for my sins i dident do any armed service,wish i had,i feel like i'm ready for it now more than i was as a youngster though at 43 i am "passed it" now
for my sins i dident do any armed service,wish i had,i feel like i'm ready for it now more than i was as a youngster though at 43 i am "passed it" now
did my basics and was kicked out on count of my knees
There is pleasure in the pathless woods, There is a rapture on the lonely shore, There is society, where none intrudes,
By the deep sea, and music in its roar, I love not man the less, but Nature more.
I progressed from Air Cadet to adult staff in the RAF VR (T). Duties included (but were not restricted to) mini bus driver, cook, administrator, pilot, instructor, range officer and treasurer. I left due to work and rejoined some years later as a civilian instructor and ended up running a squadron.I had some great times and was lucky enough to get on a Mountain Leadership course in Snowdonia. Not sure if I will go back to what is fundamentally "youth work" but I certainly haven't ruled it out....
"If you were to ask me what I consider to be my finest achievement, I could answer the question without hesitation: teaching." ~ Raymond Blanc.
National Service,1958-61..(2+1)one of the last "Virgin Soldiers".
RASC,Royal Army Service Corp,(or Run Away Someonesw Coming,as others called us)Did some Para training n jumps,but couldnt keep my weight down.
MALAYA n GERMANY.....Enjoyed it!After the first 13 weeks,Though they werent too bad as I'd enlisted in T.A. When I new I might be called up!!Already had Bulled Boots,n flattened brasses,n nicely Blanco'd Belts.
You are never too old to learn!. A SURVIVER!
"Peasants Rule,and your Knife is your Tool."
"A Knifeless man is a Lifeless man".Nordic Proverb.
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