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StonehamPark

StonehamPark

#Brighton-Nil
Oct 30, 2010
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BC, Canada
Per ardua ad astra

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AmexRuislip

AmexRuislip

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Feb 2, 2014
33,861
Ruislip
Baker lite said:
Great old ships...back when we had a Navy.
The series Sailor was the reason I joined up, seeing them jolly jacks and their daring do...had me sold?
My old man was a snowdrop for 26 years.


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The HMF I served in, has totally changed.
Not just for the challenges in the world today, but for the lack of overseas postings experience.
 


Baker lite

Baker lite

Banned
Mar 16, 2017
6,309
in my house
AmexRuislip said:
The HMF I served in, has totally changed.
Not just for the challenges in the world today, but for the lack of overseas postings experience.
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To be be fare, I was very fortunate, swapped my shore time for sea time, there was always someone wanting to get out of a deployment, the only real shore time I did was basic training and discharge time...I loved every minute of it, would do it all again in a heartbeat [emoji1303][emoji636]⚓️


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Deportivo Seagull

Deportivo Seagull

I should coco
Jul 22, 2003
4,918
Mid Sussex
AmexRuislip said:
HMS Bulwark, Ark Royal ???
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HMS Hermes . The Happy H.
I only spent time on her as embarked forces.

I was on the flight Deck when that was taken.
40 Commando are performing an assault landing in Italy (Salerno), we (846 and 845 NAS) Flew in later in the day.
Great fun .. apart from cleaning 8 GMPG’s at the end of the exercise .. shit job.


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AmexRuislip

AmexRuislip

Trainee Spy 🕵️‍♂️
Feb 2, 2014
33,861
Ruislip
Baker lite said:
To be be fare, I was very fortunate, swapped my shore time for sea time, there was always someone wanting to get out of a deployment, the only real shore time I did was basic training and discharge time...I loved every minute of it, would do it all again in a heartbeat [emoji1303][emoji636]⚓️


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Followed in dads footsteps, joined up and immediately put in for all overseas postings.
The popular choices were Hong Kong, Goose Bay (Canada), Belize, Cyprus and Gibraltar.
Luckily I did stints on the above, with exception of Belize and HK (@swindonseagull did).

Likewise would do all over again, in another lifetime.
 














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