Ex Military and Nashos

[billyo]

Hey mate, were you at 2/4 round '90...  Ever wake up in the morning with your black and red coy signs painted with a yellow dot in the middle turning them into aboriginal flags? 

Was that around the same time the donkey got sprayed red and black.   

[kranky al]

Yep, ayear or two later the poor bugger lost an eye from that same style prank but .  Used to laugh at how you lot tried to get up us by calling it the donkey when we hated the thing anyway.  Mean vicious little swine that would bite and kick you the moment you turned your back on it.


I remember an interbattalion rugby final where at the end the 2 battalions were about 1 heartbeat from all out war.  About 10 incredibly scared looking mp,s in between 2000 hyped up troops on either side of the field.   Your co had marched your lot through our company parade ground and prosser turned the sprinklers on. Eeeeeeehawww eeehaw

 

[crispy]

Hi guys i remember that incident with the donkey i think uncle clem was the rsm at the time i started in delta in 82/83 then went to sigs then to pioneers ,came back was heading for bravo but got cut of at bhq and sent to sigs bummer ,eventually did a storemans course and got into main q as a ammo storeman cant remember a tim wood but there are so many guys frank cowel was csm of delta when i was there second time and the man at the head of the floods mick slater  was the oc ,i couldnt beleive my eyes when i saw him on tv
crispy

[billyo]

I wasn't there at the time. I arrived at 2/4 towards the end of 93. But we got told the story and got read the riot act about touching the donkey, because of the eye lose incident. Clem was the RSM back then.
Crispy, Slater and Cowell became the CO and RSM  around 97/98.

[linmac]

2nd Cav Regiment for me

[mortdad]

Signed up in September 1971 and went to Kapooka then went to Watsonia Barracks for Signals training then posted to 135 Signal Sqn in Canberra until I got out in September 1974.   Would have stayed much longer but the ex wife (who wasn't an ex at the time) hated the life and made me choose.   Another wrong choice made and I got out.

Greg

[kranky al]

hey you 2/4 pair - remember m.i.k.e  s.m.i.t.h im a winner and winners are grinners

[Centurion]

If I had some pics I'd put them up...sorry.

Joined 8/13 VMR in 1976 as CMF
ARA 1977 (12 Pl B Coy)
1AR
B Sqn 3/4 Cav Regt
CARO
A Sqn 10 LH (Cadre)
ODCGS
ADFA (AC)
1/15 RNSWL (Cadre)
4/19 PWLH
MONUR
ALTC
Before pulling the pin in 2001.

[Aussie Spirit]

2nd Cav Regiment for me

Another find gentleman of the cavalry

[Aussie Spirit]

If I had some pics I'd put them up...sorry.

Joined 8/13 VMR in 1976 as CMF
ARA 1977 (12 Pl B Coy)
1AR
B Sqn 3/4 Cav Regt
CARO
A Sqn 10 LH (Cadre)
ODCGS
ADFA (AC)
1/15 RNSWL (Cadre)
4/19 PWLH
MONUR
ALTC
Before pulling the pin in 2001.

Another fine fellow who wears the Black Hat with pride.

[dorey76]

Bucketheads 

[crispy]

Hi all getting back to smithy wasnt he the one that gave us a run round the cross country course in no 1 ceremonial greens as a xmas present before he left ? I think he was also know as the preacher
cheers crispy

[kranky al]

thats the one - my flatmate was 2/4 - he came home one day and told me that story - trashed his fancy hi-gloss boots on that run - not impressed

[gonfishen]

If I had some pics I'd put them up...sorry.

Here are some photos for you

[Rasmus]

I was trained in Danish Navy, in 1999-2002

Sargent, after 1. year, then of to Kosovo for 3. month and one more time for 3 month.
rest of the time i worked as drill Sargent for the new recut

[crispy]

Yea the r .s.m at the time was none to impressed by that stunt ,neither were the rest of us just goes to show what looneys were running the show then try it in civi street and see what happens !
crispy

p.s awsome photos mate is that full armarment capacity?

[gonfishen]

 Plus +++ 1 more machine gun, and the crews personal weapons. Thats quite a bit of fire power.

[BUDDS]

Hey All,

Joined the RAN in 1985 Discharged Nov 2010 after 26 years.

Served all 26 years in submarines
HMAS OTAMA
HMAS OVENS
HMAS COLLINS
HMAS ONSLOW (X2)
HMAS DECHAINEAUX
HMAS WALLER (X2)

Orginally joined as an Underwater Controller (UCSM) then changed name to Acoustic Warfare Analyst (AWA)

Paid off as a WOAWASM

Miss the comraderie and esprit de corp. Although I served in the RAN I worked with the most dedicated and professional group of men an women in the world being the members of the ADF. I take my hat off to those who continue to serve.

Budds

[crispy]

Hi buds did you ever come across a cook named steve sheldon at all ,i know it is a long shot but he signed on before i joined up nad i beleive he was a cook on subs
crispy

[BUDDS]

Hey Crispy,

The name is familiar. Would be easier to put a face to it. I am pretty good with faces not so with names. Besides everyone knows each other by their nicknames.....LOL

Budds

[CRW]

Yeah, his nick name is possibly Chef

Cheers

Carl (Ex WOCOX)

[Centurion]

Here are some photos for you

Thanks Simon..

[gonfishen]

Here are a couple more

[crispy]

urr dont think we are going down this road hon ,well just turn around smile at them dear
crispy

[rescue1]

Looks like they got my better side......