Hmnmm, so by that anachronistic list, I should be declaring my frequent jollies to SE Asia then? Can't imagine what the Chinese or Russians would find interesting about the blankets, trucks, hole digging and shower tents of the RLC mind?

I'm sure my Civ employers would care more, or that a couple of the lads make regular forays beneath the iron curtain. But they don't...

Originally Posted by Flaggie

Dunno how seriously this gets taken now, but I had to go to what was then Czechoslovakia for work, right at the end of the Cold War. I was in the TA back then, and was told this had to be reported. On returning to my job (in the Netherlands) I got a call from some Int type in Belgium who insisted on meeting me for a debriefing. Which duly took place in the chip shop across from my office. The Int guy took it all ever so seriously, but I had trouble keeping a straight face.

Yep, there's a lot of de-briefing in the De Wallen.

Originally Posted by sunami

Yep, there's a lot of de-briefing in the De Wallen.

I wish.

A little Google-mapping reveals that the place still exists, 22 years later. The name has changed, but it's still the Dutch equivalent of a low-end greasy spoon:

007 never had to suffer this sort of indignity. Where was my Château Saispasquoi 1952? The half-naked babes? The caviar?

Cheers for that!!

If flying into Turkey they won't let you into their country unless you provide them with a crisp £10.00 note at immigration control

Go on tour, hook up with a local, take R'n'R and then go back on a civvie flight to see her. Return to UK at end of R'n'R to pick up Crab Air back to ops, carry on with said same local.

You'd be surprised who it worked for.

Originally Posted by cursedveggie

Here is the list that was issued recenlty by my unit, may be of some help. Excuse the dodgy formatting but DII and ARRSE don't mix well

The following countries are classified as Countries to which Special Security Regulations Apply (CSSRA):

Ser Country Criteria Remarks
1 Belarus Tier 1
2 China Tier 1
3 Cyprus Tier 1 Sovereign Base areas. Threat from Russia is SEVERE
4 Egypt Tier 1
5 Iran Tier 1
6 Libya Tier 1
7 N Korea Tier 1
8 Russia Tier 1
9 Syria Tier 1
10 Ukraine Tier 1
11 Vietnam Tier 1
12 Armenia Tier 2 3rd Party Russian threat is SEVERE
13 Azerbaijan Tier 2 3rd Party Russian threat is SEVERE
14 Belgium Tier 2 3rd Party Russian threat is SEVERE
15 Bulgaria Tier 2 3rd Party Russian threat is SEVERE
16 Estonia Tier 2 3rd Party Russian threat is SEVERE
17 Georgia Tier 2 3rd Party Russian threat is SEVERE
18 KazakhstanTier 2 3rd Party Russian threat is SEVERE
19 Latvia Tier 2 3rd Party Russian & Belarus threat is SEVERE
20 Lithuania Tier 2 3rd Party Russian & Belarus threat is SEVERE
21 Slovakia Tier 2 3rd Party Russian threat is SEVERE
22 Tajikistan Tier 2 3rd Party Russian threat is SEVERE
23 Thailand Tier 2 3rd Party Russian threat is SEVERE
24 Turkmenistan Tier 2 3rd Party Russian threat is SEVERE
25 Uzbekistan Tier 2 3rd Party Russian threat is SEVERE

All Tier 1 countries, less Cyprus, visits and contacts should be briefed according to current regulations.

All Tier 2 countries visits and contacts and persons travelling to Cyprus, should be warned of the third party threat to a level appropriate to the visit/contact and by a means appropriate to the time and resources available.

Hi there,

Is that to say then that Cuba is not on the list? I thought it was but I'll admit it's been a while since I've seen the list. I'm thinking of going in the spring and need to know what kind of deep hole I'm digging for myself.

Thanks,

Vala