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The Helpful Stacker
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Pah, new boy indeed.
Once upon a time I was the first 'super stacker' (BT1/BT2 trained) on TSW. I was also the youngest stacker on the wing at the time so lived by the name of "sprog" for a bloody long time.
Serving my first tour in Ulster with 'Big and Daft' at Ballykelly, the Yorkshireman who when he isn't rolling Land Rovers into minefields in Bosnia was proving to me that he was the very worst cook in the world, made me a man.
Serving at DJ barracks with a guy by the christian name of Dave who when he wasn't appearing as a Private Pile impersonator was watching 'chicks with dicks' videos and dancing with Mrs Palm and her five daughters in the communal TV area of our accommodation.
Getting covered with 6 month old **** in the middle of the night at G40 when one of the **** tanks that we were hooking up to a Puma decided to part company with the supposedly secure lid that kept the contents away from the downwash.
TSW is the only part of the RAF I miss. Blue suit stackers who deride the wing (even though they've never served among the chosen few) don't know what they are missing.
Remember.
"There is no time for tea breaks and no room for passengers, this is hot refuelling."
{Thumps clenched fist to chest} "Wing before family."
DT_Xtremez_31:superstacker
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Wing...loving it...
Well actually ive put in for main supply to try and keep some trade knowledge up..
Well actually ive put in for main supply to try and keep some trade knowledge up..
Norman the Storeman
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Inevertouchedit
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"TacStack" as they were "fondly" referred to on the Harrier Force.
Never brought enough ale with them on deployment, always scrounging ours !!
And how come they had all the best and latest Goretex/Hot blowers/boots/respirators etc etc ??
Grrrrr.......
Never brought enough ale with them on deployment, always scrounging ours !!
And how come they had all the best and latest Goretex/Hot blowers/boots/respirators etc etc ??
Grrrrr.......
The Loan Ranger
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Did my TFHE course before a couple of OOA's doing Hot Refuels but never fancied the Wing, wouldn't knock those that do choose it as a way of life but it wasn't for me.
almost changed my mind though, nothing like being under the rotors getting a face full of downwash waiting to hook up and pump fuel....
almost changed my mind though, nothing like being under the rotors getting a face full of downwash waiting to hook up and pump fuel....
stacker4ever
Hot Refueller
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Jack Brew welcome to the fold i have no doubt in time you will have many a sandbag to pull up whilst swinging a lantern. Until that time im sure there are plenty of the chosen few to tell you all sorts of wierd and wonderful stories! Just ask the Norman the Storeman what happened to him on his first night out and maybe try it yourself!
As long as you don,t follow in the the footsteps of " Village" you will be fine.
PS
You want to ditch all your 'Navarna CDs' or things could get very, very messy.
Norman the Storeman
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Was that the night when 2 supposedly trustworthy, experienced SACs took advantage of the bright eyed, newly promoted JNCO?
Feckin' gits! I'll have my revenge!
stacker4ever
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Norman it was a valuable lesson to never trust anyone which i think you will agree has stood you in good stead!
Norman the Storeman
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I assume then that you have not completed your FSD/TSOC/BFOC or whatever it is called these days.
Hopefully you will still be wearing your blue rank slides so everyone knows your the FNG and they ignore you in the teabar?
Then you will be able to burst with pride when you pass your course and are cerimoniously handed the coveted TSW rank slides by the Wg Cdr. A proud day in any TG18 trademan's life.
I now have a tear in my eye (sniff).
Norman, the only time you have a tear in your eye is when you have to buy a round!
Never did a full tour with the Wing but did a tour at Lipa with Knockers boys (he was a pretend FS in Split). BJ was the boss, he was the one that suggested we melt the ice in the bund using a Blowtorch!
I had to share a cori-mec with a well known admin handgrenade who's name ryhmes with phooey! Funnily enough the little sh1t has followed me to Honz and Conz since then, what did I do wrong!
Yes and it was me that was at Lipa when the Spams set fire to the HLS!
We also refuelled a chinny one night dressed as Freddie Mercury and an Undertaker (well, it was Halloween)
Nowt like standing under the rotors of a Jolly Green at 2AM with the snow coming down!
Never did a full tour with the Wing but did a tour at Lipa with Knockers boys (he was a pretend FS in Split). BJ was the boss, he was the one that suggested we melt the ice in the bund using a Blowtorch!
I had to share a cori-mec with a well known admin handgrenade who's name ryhmes with phooey! Funnily enough the little sh1t has followed me to Honz and Conz since then, what did I do wrong!
Yes and it was me that was at Lipa when the Spams set fire to the HLS!
We also refuelled a chinny one night dressed as Freddie Mercury and an Undertaker (well, it was Halloween)
Nowt like standing under the rotors of a Jolly Green at 2AM with the snow coming down!
Norman the Storeman
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mick-a-nick
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I was there from 87 - 88. Not a Mong though, worked in an alternative building fixing stuff after it had been "Monged" !!!!!!
Still had to do the full course along with the guys - Good fun. It was like banging your head against a brick wall - futile but gave you a wonderful feeling when it was over!!
Still had to do the full course along with the guys - Good fun. It was like banging your head against a brick wall - futile but gave you a wonderful feeling when it was over!!
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Shark537
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Being a Stafford DAC Mong for 6 years I did the 'Non Cardboard' thing but only had to 2 tours of NI and a couple of CTs. I always said it's not really my thing but I do look back fondly to my time as a part time Wing Warrior and never regret actually being told that 'due to SAC So and So breaking his flask, you have to replace him so get to USS Stafford and get yer greens up to scratch'
DT_Xtremez_28: Happy days
DT_Xtremez_26: Don't even go there. Most of them are working as boys in blue for West Mids Police. They could not hack it as stackers in the real world and PVR'd when posted off the Wing.
PS
Ding Ding round one, Para Wings and all Arms Commando was last seen wearing a gren beret despite not being entitled to it.
The Helpful Stacker
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