"Nothing but the rain"
So, while travelling to Maldon, of salt fame, in Essex, yesterday I passed two things that amused me. First we should have a picture of Maldon. More importantly we should have the things that amused me. Here we have Tom Tit Lane: Now, Tom Tit is also Cockney Rhyming Slang for shit. The next geographical …
So, took a trip, with Sally, to see the film Steve Jobs at the Cineworld cinema in Rugby [or rather on the outskirts of Rugby]. As ever, I have rated this film on IMDb, but you need to see this communication for an explanation of how the numbers work. I rated Steve Jobs (2015) 6/10 #IMDb …
And, finally, we come to the last section of my immortalisation of my 3822. The Air Training Corps Record of Service. This page does not list everything that should be listed in the “Other Activities” section of the blue book. All I have now is what is recorded on this page. The detail follow. Should you …
It’s been a while, but you could catch up on all these in a single session by searching Fooyah.net for a list of 3822 communications! What follows is a list of the gliding experiences I had as an Air Cadet a long time ago. These were my formative years and this community influenced me a …
I know, I know. This is just another list of stuff! So very true, but this is the biggie. This is why you join the cadets. If you want to see the other communications in this series then click here. Just before I enter the list you may or may not be interested to know …
Last communication on shooting for a while. Here continues my internetification of my Form 3822 Record Of Service book. The L98A1 Cadet rifle was introduced towards the end of the 1980s as a replacement for the SLR after the British military moved to using the SA80 rifle. I passed my training programme on 31 March …
We are about half way through my record of service book! There’s some flying and a few band engagements to go! However, this communication concerns my relationship with the SLR. The SLR felt like a proper gun. It was quite heavy, loud when fired and had a reasonable kick. Unlike the single shot No. 4 …
This communication deals with the times I shot a full bore rifle. I am pretty sure the rifle used was a Lee-Enfield No. 4 rifle with a .303 round size. Before cadets were allowed to fire this weapon they had to be signed off in the 3822 by the CO saying that they were large …
What else am I going to do on a Sunday evening apart from write a couple of communications? Especially when Gold TV are broadcasting the Monty Python show from the O2. I’m not watching that because when they started to sing the Penis Song the television channel censored some of the words! I was so …
This communication is another in the long running series about my cadet experiences in the Air Training Corps. I have a sneaky feeling that I didn’t always fill my 3822 in all the time as I am sure there were more visits than this, but this is the only record I have. To see other …
Continuing the interestingness of my Air Cadet record of service I now give you the section on Special Courses. Junior NCO Course – Carver Barracks 30/31 March 1989 L98A1 Training – Carver Barracks 21 May 1989 SNCO Drill Instructor – Carver Barracks 22 – 27 October 1989 Adventure Training – Blackshaw Moor 21 – 26 …
This continues the dissection of my Form 3822, my record of service book for my time in the Air Cadets. To see others communications in this thread click here. Attendance At Annual Camps 26 July to 2 August 1986 RAF Coltishall 22 August to 29 August 1987 RAF Brize Norton 7 April to 18 April …
This is a communication giving details of my time in the Air Cadets. See other pages here. Here I deal with the Awards section of my service. Shooting – ATC Marksmanship Badge 22 May 1987 29 July 1987 29 April 1988 22 July 1988 29 December 1989 23 October 1990 18 December 1990 17 March …
Recently I have volunteered to help with the cadet organisation at work. The RAF section of the CCF needed some staff and I felt it was time to get involved. I will occasionally write about my experiences on these pages but joining and entering the world of cadets for a second time made me reminisce …