It doesnt happen any more

[The Bowmeister]

when duty supper meant getting to the naafi for a few pints, chip butty in the mess then back to work for clean up and locking up the hanger.

MEK cannons and Mouldy wrap bodge ball fights.

getting tie-wrapped / bodge taped to a towing arm and being driven up and down the pan.

Smoking in the crew room whilst at the same time the duty T-bar bitch cooked bacon butties.

Filling someones zippo up with AVPIN if they left it lying around DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[needsabiggerfuse]

Hitching a lift from camp to your home in uniform with RAF in orange Dayglow tape on the back of your kit bag so that ppl would pick you up...always worked

Off Topic As an appo' I did 200+ miles from Cosford to Norwich in 4 hours (circa 1972). I've still got my day glow adorned kitbag up in the attic. DT_Xtremez_28:

 

[Dunsplooshing]

Right
Processing film, hand printing negs, systems cleaner, being over the drink drive limit on meths fumes, splooshers brew, stinking of developer and fix, silver recovery, Bruggen/Gutersloh/Laarbruch/Wildenrath/Wegberg bops, Belgie bar at Rheindahlen,Friday lunch at the PMC, Pops and Eddies, proper wet film RIC's, failing students because they are not good enough to pass, Serving officers in charge of trade schools (although there are still some) single service training, common sense when managing the Armed Forces (has it ever), feeling valued, sufficient manning to reflect tasking, the Military Covenant, plus decent postings dets and rates as previously mentioned, This is getting more depressing the more I write.

 

[Soupdragon]

Being able to get all of your issued kit in your kit bag!

I was never able to get all my kit in my holdall.. and that with a lot of it being worn as well.. that greatcoat was a killer!!!!

 

[Lamptramp]

Credits! = Going around looking like Steptoes rejects in torn Hairy Mary trousers sown up with bodge tape, worn out collars (detachable and reversable) = all so you could get £3.17s.6d extra for not spending your clothing allowance.

Getting you soggies milk out of a churn at the end of the servery with the ladel (or dipping you plastic mug).

Telling space cadet sergeants to go to the front of the mess queue - as they were entitled by rank and watching what the linies at the front did (was that cruel?)


Getting bits of carrot and tomato out of the chipmunk control panael when Spaceys had been flying. (I don't actually miss that!)

 

[burglar]

Hitching a lift from camp to your home in uniform with RAF in orange Dayglow tape on the back of your kit bag so that ppl would pick you up...always worked

Never let me down!!

 

[theladf]

Emptying the collector tanks on a Victor A/F then casually walking to the rear of the pan and "accidentally" spilling contents of bucket over the bondu! I bet there are still bald patches of earth behinf 55 & 57's old lines now!!!DT_Xtremez_31:

 

[Buster123]

Sledging down D buildings on your flak jacket.

answering the door of a HAS at 3 in the morning on ex wearing just your shreddies cos its been quiet and you've been kipping and then realising its the AC capt.

 

[Bitburger]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Exercise. Exercise. Exercise. Exercise TACEVAL/Maxival/MiniVal is now in force. All personnel are to report to their place of duty. I say again...............

 

[3Chordwonder]

Blue 1250's , Green sausage bags, SLR's .....only 40 TG3 on TCW (all ranks!)

 

[mad_collie]

Food fights and loads of beer at the living in Xmas dinner.DT_Xtremez_14:

Clubbing all your cash together on the last weekend before payday so you could ALL go out.DT_Xtremez_14: DT_Xtremez_14:

The walk of shame from the WRAF block the night after a bop.DT_Xtremez_14: DT_Xtremez_14: DT_Xtremez_14:

 

[stingray888]

It doesn't happen any more

It doesn't happen any more

Taking a handful of Swarfega into the mess, pretending to sneeze and showing the "result" to the rest of the table.

 

[rest have risen above me]

Can Fights in the Nags Head.....

 

[rhino]

yuk

yuk

Powdered mash from the mess.

NCO/SNCO chefs

 

[rhino]

TAG's

TAG's

Remember TAG's? Trade Assistant General

 

[Cooheed]

Hauling LACs up on the chains found in hangars and then leaving them dangling up there for a while! DT_Xtremez_31:

Or shutting them in a locker in a trailer for a trip round the Tac driving course.... :0

 

[Dave-exfairy]

Do ultra low level beat ups by growbags leaving the sqn still happen???

 

[The Stig A.D.I.]

OC Eng coming out to see the Snow & Ice teams (who were busy driving big snow ploughs and towing sicards to clear the airfield) and offering them nips of brandy and cups of 'whiskey-laden tea' to warm them up because none of the trucks had heaters that worked...

Start shift at midnight - leathered by lunchtime! View from the Tower = lots of wavy black lines up & down the runway...

DT_Xtremez_42:

 

[MontyPlumbs]

Do ultra low level beat ups by growbags leaving the sqn still happen???

Yes they do!

 

[Dave-exfairy]

Yes they do!

Nice to see some traditions still happen!!!