Originally Posted by Army_Rizzle

Anyone else think the army realy isnt for Heff.

Oy Drizzle,spell check !!

Originally Posted by Army_Rizzle

Anyone else think the army realy isnt for Heff.

What helped you come to this conclusion? Then again maybe your just being a twat.

Heff

Originally Posted by Heff30

What helped you come to this conclusion? Then again maybe your just being a twat.

Heff

Heff,rule number one as a recy mech,tell it as it is,no fucking about with asterisks trying to be polite.I've fixed it for you this time.Every little helps

Sorted. Cheers.

Heff

Originally Posted by Heff30

It's the whole 'get involved' I want to be just purely involved, I don't want to on some postings be in a garage fixing veichles.

Heff

The vast majority of your time at trade will be in barracks. You will be posted to a "garage" and if you're not a VM fixing things, then you'll be kept busy doing awesome stuff like moving vehicles from one end of the park to the other. If you're really lucky they'll let you sort cam nets and tents out for the people that need them.

Why don't you reconsider VM, It's a decent trade, you'll get to get out and do recovery on Ops/Ex and later in your career you can become an Artificer Vehicles, who by virtue of their education and training are all fully qualified Recovery Mechanics anyway.

Thanks, I will take this into consideration, makes my choice abit harder as I was torn between two roles but now it's going to be three.

Heff

Originally Posted by spaz

who by virtue of their education and training makes them think they are all fully qualified Recovery Mechanics anyway.But that little bit of knowledge make's them dangerous cunts.

Fixed that last sentence for you, no thanks needed mucker.

Originally Posted by spaz

The vast majority of your time at trade will be in barracks. You will be posted to a "garage" and if you're not a VM fixing things, then you'll be kept busy doing awesome stuff like moving vehicles from one end of the park to the other. If you're really lucky they'll let you sort cam nets and tents out for the people that need them.

Why don't you reconsider VM, It's a decent trade, you'll get to get out and do recovery on Ops/Ex and later in your career you can become an Artificer Vehicles, who by virtue of their education and training are all fully qualified Recovery Mechanics anyway.

OK, If you’re fishing, I’m biting mate.

I am going back a few years, however, I lost count of the amount of times I've had to 'rescue' a job completely cocked up by a 'tiffy playing at my profession. Some of them couldn't even grasp the simplest concept of pulley ratios, and I do not mean when tired, at night in demanding weather conditions.

The better ones, left us to our trade, and considering a typical ARRV crew would consist of a Recy Mech, (note the abbreviation) an A Mech and a couple of others, they could bask in the collective glory of a job well done by elements of their Squadron, and the LAD as a whole.

Below. Something that I wrote some time ago. I cannot see a 'tiffy being involved in this sketch.

Originally Posted by Arte_et_Marte

0400 O’clock Zulu/BST/Summertime/Whatever.

Your piss poor navigational skills guided you into the bog from hell, and your vehicle threw a track/got a puncture/stalled/turned upside-down/floated away/turned into a big fat jelly.

Then, over the horizon an orange winky wanky light pierces through the stair rods of rain and you breathe a sigh of relief.

Recovery. Hurrah!

The guttural roar of a V4/6/8/12 shatters the relative peace and quiet of your piss-poor life.

There follows a few brisk barked orders, and your waggon/tank/motorcycle/skateboard is moved/lifted/winched/pulled/dragged/hauled/heaved/pushed onto solid ground.

An egg banjo and a small bottle of Herfie Pils is handed to you through the gunners hatch/drivers window/cupola, which you grab with delight, ignoring the large black thumbprints on the white bread. (From a loaf marked “Thursday” but no actual date)

You manage to mumble “Thanks Mucka.” The egg yolk spreading and dripping across your chops making you look like a fuckin clown, as the filthy, dirty, baggy eyed, dressed like shit Recy Mech says.

“Can’t stop pal, got another seven to sort out before endex”

Originally Posted by spaz

The vast majority of your time at trade will be in barracks. You will be posted to a "garage" and if you're not a VM fixing things, then you'll be kept busy doing awesome stuff like moving vehicles from one end of the park to the other. If you're really lucky they'll let you sort cam nets and tents out for the people that need them.

Why don't you reconsider VM, It's a decent trade, you'll get to get out and do recovery on Ops/Ex and later in your career you can become an Artificer Vehicles, who by virtue of their education and training are all fully qualified Recovery Mechanics anyway.

Spaz

Dont forget the other important in Barracks tasks, G1098 checks & vehicle documents.

As the CH ARV, ARRV, CR ARRV Crewman, Commander I spent plenty of time on exercise with assorted Wretched Mechs. On the whole a good bunch of lads, not necessarily the sharpest tool in the box but the Fitter Sections recovery expert. Spent my time laying out 3-1 & laterly 2-1 on CRARRV as that ensured the bugger came out 1st time; to appreciate the amount of work involved in recovering stricken MBT.

Cheers, Nobby

Heff think about joining the RAC/AA first, when you go for the interview tell them you want to join the Army after doing a few years. They will instantly warm to you, the potential to invest thousands in training you knowing you are only using it as a stepping stone will impress them....as it has impressed everyone here!!

Heff your a cunt stay away from the Army its not for you!!

If anyone is wondering ...No I didnt include the * in cunt, i just wrote cunt!!