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Where is your spiritual RAF home?

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Swinders Mar 83:PDT_Xtremez_31: But like a lot of others Locking was the place
 
Swinderby Aug till Oct 91, 9 Flt Gibson Block.
service number .8421...

Then Hereford for Supply trade training Oct 91-Dec 91(seemed like loads of people from my Swinderby intake were there either as Stackers or Shinies.
Back to Hereford again for SC course in May 93. Basic Supply training at Hereford was one of the best times of my life.

Now added to the above is Basic Recruit Training for the RauxAF Regiment at Honington April 07, fantastic 2 weeks.
 
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I'm not old but I went to RAF Swinderby in March 1970 in the days when you were issued with button sticks, button brushes, greatcoats, collar detatched shirts, braces & underpants cellular.:PDT_Xtremez_31:
 
Swinderby Sept 87 - remeber it like it was yesterday.:raf:

However, it is a known fact the only spiritual home of shinys/data ans and stackers is Hereford. It just didn't matter how crap your cse was you always had a great time - the YTS of the same time may say different with their marching (every fourth step stamp) type ankle injuries.:PDT_Xtremez_42:

The best times going to the sticky carpet, going in pubs you were expressly banned from and the main one us data ans - watching all the PABCs/P&As and suppliers running up Credon Hill because your course had to be over 6 weeks to do it!!!!! :PDT_Xtremez_28:
 
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Swinders

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Swinderby Nov 77.
Spiritual homes, Gutersloh and Aldergrove.
 
Flight_idle said:
I'm not old but I went to RAF Swinderby in March 1970 in the days when you were issued with button sticks, button brushes, greatcoats, collar detatched shirts, braces & underpants cellular.:PDT_Xtremez_31:
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don't forget pyjamas, towels, vests, smallpacks,plimsoles,wool socks and housewife, not that I remember them of course:PDT_Xtremez_30:
 
Swinditz 11 Flt Jan 4 1983
Sgt ***** and an ex-cook Cpl - Dave someone or other

Oh how we trembled in fear, til we found out the Cpl was an ex-cook... we were so new we weren't ex-anything, but didn't stop us taking the **** out of him on our leaving do. :PDT_Xtremez_30:

I remember all the sick lads having to sweep the parade square to shift the snow in mid Feb. :PDT_Xtremez_34:

Also our DI Sgt ********* got hit on the head with a 4 tonner tail gate - fecking good job he had his tin hat on or it owuld have killed him! :PDT_Xtremez_42:
 
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Swinderby, Jul-Aug 86, started on the 1st Jul, 2 weeks until my 21st anniversary in the mob. Even though Ive done some long courses at Halton and went to Cranwell in '97 to have my spine removed turning up at Swinders as a 17 yr old was the start of it. Sgt ******and Cpl ******* in her silly pill box hat. MFT at North Luffenham.
 
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Swinderby October '82. Remember CPL *****, and having to sing 'we pray to Gray' in the NAAFI, obviously to the song ********* One bloke left on the second day. Didn't like being shouted at.
 
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One bloke left on the second day. Didn't like being shouted at.
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He left it that late? There was one bloke on the other flight that made up our Sqn, he packed his kit up and legged it on the first night, the scuffers caught him when he was half way to Lincoln.
 
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Can you please not post names of your DI's and adhere to E-Goats PerSec rules.
 
Swinderby July 84.
In the days when the first YTS kids were coming in....and the first ones I met were older than me!
As for cutting my teeth...I guess that was Mount Batten.The naivety of youth.You think you know it all and you are all so grown up.But it is not until you look back that you realise how young you were and how little you knew.
 
Swinderby 23 Oct 85 to 4 Dec 85 - my spiritual home is probably classed as lyneham :PDT_Xtremez_30: where i spent over eleven years honing my skills?!!
 
Good old Swinderby, Dec 87

Would have to class Newton as the spiritual part of life.
Can't seem to forget the unsrewing of brass floor screws just to polish them and put them back in. hhhmmmmmmmm
 
Swinderbutlins, Nov 1989, 9 Flt, 2 Sqn with Sgt G. Think he was a Discip Sgt, Speccy get.

Being an old school Gunner though my spirtual home will always be the RAF Regiment Depot, RAF Catterick. Hoo-Ra.:PDT_Xtremez_28: :PDT_Xtremez_28: :PDT_Xtremez_28: :PDT_Xtremez_28:
 
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