Dying breed

On a lighter note, I remember a good mate of mine getting his Nasho callup. This bloke had the typical 70's, flowing locks, to halfway down his back. (As we all did)

His twin brother, who somehow eluded the callup and I took great delight in sitting said mate in a kitchen chair and giving him what we both thought would be an 'Army Hairstyle'.

Not long after this, everything was canned and our short-haired friend never had to front up for service.
He wasn't game to be seen in public for a couple of weeks, I tell you. [biggrin]

Was on the phone to my father who mentioned they are closing their National Service organization as due to age there were less than 20 left and not all in good health.

Who will be on the footpath outside shops selling badges and poppies?

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Originally Posted by 3toes

Was on the phone to my father who mentioned they are closing their National Service organization as due to age there were less than 20 left and not all in good health.

Who will be on the footpath outside shops selling badges and poppies?

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Timor and Iraq vets, Vietnam was not our last deployment.

Was thinking about the number of people involved. Even allowing for those who came after think the total pool of people is shrinking. Is it time to encourage other service organisations to become involved so it does not ‘die off’.

nsw/qld vets free veterans day at Australia Zoo on 3rd November.

if youre a vet come along , show your card for entry, vet+one.

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Originally Posted by JDNSW

I think that by the time they get to retirement age the apparent age of people depends to a very large extent on their life experience. And life experience can be bad both in and out of the army...........

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In a similar vein, I saw a story about a person who had a diminished life experience after serving their country in the movie "The Spy" about "Sonja Wigert was a successful film star in Norway and Sweden during the 1940s. During the Second World War she was an active member of the resistance and also served as a spy." Sonja Wigert, skbl.se - Sonja Wigert, Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon (article by Jennifer Vintkvist), retrieved 2022-10-22.

Unfortunately as she was a double agent many people thought she was a Nazi and her career and reputation suffered, so it seems she moved to Spain from Scandinavia to get away from it all.