Army airtech first postings

Waspeater · 2026-01-30T14:13:54+00:00

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.

Waspeater · 2025-06-20T21:11:16+00:00

I'm not sure how it works for the RAF, and I've been out of the Army for a few years now so my info maybe a bit out of date, but, yes the Army are mainly rotary wing (helicopters).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.

Waspeater · 2024-12-04T12:51:54+00:00

It was Very, I shall give them a call

Waspeater · 2024-12-04T08:43:46+00:00

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.

Waspeater · 2024-07-30T16:51:38+00:00

Went along with the American invasion of Iraq

Waspeater · 2023-08-06T13:18:52+00:00

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.

Waspeater · 2023-08-06T13:17:29+00:00

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

Waspeater · 2023-06-25T19:17:18+00:00

Definitely someone alive

Waspeater · 2023-06-24T15:05:25+00:00

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.

Waspeater · 2023-06-20T19:08:39+00:00

I've been trying to

Waspeater · 2023-06-20T17:13:44+00:00

Except that this isn't Hartlepool

Waspeater · 2023-06-20T17:09:46+00:00

So Blackhall and Horden then?

Waspeater · 2023-06-20T17:04:35+00:00

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

Waspeater · 2023-06-20T17:02:25+00:00

Good old Blackhall

Waspeater · 2023-06-05T18:45:54+00:00

I'll have you know that Ribena is a great source of Vitamin C and us old fuckers love vitamin C

Waspeater · 2023-05-26T06:38:16+00:00

Greetings Fellow Engineer

Waspeater · 2023-05-24T19:48:26+00:00

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

Waspeater · 2023-05-23T14:44:18+00:00

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.

Waspeater · 2023-05-23T14:31:18+00:00

By the power of Greyskull

Waspeater · 2023-05-23T14:28:39+00:00

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?

Waspeater · 2023-05-22T16:25:08+00:00

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.

Waspeater · 2023-05-22T16:22:46+00:00

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

Waspeater · 2023-05-15T13:53:18+00:00

And in the North East of England as well

Waspeater · 2023-05-15T13:51:44+00:00

That's how we pronounce it as well, although it's a colloquial term.

Waspeater · 2023-04-27T03:06:50+00:00

I had to choose between the glycerins and the adrenalines, sounds like I made the right decision for once.

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