Thread: Navy 100 years - birthday

Originally Posted by bob10

meanwhile the RAAF sits back sipping their lattes , waiting for happy hour. Bob

An old workmate of mine was a Tobruk Rat. He reckoned if you had to go to war join the air force. The AIF lived in holes in the ground being alternately frozen, baked, or drenched, on a diet of bully beef and M&V. The blue orchids lived in comfortable huts, got hot meals and showers, clean clothes, kept office hours, and objected strongly to callouts in inclement weather.

I should have stayed with younger bro at Hunters Hill as he has a great view up the harbour and can see all celebrations without leaving his own balcony.
AlanH.

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

An old workmate of mine was a Tobruk Rat. He reckoned if you had to go to war join the air force. The AIF lived in holes in the ground being alternately frozen, baked, or drenched, on a diet of bully beef and M&V. The blue orchids lived in comfortable huts, got hot meals and showers, clean clothes, kept office hours, and objected strongly to callouts in inclement weather.

In the military, we all have digs at each other, in good humour. But at the end of the day, we respect each other, though we might not show it ........... all except those Pommy Redcaps in Hong Kong, no sense of humour ,[ besides we didn't know it was out of bounds...much!] Bob

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

An old workmate of mine was a Tobruk Rat. He reckoned if you had to go to war join the air force. The AIF lived in holes in the ground being alternately frozen, baked, or drenched, on a diet of bully beef and M&V. The blue orchids lived in comfortable huts, got hot meals and showers, clean clothes, kept office hours, and objected strongly to callouts in inclement weather.

Hey...

We don't object to callouts in bad weather anymore.

We just look at you disdainfully glance disapprovingly amongst ourselves and think quietly "how stupid are you, you should know better than to even ask" before gettingback to ping pong, cuppachinos, watching tv, surfing the net, ordering room service or my personal favorite showing the army how it's done in the latst version of call of duty.

Via the modern day equivalent to smoke signals fromsome place other than the cave where my hat hangs.

Originally Posted by Brian Hjelm

An old workmate of mine was a Tobruk Rat. He reckoned if you had to go to war join the air force. The AIF lived in holes in the ground being alternately frozen, baked, or drenched, on a diet of bully beef and M&V. The blue orchids lived in comfortable huts, got hot meals and showers, clean clothes, kept office hours, and objected strongly to callouts in inclement weather.

Hey...

We don't object to callouts in bad weather anymore.

We just look at you disdainfully glance disapprovingly amongst ourselves and think quietly "how stupid are you, you should know better than to even ask by now" before gettingback to ping pong, cuppachinos, watching tv, surfing the net, ordering room service or my personal favorite showing the army how it's done in the latst version of call of duty.

Via the modern day equivalent to smoke signals fromsome place other than the cave where my hat hangs.