army/air/sea cadets

always shakenalways shaken LondonPosts: 6,287MI6 Agent
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just wondering if any of our club were/are members of any of the youth
organisations ,and your experiences on them, I myself was a member of the st johns ambulance brigade as a boy
I just posted this as I just stumbled on an article about the SJAB camp in Bexhill Sussex ,where we spent many a happy holiday
By the way, did I tell you, I was "Mad"?

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  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    I was in the ACF in the 70s, loved my time in there.
  • ACACIA_AVENUEACACIA_AVENUE UKPosts: 1,775MI6 Agent
    In the late 60's I was also in the ACF and got to fire the following guns:
    .22 Rifle, .303 Rifle, Bren Gun and Sterling sub-machine Gun Can't imagine that being allowed today! 8-)
    My most endearing memory was ACF tea, brewed in giant urns and served in tin mugs with condensed milk it was literally Orange in colour and you could stand a spoon upright in it. :))
    One of us smells like a tart's handkerchief.
  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    Do you remember oatmeal blocks :x and compo sausages :) oh and white rolos :)) I think we were eating the same rat packs you guys had in the 60s, I don't think there was such a thing as use by dates back then :))

    Our detachment was run by two sergeants fresh out of service, one a green jacket, the other a guardsmen just back from a tour in ireland, it was un known to our CO (a limp wristed Capt ) that these guys were teaching us things over and above the normal ACF curriculum :D I don't know what sort of lads you had in your detachment but in ours some were there by choice like my self, but some were there by choice of the local police and it was either go in the ACF or go to court :D the Sgts would not take any **** and soon turned reprobates in to mini soldiers, it was that or you would have a very hard time, these guys didn't just shout and scream they got physical, I even got a pace stick in the nuts a few times :)) I have seen someone tied, hooded and beaten for kicking off against a Sgt though.

    None of that would go on in todays ACF, can you imagine the PC crowd :)) I noticed the change in 1980 when they aloud females in and today I doubt it is much different to Boy Scouts :#
  • ACACIA_AVENUEACACIA_AVENUE UKPosts: 1,775MI6 Agent
    Aah.... that all brings back memories :x
    Our Captain was gruff bugger whose nickname was 'Bulldog', because he looked and sounded like one.
    We used to spend hours cleaning our kit for parades, putting blanco on our belts and gaiters and cleaning the brass with brasso. And to get a good shine on our toecaps we used to put on loads of polish, then light them so the polish melted over the dimples to give an even shiny coat.
    Looking back now I think we were the 15/16 year old versions of the dirty dozen :))
    One of us smells like a tart's handkerchief.
  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    Bulling boot was one of my favourite past times :D I was that good at doing my own, the Sgt's thought it a good idea for me to do theirs to :)) bastards :D

    I use to iron out the dimples with a hot spoon, then feed them with layer upon layer of kiwi polish and spit, ( for some strange reason I use to find drinking a can of coke before using spit worked better) then to finish I would bull them under a smooth running tap to remove any blemishes.
  • always shakenalways shaken LondonPosts: 6,287MI6 Agent
    we had to do various duties that needed first aiders present ,(we didn't get to do any as the bigger lads did it all ) but we did get to go to football matches for free ,but we did get to be stretcher bearers a few times when fights broke out , but hopefully my point is that I think joining a youth group does us/the young people good .and they can grow upto be worthy members of the community
    after all look at me :))
    By the way, did I tell you, I was "Mad"?
  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    We use to have to attend St Johns for parts of our first aid training, I bet you were only there for the practice Annie, AS :))
  • always shakenalways shaken LondonPosts: 6,287MI6 Agent
    danjaq_0ff wrote:
    We use to have to attend St Johns for parts of our first aid training, I bet you were only there for the practice Annie, AS :))

    no our instructors were a funny lot ,we had a practice Steve 8-)
    By the way, did I tell you, I was "Mad"?
  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    always shaken wrote:
    danjaq_0ff wrote:
    We use to have to attend St Johns for parts of our first aid training, I bet you were only there for the practice Annie, AS :))

    no our instructors were a funny lot ,we had a practice Steve 8-)

    :)) :)) :))
  • The LimeyThe Limey Kent , EnglandPosts: 60MI6 Agent
    Well , I was in the REAL RAF , and never even considered being a cadet in my youth :)) in fact , I was a drill instructor for them , one night a week , on my Station in West Wales ,and always remember some little 16 year old prick thinking he ''out ranked'' me because he had 3 stripes on :)) .....................he found out to the contrary :D
  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    Drill instructor :)) :)) :)) you brylcream boys couldn't do drill to save your lives :D
  • The LimeyThe Limey Kent , EnglandPosts: 60MI6 Agent
    I was in the Regiment .................enough said , I think :)
    danjaq_0ff wrote:
    Drill instructor :)) :)) :)) you brylcream boys couldn't do drill to save your lives :D
  • danjaq_0ffdanjaq_0ff The SwampsPosts: 7,283MI6 Agent
    Rock Ape 8-) :D
    The Limey wrote:
    I was in the Regiment .................enough said , I think :)
    danjaq_0ff wrote:
    Drill instructor :)) :)) :)) you brylcream boys couldn't do drill to save your lives :D
  • Ammo08Ammo08 Missouri, USAPosts: 387MI6 Agent
    I was in the Boy Scouts of America, but I was in the USAF at 17...
    I was a Scoutmaster for almost 20 years, it was very enjoyable for the most part. I like young people and my scouts were good kids. We really loved pushing the envelope on campouts. We camped many times in severe winter conditions, terribly hot, humid summers and rain...lots of rainy campouts..but we did it.
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  • minigeffminigeff EnglandPosts: 7,884MI6 Agent
    Donk was in the pony club but he's too shy to admit it.

    I wasn't allowed in anything as I'm physically inept at pretty much everything except self fornication and changing my own skids once in a while.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I had a few friends in the Boys Brigade and the ATC, but I was too much of a rebel and lazy to get involved.
    My own club was involved with smoking, drinking and trying to chat up girls, ( maybe a uniform would of
    helped ) :))
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  • DEFIANT 74205DEFIANT 74205 Perth, AustraliaPosts: 1,881MI6 Agent
    I was in the Australian Air Force Cadets from 1997-2000 and still have very fond memories of that time. Those were pretty much the best years of my life. Memories of going on promotional courses, flying camps, and my favourite of all - drill. Yes, I'm one of those "weird" ones that enjoyed doing drill. Marching on parade in ceremonial dress gives me a great feeling. Conversely, I hated going out to the bush doing Field Craft and Survival. Absolutely hated it.

    In 2003 I rejoined as an instructor and taught cadets about Service Knowledge (history of the RAAF, ranks and badges, uniforms, flags etc), which was another one of my favourite subjects when I was a cadet. I was working towards becoming a drill instructor (which is what I really wanted to do), but in 2005 I left for medical reasons and never returned.

    Maybe one day, I might re-join.
    The Limey wrote:
    Well , I was in the REAL RAF , and never even considered being a cadet in my youth :)) in fact , I was a drill instructor for them , one night a week , on my Station in West Wales ,and always remember some little 16 year old prick thinking he ''out ranked'' me because he had 3 stripes on :)) .....................he found out to the contrary :D

    I would love to have been a fly on the wall in that conversation :))
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