Werl Registration date : 2008-04-17
 | Subject: I CONFESS I'VE BEEN AWOL ! 21/8/2009, 18:59 | |
| Hi all, I have to confess I joined the site some time ago but haven't participated much until now - though I have been a "Lurker" or Leecher or whatever the hell the youngsters call looking at a site and not participating !!
I was Royal Signals 1977-1988 served in BAOR 1979-84; firstly in 202 Signal Squadron (33 Armd Bde) just as we changed over from the "Task Farce" concept (!) - we were part of 3 Div at the time.
Later the Brigade changed to 4 Div and I was sent to a Rear Link Det with the Black Watch for 2 years (as a punishment I think !).
Later posted back to the UK and 244 Signal Squadron (Air Support) - happy days !
BAOR was certainly an experience and I remember I could never get the dirt - and that bloody silver paint from the '432's out of my hands !!
Hope to participate a bit more now - but guilty as charged for being AWOL - any chance of an admonishment ?! | |
|  | | dandc Lt Col


Number of posts : 383 Age : 70 Localisation : gateshead Cap Badge : 15/19H.ARMY AIR CORPS Places Served : tidworth, fallingbostle, detmold, hongkong, minden Registration date : 2009-05-22
 | Subject: Re: I CONFESS I'VE BEEN AWOL ! 21/8/2009, 19:41 | |
| wellcome back 298hall,no worries no jankers here,dave. | |
|  | | Stephen Lock Maj Gen


Number of posts : 937 Age : 67 Localisation : Calgary Cap Badge : Pads Brat Places Served : Father -- Canadian Army. Served Hemer, Soest, and Wetter Registration date : 2007-12-28
 | Subject: Re: I CONFESS I'VE BEEN AWOL ! 3/9/2009, 02:42 | |
| - 298HALL wrote:
- Hi all, I have to confess I joined the site some time ago but haven't participated much until now - though I have been a "Lurker" or Leecher or whatever the hell the youngsters call looking at a site and not participating
yes, "lurker" is the term  I think "leecher" is quite something different! | |
|  | | Mike_2817 LE Maj


Number of posts : 643 Localisation : North Yorkshire Cap Badge : RAOC Registration date : 2009-08-27
 | Subject: Re: I CONFESS I'VE BEEN AWOL ! 3/9/2009, 23:14 | |
| Pints all round in the 'Virtual NAAFI'  | |
|  | | recce83 Capt


Number of posts : 224 Age : 81 Localisation : Peachland British Columbia, Canada Cap Badge : Black Watch of Canada Places Served : 4 CIBG Soest and Werl 1957-1965, Camp Borden, Camp Gagetown Registration date : 2009-06-04
 | Subject: Re: I CONFESS I'VE BEEN AWOL ! 5/9/2009, 03:10 | |
| [quote="298HALL"]
Later the Brigade changed to 4 Div and I was sent to a Rear Link Det with the Black Watch for 2 years (as a punishment I think !).
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No virtual Glenfiddich for YOU! | |
|  | | 298HALL Sgt

Number of posts : 22 Age : 60 Localisation : Sherwood Forest Cap Badge : Royal Corps of Signals Places Served : Paderborn / Werl Registration date : 2008-04-17
 | Subject: Re: I CONFESS I'VE BEEN AWOL ! 6/9/2009, 19:40 | |
| "No virtual Glenfiddich for YOU!"
Thanks Recce - I was once subject to something called "Athol Brose" (IIRC) at a Corporal's Mess Burns Night - even the jocks were split as to whether it was beautiful or bloody awful !! | |
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