Surpised at who is actually here

BAOR and BFG as well as RAFG was home to thousands and uber thousands of troops (and airmen type things) for 60+ years. I am amazed to see that the RAOC appears to have the majority vote when counting members (active of course).

Just thinking aback - I knew guys who had spent their entire careers in BAOR apart from courses etc and all Inf/Cav/Armd Regiments had at least one if not several tours of Germany.

Why then is membership focused on RAOC/RCT/ACC and REME types with the odd inf/cav guy thrown in?

I don`t think you have counted the bleeps

They kept under the radar.....

That was bloody quick

Yep we have a few Bleeps (R Sigs) on board as well. Cannot really say why we get more Corps than regiments, as everyone is wellcome.

All I can say is spread the word, and drop a plug with the URL for BAOR-Locations whenever you are on another military board.

Whisper it quietly but it is only Corps troops that can spell and write.

Incoming.....................

Diddly dah di dah!

Oh my goodness - I suppose I had better be pleased my first posting was in support of 1 BR Corps then.....

Having said that - our stand in CSM, SSgt Kenny (I can't remember his surname lol), couldn't spell to save his life and wanted to be called 'Sir' as his position was that of CSM - When in the bar I explained to him it was, in this case, the rank and not the position which held the title of 'Sir' - he called me stupid, ignorant etc etc - a week later the OC was supposed to have told him that WO2 is the sir bit and the position is that of Sgt Maj....

Oh how lovely silent justice can be

The fact the title of the website is BAOR/BFG probably precludes most ex RAFG types from considering looking at it.

brian beckett wrote:

The fact the title of the website is BAOR/BFG probably precludes most ex RAFG types from considering looking at it.

Just have to add RAFG? I notice you served on an RAF station and I did as well. There must be many of us brown jobs who did. Never really thought about the blue jobs before and just assumed they would join in if they wanted to. One for the mods maybe?

I was stationed a raf seleta / butterworth / kuching / changi / colerne / lyneham, after I left after I left germany , better food in there messes

Forum has always been 'British Forces Germany' and not just BAOR

I have added RAFG to the title to highlight this.

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I was stationed a raf seleta / butterworth / kuching / changi / colerne / lyneham, after I left after I left germany , better food in there messes

You are not wrong there John..Changi perhaps being the best on your list

just a couple more worthy of a mention,RAF KAI TAK and RAF SEK KONG.

the changi cookhouse won some award I beleave

You must have been at Changi the same time as me..I was at a wedding of one of your blokes at Seleter..wasn`t you was it?

NOT GUILTY I WAS OUT THE ARMY 5 YEARS BEFORE I TIED THE kNOT 35 YEARS AND COUNTING.

Teabag wrote:

Whisper it quietly but it is only Corps troops that can spell and write.

Incoming.....................

Diddly dah di dah!

Stirring it again I see, Teabag !

Was that meant to be a PUN brum?

LEAVE it out mate !

brum wrote:

Teabag wrote:

Whisper it quietly but it is only Corps troops that can spell and write.

Incoming.....................

Diddly dah di dah!

Stirring it again I see, Teabag !

You should always stir your teabag to get the most out of it. Well spotted Gordon.

Mike_2817 wrote:

Forum has always been 'British Forces Germany' and not just BAOR

I have added RAFG to the title to highlight this.

Adding RAFG to the heading might help, but it probably needs a parallel Google heading RAFG/BAOR to attract the extra subscribers. Also the title, RAF stations, on the locations page seems to have been inserted as an afterthough when compared with the many listed for the army. It does appear to be first and foremost an army site.

Agreed that was what it was set up for. Google picks up the new heading itself.

As I wrote earler, a few recomendations on other forces forums will also help.

If you type

BFG/RAFG or RAFG/BAOR it already comes up on the first page already:

BFG/BAOR Locations 0 0 None None
http://www.browserdefender.com/getdomain/bfg-locations.editboard.com
Military. BFG/BAOR Locations. British Forces Germany Army Rhine Berlin. ... BFG/BAOR/RAFG Locations. www.baor-locations.co.uk ...
bfg-locations.editboard.com/ - Cached - Similar

I will also edit the Wiki entry for RAFG with a pointer later.

It will however remain a predominately Army (BAOR) site.

dandc wrote:

just a couple more worthy of a mention,RAF KAI TAK and RAF SEK KONG.

Having eaten at both of them I still think the best food i eever ate in a mess was at the Ord depot in HK.

Themaadone wrote:

BAOR and BFG as well as RAFG was home to thousands and uber thousands of troops (and airmen type things) for 60+ years. I am amazed to see that the RAOC appears to have the majority vote when counting members (active of course).

Just thinking aback - I knew guys who had spent their entire careers in BAOR apart from courses etc and all Inf/Cav/Armd Regiments had at least one if not several tours of Germany.

Why then is membership focused on RAOC/RCT/ACC and REME types with the odd inf/cav guy thrown in?

The figures are very realistic then IMHO, if you think about it! ISTR the ratio used to be 4 support blokes for every 1 member of a 'Teeth Arm'!

Tail wagging the dog springs to mind!!!

and because all of us RAOC types are smart, handsome and clever.