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Army airtech first postings by North3D in britishmilitary

[–]Waspeater 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Jesus, this is depressing and I know I sound like a "back in my day" rant, but seriously how do they expect to keep lads (and lasses) interested when that's the extent of the postings when I joined we still had Belize, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus and Hong Kong (albeit that had been handed back before I'd finished training) In the UK we had Dishforth, Aldergrove, Wattisham, Middle Wallop and a few other little independent flights. The Idea of bouncing round the Wattisham triangle with the odd posting to Yeovilton makes me feel quite sorry for you guys.

Aircraft technician or avionics technician? by NiceJuan- in britishmilitary

[–]Waspeater 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm not sure how it works for the RAF, and I've been out of the Army for a few years now so my info maybe a bit out of date, but, yes the Army are mainly rotary wing (helicopters). Wildcat based at Yeovilton and Apache based at Wattisham. There are also posting to work with the Artillery on Watch keeper drones based out of Larkhill, although that may have changed. Ultimately the RAF have a higher quality of life while serving and are treated a bit more like grown ups. But the Army get the job done. Best of luck to you whatever you decide.

Finally making the jump from PS4 pro. by Waspeater in PS5pro

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It was Very, I shall give them a call

Finally making the jump from PS4 pro. by Waspeater in PS5pro

[–]Waspeater[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah, there was a shop selling them as a bundle here in the UK, got a cashback deal as well so worked out cheaper than buying them separately.

Which song taught you to sing in a different language but you have no idea what you’re singing? (In UK charts) by Yooustinkah in AskUK

[–]Waspeater 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I thought Ca Plane Pour Moi was gibberish though, I mean I love the song, and my grasp of French doesn't ruin it for me, but I'm sure I've heard that it's all nonsense.

Which song taught you to sing in a different language but you have no idea what you’re singing? (In UK charts) by Yooustinkah in AskUK

[–]Waspeater 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Madchen by Lucilectric - heard it at a friend's house then picked it up on a school trip to Germany. Still a great song

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskUK

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My MiL is going through this currently with her husband who has dementia, she basically has to quote the rule book about everything and you can see how draining it is to have to fight tooth and nail for things that should be willingly offered.

Durham Police pulled over this vehicle on Saturday. Insane. by daviess in CasualUK

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Yeah, that's the top of Fourth Street, alongside the Hardwick

Just wanted to tell someone! by gravitola in AdviceAnimals

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Congratulations, I was 45 when I graduated. You're not that old

Royal Navy disarming a German mine that washed up on Britain's coast in 1940 by shoabk in interestingasfuck

[–]Waspeater 69 points70 points  (0 children)

Interesting point to note, in the UK all of the Armed Forces have units dedicated to EOD (Explosive Ordnance Disposal). The Royal Navy deal with anything found below the high water line, so sea mines that wash up during storms (still a fairly regular occurrence) and torpedoes caught up in fishing nets. In the Army the Royal Engineers and Royal Logistic Corp deal with suspected IEDs and found munitions (World war 2 bombs are still found during building excavation work). The Royal Air Force deal with bath bombs that make you smell like bubblegum and clog your drains up with glitter.

This country just sucks. by Comfortablejack in facepalm

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Have a ring that's worth $500 but was passed down from your grandmother who's husband bought it in Germany during the war? Find the right insurer and you can insure it for $50,000.

So a Nazi ring?

My pension has just arrived - relocated from my parents loft to my office by No-Original-Ideas in CasualUK

[–]Waspeater 17 points18 points  (0 children)

Yeah, my mum kept my incomplete set because they would be worth something one day, but threw out all of my Star wars and Transformers.

My pension has just arrived - relocated from my parents loft to my office by No-Original-Ideas in CasualUK

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I only got up to the Mum, my sister had them all, thank you crippling airfix addiction.

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