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Armourer lost an arm in Basra cycling the Big Battlefield Bike Ride Sponsorship!!!

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Hi

I haven't got my bike yet!! The forms won't reach the benevolent fund till the 6th may. Then if it gets accepted I will have to wait for payment and get a bike adapted, might be possible still to get one in time!!

If not i'm doing it on a tandem!!

There is a bit of truth in it, they are trying to get me back into work, well the wing commander put it like this.....the taxpayer has to be seen to be getting value for money from you!!! Now you can take this 2 ways, I know I need to be back in work as it wll help me if I go to civvi street, but I do feel pressured or rushed!!

Now I have already been told that if I want to stay in I will have to fight for it!! The reason for this is because of my engagement, I am on a 9 year contract, when this runs out they will not sign me on. As I am downgraded and you have to be fit to be signed on, in the eyes of he RAF I will never be upgraded again. This is the prob, these are the rules in peacetime, i.e civvi accident, car crash etc. With me from a warzone, there is no policy for it, and they might be sympathic to my case and keep me in.

It is very complicated, but yes they will prob keep me in to my contract ends and maybe if they won't sign me on then it will become classed as an end of tour (engagement) this might bypass the med discharge, if they do this then they will only have to pay out for a war pension. Which I suspect is the rumour you have heard. I need to be really med discharged to receive both pensions.

Sorry for the essay, it could have been so much longer, i'm just trying to summerise it all.

Jon
 
Bump again and donation made. Good skills and the very best of luck mate, you've got more balls than me!
 
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It is very complicated, but yes they will prob keep me in to my contract ends and maybe if they won't sign me on then it will become classed as an end of tour (engagement) this might bypass the med discharge, if they do this then they will only have to pay out for a war pension.
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Wouldn't it be a shame, no travesty, if they tried to get rid someone who wished to stay in, injured in the line of duty such as yourself, assuming you had jumped through the hoops to prove you can still do the job. Be a terrible thing were the press to get hold of such a story - I imagine it'd be gold for a paper like the Sun, running a "support our boys" campaign.:PDT_Xtremez_15:
 
Just a little reminder dudes, Jon's cycle is next week and it's still not too late to throw a bit of dosh his way:PDT_Xtremez_30:
 
Hi everyone

Just a quick one to say thank you to all that have sponsored me. I start
tomorrow on my 342 mile challenge, I got my bike sorted in the end (today in fact)
with the Benevolent fund's help, I got £800. This went towards the cost of the bike, so looks like I won't be staring at someone's backside for the whole trip!!!

I will post again when I have finished the ride to let you know howI got on.

Update, I have now received £ 5,435.50, which has far exceeded my expectations and my original target of £2000.

Thank you so much for your support, it means so much to me and the other injured servicemen.

Jon-allan
 
cbrsporty said:
Hi everyone

Just a quick one to say thank you to all that have sponsored me. I start
tomorrow on my 342 mile challenge, I got my bike sorted in the end (today in fact)
with the Benevolent fund's help, I got £800. This went towards the cost of the bike, so looks like I won't be staring at someone's backside for the whole trip!!!

I will post again when I have finished the ride to let you know howI got on.

Update, I have now received £ 5,435.50, which has far exceeded my expectations and my original target of £2000.

Thank you so much for your support, it means so much to me and the other injured servicemen.

Jon-allan
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Good luck Jon, from a fellow JFH Armourer.

MP
 
cbrsporty said:
Hi everyone

Just a quick one to say thank you to all that have sponsored me. I start
tomorrow on my 342 mile challenge, I got my bike sorted in the end (today in fact)
with the Benevolent fund's help, I got £800. This went towards the cost of the bike, so looks like I won't be staring at someone's backside for the whole trip!!!

I will post again when I have finished the ride to let you know howI got on.

Update, I have now received £ 5,435.50, which has far exceeded my expectations and my original target of £2000.

Thank you so much for your support, it means so much to me and the other injured servicemen.

Jon-allan
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Good luck Jon.
 
So come on then Jon, how was it? Did your @ss take a pounding:PDT_Xtremez_31: ?
 
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Well done mate, congrats on completion.

Whats next for you now mate? Hope the Headley Court experience has been massively positive for you, both mentally and physically. We all like to slag the mirror techs off, but I hear good things about the work they do there.

Best of luck for whatever path the future takes you.
 
Hi all

As you are all aware I have now finished the Big Battlefield Bike Ride, I was featured on the bbc news both 6 and 10 o'clock, and also the Sun sporting a very tasty dress indeed.

I had a brilliant time, it was hard work at times but knowing that I had alot of support back home spured me on. It was well put together and got to see some amazing sights. The week was eventful though, day 1 I fell off as I found out how not to unclip from the pedals and day 4 I came off in the wet on a round about at quite some speed. I battled through the next few days with a swollen shoulder and grazes but I couldn't quit as I had the Army ready with banter.

The show of public support was no less than anyone deserved and was emotional standing in front of the Cenotaph.

It was only the very last big day in France that really tested my relationship with my saddle and we very nearly fell out!! But a couple of days later and we have made up, all in all a very worthwhile experience, even if the route ended up being closer to 380 miles not 342.

Thank you all for your kind show of support and donations, I have now reached
£ 5,610.50 with donations coming in still!! Total for the bike ride was approx £1.5 million which will go towards a swimming pool at Headley Court.

And even the mirror techs deserve around of applause for their efforts!!!!!!!

Thank you

Jon
 
Slabbed!!!!!

Got any photo's in a natty t-shirt mate?;)
 
Yes I have, I have a few at a couple of memorials, whats the best address to send them to?

Jon
 
Good luck to him, hope he successful. Plus it would seem that Jimmy Carrs joke was not so far of the truth.
 
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