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Geo the Sarge
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« Reply #120 on: June 13, 2013, 08:34:28 PM »

As Geo knows, my ex-hubby used to be in the army before we met and served in the gulf war and bosnia. Some of the stories he told me were just horrifying, and the mental images alone when I think about them are so haunting and enough sometimes to bring tears to my eyes. I remember after he told me a particularly harrowing story involving a young child that i'd have preferred to remain in blissful ignorance, but that also feels wrong to say. I don't know how widespread ptsd/mental health issues are among the forces, but I know I couldn't deal with the atrocities of war - massive respect to those that can and do.

  Claire

Greta to see things picking up for you, pass on my hello to Gatters.

I've never spoken much to Mrs Geo regards some of what I seen and we've been married 33 years next week. It's a strange one and we each react differently. Many tend to keep these things to themselves, however I have seen many take great pleasure in describing things in graphic detail.

the 2 main things that stick in my mind is the full heli tele footage of the Corporal Killings I mentioned earlier and being part of a clearing up operation on The Road To Basra and other areas at the end of the Gulf war. Not easy prising melted human from metal vehicles I can tell you.

Measuring mental health/ptsd is very difficult, mostly due to too many using it as an excuse for early release or to claim additional benefits. There are too many cases not receiving the care they require and deserve.

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« Reply #121 on: June 13, 2013, 08:44:51 PM »

to cover firemen and binmen strikes

I have often wondered how soldiers feel about doing that kind of work. I can think of lots of possible attitudes to it:

- pleased to be helping the general public out of a fix
- unhappy to be undermining a strike
- pleased to be undermining a strike
- a nice change from the usual stuff
- it's good to be doing something useful instead of training
- it's a waste of the investment in my training
- indifferent - it's just another part of the job

No doubt there's a bit of all of those and others, but what is the predominant view among the soldiers who have to do it?


Hi John,

can't really speak for others, however I would expect most would be along the same lines as me.

Strike breaking - matters not a jot to us, we aren't able to strike and do a job much tougher and get paid far less (certainly in my time.)

waste of the investment in my training - especially for the firemens strike we underwent additional training - learning the intricacies of firefighting was fascinating and pretty hard work and in some parts was similar to some Army training. Oh and I got to drive a green goddess - man what a god awful machine that was.





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« Reply #122 on: June 18, 2013, 09:02:46 PM »

Just came onto thread to ask about thoughts on compulsive redundancies I have just read about.  Not sure if the above post covers it or not?  In terms of the level of experience and competency will this make a difference?
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« Reply #123 on: June 19, 2013, 07:10:24 AM »

Spot the difference:

Geos head protection and body armour 1979

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Lees 2012/13

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Geo

Actually, could you explain the differences? Presumably the uniforms and protective stuff are made of higher-tech material and you prob wouldn't be given a helmet that is too big nowadays but, beyond that, I can see that they have changed a bit, but I don't know enough about it to understand what is different without it being spelt out for me.
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« Reply #124 on: June 19, 2013, 12:27:50 PM »

Will try add to this thread when im home off this oil rig.

Cliffs are:

14 years army, REME avionics technician so not a "proper" soldier from 1993 -2007

Served with a few SF units inc the task force who were looking for the people who cut iff Ken Bigley's head, again as an avionics tech, not one of the sneaky beaky brigade

Tours of the 3 Bs, Bosnia, Belfast and Baghdad

Worked with all colours, sexual orientations, religions etc

Career ended by a medical discharge post head injury (brain damage ITT)

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