I thought they stopped carrying people in the back of these trucks on public roads! I know the Brecon army base use buses,after a truck left the road a few years back ,and the mod insisted on seatbelts! 
They have put new seats in called Tcvs has seat belts and a roll cage and claps and straps to the vehicle so the lads in the back are safer than the driver
maestegboy:
I thought they stopped carrying people in the back of these trucks on public roads! I know the Brecon army base use buses,after a truck left the road a few years back ,and the mod insisted on seatbelts!
Yeah, they use white fleet (mostly combi vans, and a few white coaches) wherever possible. I think they are leased.
Very occasionally, the MAN SVs do still get used though. The days of squeezing everyone in on back to back wooden benches are gone though. There is a special racking system, with racing style seats in, 5 our six to a side, I think. Each with a 5 point harness and ajacent rifle rack. It incorporates sime sort of roll bar system aswell.
I was behind one in the beacons a few weeks ago, full to the gills with knackered squadies
Reminds me of a time we where in the back of a bedford and the driver used the kerb to stop as the brakes didnt seem to work and he used the big kerb to stop the wagon, we all ended up in a big heap with SLRās up our noses and various other orifices 
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Christ how times have changed. When I was a schoolkid our local school scout troop had one of these;
Known affectionately as āThe Bruteā it was used for scout camps, school trips and general shifting stuff about; petrol engine of course, probably did about 40 flat out, we sat in the back on bench seats, no lap belts or anything just a stern warning to sit still and not mess about.
Todayās schoolkids wouldnāt even be allowed to look at the ā ā ā ā thing without the staff having to do half a dozen risk assessments.
Ahhh memories of āconvoy ā ā ā ā ā
teatime:
Ahhh memories of āconvoy ā ā ā ā ā
Haha shake rattle and roll
The rules have changed from when we used to pile in and sit on our kit but they still carry troops in trucks. Seatbelts are compulsory though so fewer people can be squeezed in to each truck and they are therefore safer. Sounds like the fundamental principles still apply though ie get shot or blown up all you like but donāt dare damage yourself or military vehicle
teatime:
Ahhh memories of āconvoy ā ā ā ā ā
12 hours in an Antar + 1x ā ā ā ā ā ā ā ā charged teenage squaddie = convoy ā ā ā ā that couldāve bent metal! 
Another forces thick ā ā ā ā that canāt drive for ā ā ā ā .
Left hand down!:
Another forces thick [zb] that canāt drive for [zb].
Yeah like those thick [zb] driving 20 hours a day for 3-4 days at a time, off road with no KFC services, and the small matter of IEDās and getting shot atā¦ all at 18 yr old,
Tell you what my old son , given the choice between you, with your attitude, and them, I know who I would want to work with
Rikki-UK:
Left hand down!:
Another forces thick [zb] that canāt drive for [zb].Yeah like those thick [zb] driving 20 hours a day for 3-4 days at a time, off road with no KFC services, and the small matter of IEDās and getting shot atā¦ all at 18 yr old,
Tell you what my old son , given the choice between you, with your attitude, and them, I know who I would want to work with
No-one forcing them to go get themselves involved in other peopleās wars. 
Left hand down!:
Rikki-UK:
Left hand down!:
Another forces thick [zb] that canāt drive for [zb].Yeah like those thick [zb] driving 20 hours a day for 3-4 days at a time, off road with no KFC services, and the small matter of IEDās and getting shot atā¦ all at 18 yr old,
Tell you what my old son , given the choice between you, with your attitude, and them, I know who I would want to work withNo-one forcing them to go get themselves involved in other peopleās wars.
Well this is boringā¦
Left hand down!:
Another forces thick [zb] that canāt drive for [zb].
Ar$e
Left hand down!:
Another forces thick [zb] that canāt drive for [zb].
Moaning about squaddies again? Let me guess, one of them nailed your wife and didnāt call her back?
Drift:
ā¦the driver used the kerb to stopā¦, we all ended up in a big heap with SLRās up our noses and various other orifices
Unusualā¦ Didnāt the orifices drive separately in a landrover?
Left hand down!:
Rikki-UK:
Left hand down!:
Another forces thick [zb] that canāt drive for [zb].Yeah like those thick [zb] driving 20 hours a day for 3-4 days at a time, off road with no KFC services, and the small matter of IEDās and getting shot atā¦ all at 18 yr old,
Tell you what my old son , given the choice between you, with your attitude, and them, I know who I would want to work withNo-one forcing them to go get themselves involved in other peopleās wars.
think you will find that once you have taken the queens shilling you follow these things called āordersā you donāt get much of a choice in it. but feel free to slate the people who fight and defend this country and allow pricks like you freedom of speech.
Drift:
we all ended up in a big heap with SLRās up our noses and various other orifices
Iām not even going to ask why they were exposed 
Shandy123:
Unusualā¦ Didnāt the orifices drive separately in a landrover?
Yep but we had one that everyone in the troop would have gladly ride 