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**Mike_2817** · 12-09-2004, 00:17

What about the 'First Aid Nursing Yeomany' (FANY to you)

A Para-Military 'All Female' Organisation.

Or their new name:

'Princess Royal's Volunteer Corps' (PRVC - not as good as FANY mind you!)

http://www.fany.org.uk/main/index.html

Female SOE agents (Spy's) were commissioned into the FANY during WWII

13-09-2004, 08:17

Originally Posted by Mike_2817

What about the 'First Aid Nursing Yeomany' (FANY to you)

A Para-Military 'All Female' Organisation.

Or their new name:

'Princess Royal's Volunteer Corps' (PRVC - not as good as FANY mind you!)

http://www.fany.org.uk/main/index.html

Female SOE agents (Spy's) were commissioned into the FANY during WWII

Good question: what the feck are the FANYs all about? Back in the good old days at Duke of Yorks they were handily placed for providing bedtime companions for members of 10 Para and 21 SAS but I was fecked if I could work out what they actually did, other than polishing the photographs of their famous WW2 predecessors...

**Brucefeller** · 13-09-2004, 08:36

Back in the good old days at Duke of Yorks they were handily placed for providing bedtime companions for members of 10 Para and 21 SAS

One or two of them could knock back the ale at the pub on Sloane Square, too. Monday mornings could be painful.

**maninblack** · 13-09-2004, 09:14

They do whatever is required of them from providing linguists, crisis management for the capital and emergency first aid cover as well as collecting a pool of " nice gels" who look pretty smart in combats with a relatively small number of space hoppers in evidence.

**ViroBono** · 13-09-2004, 16:27

I met one of FANY's senior people at a Civil Contingencies meeting - stout brogues, kevlar tweed suit and loud voice. One of their functions is to assist the police with the casualty bureau in the event of a major incident in London.

I think Poppy may be one....

Anyway, their web site is splendid:

http://www.fany.org.uk/

**ronin** · 13-09-2004, 19:02

Checked out the FANY web site:-

FANYs are unique, resourceful women.

FANY offers friendship, unusual experiences and the opportunity for new and exciting challenges

If you are between 18 and 45 and live or work within the M25, call now!!!!!

Seems like half of Windsor Garrison could call them!!!

**Trotsky** · 13-09-2004, 19:29

Originally Posted by ronin

Checked out the FANY web site:-

FANYs are unique, resourceful women.

FANY offers friendship, unusual experiences and the opportunity for new and exciting challenges

If you are between 18 and 45 and live or work within the M25, call now!!!!!

Seems like half of Windsor Garrison could call them!!!

I am the brother of an ex- FANY (or the womens auxillary baloon corps as it is known chez Trotsky) and have on occassions complety failed to get off with some others.

They work with City Of London Police to provide their casualty beaureaux and extra communications staff and also have a linguists pool. I suspect they are usefully cheap because they don't get paid....

Trotsky

**Mike_2817** · 13-09-2004, 23:14

Originally Posted by Trotsky

I am the brother of an ex- FANY (or the womens auxillary baloon corps as it is known chez Trotsky) and have on occassions complety failed to get off with some others.

Ah but tell about the occassions that you did?

Just how many of them are there anyway?

**Mike_2817** · 13-09-2004, 23:20

So the Legion Of Frontiersmen & First Aid Nursing Yeomanry are a volunteer Para-Military Force unlike the TA in that they do not get paid, even if you use them?

Interesting!

I think New Labour should latch onto the idea.

**Cutaway** · 14-09-2004, 00:15

Originally Posted by maninblack

They do whatever is required of them from providing linguists, crisis management for the capital and emergency first aid cover as well as collecting a pool of " nice gels" who look pretty smart in combats with a relatively small number of space hoppers in evidence.

Originally Posted by Trotsky

......

They work with City Of London Police to provide their casualty beaureaux and extra communications staff and also have a linguists pool. I suspect they are usefully cheap because they don't get paid....

And some are quite cunning......