Wobbly

[Red-Rock]

Even though i've been here a little while this is the first time i've seen this thread. Well from the very beginning.

1988-89 2620 Sqn RAuxAF Regiment at RAF Marham
1989 Basic training at RAF Swinderbutlins
1990 Basic Gunner Training at the RAF Regiment Depot, RAF Catterick
1990 Spartan Basic Course on LATS at RAF Catterick
1990-93 The Big Red 1 Sqn RAF Regiment at RAF Laarparts
1991 GW1 first at Muharraq and then with SHF
1993 Rapier Training Course at RAF West Raynham
1993-96 15 (Rapier) Sqn RAF Regiment at RAF Leeming
1995 Dets to Belize and Falklands
1996-99 3 Sqn RAF Regiment at RAF Aldergrove. Dets to Belfast (Girdwood Park) and Londonderry
1999-2001 (I)GDT Section at RAF Halton. Was offered my FT1 course whilst I was on my resettlement and surprisingly turned it down.

I am currently working as a Personal Trainer in a Virgin Active Health Club in Sheffield, but I have also worked for Fitness First, first as a PT/PT Manager and then as a Regional Fitness Manager. Went back to PT cos I couldn't stand all of the management cr@p and all of the driving I had to do (500-1000 miles a week looking after 16 health clubs).

Thats me.DT_Xtremez_28:

 

[gmbh]

My CV

My CV

Joined in 1979 still don't know why
Basic at Swinderby
Trade trianing at the goat factory as a DE Rigger ( a proper one I had once seen a spanner).
80 -81 8 Sqn lossie
81 - 85 TTTE Cottesmore
85 TASF Connigsby Didn't stay long
86 - 90 5 Sqn Conningsby Here I met Louie ( see bottom notch bosses) scarred me for life. Also encountered Washing machine Symth who once told me I needed fcuking.
90 - 94 Blue team Lyneham with Gripper and me duck and some good guys
94 - 97 3 Sqn Laarbruch probably my best time
97 - 99 ST Taffen with out doubt my worst time
99 to the end Cosford went from basics to swarf maker finaly ending up as trainee agony aunt and political commentator in the crew room.
Now reborn and luvin it as a working man on the south coast.
Greetings to most of you who might have crossed my path and had a laff or 2 and bollo****s to those who suffered a sense of humour failure, you know who you are.

 

[Jos]

Swinderby Feb 76 to Mar 76 Basic Training
Halton Mar 76 to Jul 76 Mechanics Course ( A Mech W)
Honington Jul 76 to Nov 77 Martel Missile Flt and ESA.
Bruggen Nov 77 to Dec 80 31 Squadron
Cosford Dec 80 to Jun 81 Fitters course (Eng Tech W)
Coltishall Jun 81 to Nov 94 ASF, Gun Bay, AGSE, ESA, Seat Bay and Role Bay.
Cottesmore Nov 94 to Apr 03 Seat Bay, Rects Shift and Eng Standards.
Coningsby Apr 03 to Feb 07 RUAS (Buildings and Licensing)
12 Feb 07 Resettlement and Terminal leave.DT_Xtremez_28:

 

[Past Engineering]

Halton - 213 entry - 68-70
RAF Scampton - 230 OCU Vulcans - 70-72
RAF Kinloss, NMSU - 72-74
RAF Luqa - 203 Sqd - 74-77
RAF Wyton - Hyd Bay - 77-78
RAF Wyton - 51 Sqd - 78-79
RAF Cranwell - First Line - 79-80
RAF Cranwell - ASF - 80-82
RAF Honington - TASF - 82-85
RAF Marham - 27 Sqd - 85-86
RAF Coningsby - 230 OCU - 86-87
RAF Gutersloh - 18 Sqd, 87-91, Falklands Jul-Nov 89, Ireland, Gulf 91
RAF ST Athan - 2 sqd then 75 Hangar became 10 Sqd - 91-95
RAF Coningsby - 5 Sqd - 95-96
RAF Cottesmore - Hyd & Tyre Bay - 96-99
Retired 99 now RAF Waddington 2005-still

 

[Captain Slog]

OK, if Hue and TB can do it, I may as well join in:

Joined up in Mar ’69 as a Rigger.
St Athan May – Sep 69 Mechs course.
Waddington Sep 69 – Sep 73, Vulcans 1st & 2nd Line.
Laarbruch (Bucc Sheds) Sep 73 – Sep 74.
XV Sqn Buccs Laarbruch Sep 74 – Sep 76.
St Athan Oct 76 – Jun 77, Fitters Course.
Jun 77 - Sep 78, 230 OCU Scampton Vulcans again.
Sep 78 – Jul 80, 35 Sqn Scampton, you’ve guessed it more Vulcans.
Jul 80 – Aug 82, Offutt Air Force Base Nebraska USA, last Vulcan tour.
Sep 82 – Sep 86, St Athan Phantom majors.
Sep 86 – Sep 89, 31 Sqn Bruggen Tornado GR1’s.
Sep 89 – Jun 91, Leeming Tyre bay.
Jun 91 – May 94, 25 Sqn Leeming Tornado F3’s.
May 94 – Sep 97, Leeming Minor team then demob.
Sep 97 – present, Cosford instructing A Mech A, A Tech A, Mech Tech’s, Mech Mech’s, SAC Assim Tech’s, SAC Tech’s, Multi- skillers, ATC Instructors and various foreign nationals.

Why Captain Slog, well the picture says it all, that really is me, well same hair style anyway and yes I am a Trekkie but I don’t dress up, just like the programmes and what it stands for. Qua’pla!

 

[Realist78]

Joined up Feb 78 - sooty DE
Halton Apr 78 - Dec 78 (1st day - 17th Birthday-most memorable???)
Jan 79 - Apr 82 - Scampton ME(A)S-Vulcans
Apr 82 - Jul 87 - ASF TTTE - Tornado GR1
Jul 87 - Jan 93 - 5 Sqn Coningsby - Tornado F3
Jan 93 - Jul 96 - Woodhall Spa with barking mad Rocket Ron
Jul 96 - Jan 00 - XV(R) Sqn
Jan 00 - Feb 04 - Lossie TPF
Feb 04 - ?? - XV(R) Sqn

 

[seansmiler]

Been on here for a while now but have never seen this thread before

here's mine

Joined 1997- 7 weeks basic at Halton

sept 97- may 98 trade training at RAF Locking (TCO 140)

98-99 81 SU det MCC Northwood

99-00 81 SU Bampton Castle

00-05 Tactical Communications Wing

05 TG4 Assimilation training

dec 05 promotion

dec 05- mar 07 DCSA NJSC Northwood

Now Episkopi, Cyprus

too many OOA's and other dets to list

but include Pakistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar

 

[Yid]

Yid

Yid

Joined up 1980

Hereford for TT
1980-83 Good old Swinderby
1983-84 CDA Thatcham
1984-87 Rough old time in Berlin
1987-93 Coningsby PHMS & 229 OCU
1993-96 Rheindahlen
1996-99 Coningsby
1999-01 Lets close Bruggen
2001-05 Coningsby
2005- Benson Let me out of here

Always remember a shiney in need is a pain in the A**E

 

[FOGHORN LEGHORN]

I'm a Rigger, this is my story so far...
Joined July 19th 2000
Posted 56 Sqn Coningsby Feb 2002 (lost time up the ying yang in trade training)
Sqn moved to Leuchars March 2003
Marham Structures Bay Dec 2004 -?
Off to Basrah May 10th for 4 months driving outside the wire.

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but always aim to be like thisDT_Xtremez_28: DT_Xtremez_31: DT_Xtremez_27: DT_Xtremez_18:

 

[chrisBombHead]

Joined Sept '97, pass-out officer was the Queen

Left Cosford '98, basic wpns course

joined 41(F)sqn at Colt,

Fitters course '00, advanced wpns course

back to 41(F)sqn,

side-stepped to 16(R) sqn '02,

exchanged to Kinloss line '03,

got tapes, swapped shifts '06

and still here for the forseeable future!!!

Colt was the best kept secret in the RAF, as has been said by others. Turning it into somewhere to house asylum seekers - What a WASTE!!!!DT_Xtremez_32:

 

[Scaley brat]

A bit late, not unusual for me DT_Xtremez_15: but here goes:
Scaley born and raised. Joined the MOD as an appo and did 23 years at the Jewel of the crown, A.K.A Shaft of the spearhead, A.K.A Saints. DT_Xtremez_31:
Appo rigger, toured Saints for a good few years dossing down for 7 years in EROS before returning to SRS where I stayed till I left.
Aircraft types: You'll like this DT_Xtremez_35:
Canberra
Buccaneer
Victor
Phantom
Tonka-toy
Hoover GR9
If you include the appo aircraft,
Gnat
J.P
Pembroke
Devon.

Most of you will probably have to google over half those names DT_Xtremez_31:

I loved Saints and mourn it's passing but really it died when Tom our last Raffie in the section got his 3rd and left for pasture's new. DT_Xtremez_21:

 

[rhino]

suppose it me next then ....

suppose it me next then ....

Joined in Mar 78 as an AmechA AAM66
Fitters course early 80 AAF 60
Coningsby till 83 With Dets to Marham and Odiham in between
83 joined 18 sqn Gut
84 Falklands for a while, got tapes!
86 - Posted to Lossie rects team in Bucc ASF, brilliant posting
88 posted to Halton as an instructor, went and kicking and screaming, loved the teaching; hated the cabbagy stuff.
Pvr'd in 89, then got my letter for my third
left in 90.
Signed up to join the NZ RAF, was due to leave in Sept 90 but bottled it.
Lecturer in Aeronautics for a year, made redundant
Self employed Engineering consultant for a year, hard work!
Westlands from 92-97 as an instructor on Seaking, Puma, and blade repairs.
97-2000 SGS as Training Manger/Programmes Manager
2000- present day - General Physics, now a Business Unit Director.

Brilliant time in the mob, great memories but glad I left when I did

 

[The Loan Ranger]

March 87 - Hereford (Young Thick & Stupid)
April 87 - Walked off the parade Square saw the light and went home

Jan 91 - RAF Swinderby
Feb 91 - TT @ RAF Hereford
Jun 91 - RAF Catterick (Blue suit not a Rock)
Oct 93 - RAF Belize (great time)
April 94 - RAF Marham (II(AC)Sqn & XIII(B)Sqn) including Al Kharj and Incirlik
Jan 98 - RAF Bruggen (IXSqn) (Fantastic Time) including Al Kharj and AAS
Oct 01 - RAF Lyneham
Mar 03 - RAF Lyneham (Cpl) (47/70Sqn)
Aug 04 - RAF Lyneham

DWR's
93 - MPA
95 - MPA
99/00 - MPA
04 - Hill Cove, West Falkland
06 - Mental Factory, Bosnia

 

[tommo9999]

Postings/Assignments:

Aug 86 - Swinderby
Oct 86 - Hereford (Basic Admin 94)
Nov 86 - Regt Depot Catterick
May 88 - Hereford (P&A 120)
Sep 88 - Spadeadam
Oct 89 - Bruggen
Oct 92 - Innsworth
Apr 95 - Bruggen
Sep 98 - Innsworth
Aug 06 - Rheindahlen

DWR:
Jul - Nov 06 - Palermo
Feb - Apr 98 - Ali Al Salem
Jan - May 01 - Eskan
Aug 07 - MPA

 

[the_crab]

okies here goes

joined at Swindits 1979
A Mech A ( AAM105) TT at Halton 1980
VAS Wattashame1980-81
tyre/ tank bay Wattashame 81-85 whith a break for a ft course (AAF111) in 83
111 A Shift Leuchars1985-1993 (tapes in 86)
Bruggen tyre bay (is there a trend here)1993-1997 with a FI thrown in in 95
Lossie AMF Team 2 1997-1998
AFCO Glasgow 1998-2000
promoted to competent liar and sent to AFCO Inverness 2000-2002
Back to Lossie QA 2002-2006

OOOOh and longlook 2004 mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

ENNNNND EX after 26 yrs and loving it DT_Xtremez_42:

 

[Fablon biff chit]

Hi, my name is Fablon Biff Chit and I'm a goat addict

I love making youtube videos, see the bottom of my post

My story
Born 82
Saw the light and Joined 2002, Halton, as a Supplier
2003 - present day Waddo

DWRs
Falklands (Op Bad Curry) 05
Basra (Sunni and Shi'ite) 06
Afghan 07??????

My real name? That'd be telling. Some have sussed me though!

 

[Matzos]

1976 - Swinderby
1976 - 1979 JSOP Cosford, after course posting in!
1979 - 1982 JHQ RAF Germany
1982 - 1984 Brampton
1984 - 1987 II(AC)Sqn Laarbruch
1987 - 1999 Brampton (with a number of deployments during this period)
1999 - 2002 Northern Ireland
2002 - 2004 Brampton AGAIN
2004 - 2006 HQSTC High Wycombe (worst tour)
2006 - 2007 Marham attached to TIW and 39(1 PRU)Sqn
2007 - Back to, yes thats right BRAMPTON

 

[rhino]

doesnt look a lot for 12 years

doesnt look a lot for 12 years

78 Swinderby
78 Halton AAM
79 Halton AAF
78 - 83 Coningsby
83 - 86 Gutersloh (FI in 84)
86 -88 Lossie
88-90 Halton
Civvie

 

[Buffon]

92 - Swinderby
92 - Hereford
92 - Brampton
96 - Fylingdales
97 - AFCENT
00 - DSF (London)
03 - PJHQ
04 - SHAPE
07 - Henlow

 

[Man in Black]

'Ello me darlings!

'Ello me darlings!

This is me:

Jul-Aug 89 - Swinderby
Aug 89-Jan 90 - Hereford (PANDA 7 - Superclerk!)
Jan 90-Nov 93 - Rudloe Manor (working with the feds & making the blue 1250s)
Nov 93-Nov 97 - Manston (PSF)
Nov 97-Dec 99 - Akrotiri (PSF)
Dec 99-Aug 02 - St Mawgan (PSF eating pasties)
Aug 02-Apr 06 - SecTS (Both Halton & Southwick Park)
Apr 06- SHAPE

If you know me, say hello.