W88C here. Gunfitter from Leeds. Shared a room with the Welsh medic, the great Greek Scouse Gunfitter, and a lad called Malloy from the midlands who was later replaced by Wayne P who, in the space of the leave we got between Brats and Boredom went on holiday somewhere hot, met a girl, romanced and married her, then found out she was fairly generous with her affections and dumped her.

Cambrai Platoon then on to D Coy as the other guy from that intake said earlier in the thread.

Remember the Pl Sgt Dave D - RD REME and the Pl Comd Lt E of the Cheshires, same as Prof B. Other Cpls were Geordie G, Para, Bill B RCT, and Work Hard from SDG.

Last saw Bill B in the mid 1990s at Louisburg in Boredom as an MGS Dog botherer.

We had the worlds smallest CSM who made up for it with stacked heels and a mad hat.

First big laugh was the 2I/C of jeepland's inspection. The corridor in the bottom of D Coy was polished so well he went flying on his studded shoes. couldn't get his feet and binned the rest of the inspection sending Camberwick Greenaway round in his place.

Any other 88C lurkers about?

89C, Blenheim Plt like you.....!

I remember the track 'Ride on time - Black Box'... the first few words were "gotta get up, gotta get up, gotta get up".... and the git of a ginger AT Sgt played it loud EVERY MORNING!

Marching up the centre path in the early morning fog and hoping to be the first rank in!

Sgt Dinger throwing his paystick across the jeepland parade square (car park).

Lovely orange cagoules with great big map pockets and red loop stitch socks!

Originally Posted by Heywood_Jablowme

Les took over Judge Rudge Gren Gds. he was evil personified. i was caught pulling faces behind Dicky Scratch and was sent to the Judge.
he asked me why i had been sent to him and i said for pulling faces, he said 'show me this face you've been pulling'
bearing in mind i'm crapping myself, i begin to gurn to attention.
Surreal experience, 5 extras.

Dicky Scratch, what a guy all I remember of him where the phrases of "de burr ,de burr" and "working not playin, working not playing" awesome chap

Originally Posted by Jammedß

It became Depot REME in 1948 and as many as 100,000 REME soldiers passed through its gates prior to closure in 1977.

just reading back through the thread, never knew that was part of the old camp, sorry for my ignorance. to us it was where you had a kip when on prowler round the pads, armed with the scary pick elve lol (that will sort em when your only 16 and a bit eh!)

79A, Old College for the full 6 terms. Good days. I remember the PT during course time. We had a Bdr O*d as instructor and when we ran down to the gym wearing our lightweights and red PT vest and DMS boots carring our plimmys, shorts(thats a contradiction in terms!) and trunks in a towel we used to dread it if he was wearing boots as we knew we were in for a boot run ususally with a log. Swimming was a laugh. He used to make us climb the diving platform and one at a time he used to "kill" us with various weapons and we had to "die" and fall into the water. Was that bullying? Happy days.

Dettigen 88B onto D company and then being back divved due to discovering alcohol was more fun than revising. Alice coopers poison being on permanent send in the naafi due the women all having their breasts out.

Originally Posted by REMEROBBO

79A, Old College for the full 6 terms. Good days. I remember the PT during course time. We had a Bdr O*d as instructor and when we ran down to the gym wearing our lightweights and red PT vest and DMS boots carring our plimmys, shorts(thats a contradiction in terms!) and trunks in a towel we used to dread it if he was wearing boots as we knew we were in for a boot run ususally with a log. Swimming was a laugh. He used to make us climb the diving platform and one at a time he used to "kill" us with various weapons and we had to "die" and fall into the water. Was that bullying? Happy days.

Then we passed out on the same parade. I was 78C and did 7 terms. Good times.

I was C Company with the mad mick CSM and RTR OC.

Originally Posted by REMEROBBO

I was C Company with the mad mick CSM and RTR OC.

D company for me with the army's scruffiest major and a Coldstreamer Sgt-Major. We could just sign out on a 36Hr. pass on Saturday though. I believe A-C companies needed to get permission. I joined up with/sworn the oath with "bomber" Lanky who was C company and from Salford.

Was there any truth in the story behind CSM Kev the mad mick riding his bike into the PMC lake/pond/cesspit in his No. 2 dress when he was truly wan***ed after a night of heavy drinking as only he could when he was on duty?
This being the night before Commandants Inspection, when he was expected to be bright eyed and bushy tailed resplendant in his 2s?
Nige H the Badge Man was not publicly amused.