I am ex 39 Engr Regt, though we do have a member of the SAS at our company…he of course doesnt want to talk about it, well at least not until he has stood next to you for about 5 minutes!
but not Brits
Foxstein:
Off topic I know, but how can the army make people redundant then advertise for jobs on the TV?
p.s. not ex forces
Simple, the rank structure is based on a pyramid, so you have 1 guy at the top and a lot at the bottom. Most of the guys at the bottom want to be at the top and wont leave as it will cost them in pension so they then sometimes have to be made redundant. The casualty statistics since we went into Afghan answer why we need more recruits, dont forget that for every fatality there are 5 or 6 (I have heard up to 10) seriously wounded.
2002- still serving. Only a weekend / casual driver.
EX ACC - 1992 - 1998 re badged to RLC during merger !!
Served as a chef Aldershot…
matt01:
EX ACC - 1992 - 1998 re badged to RLC during merger !!Served as a chef Aldershot…
I’m always reminded of army food, breakfasts in particular, when I go to Lymm truckstop 
matt01:
EX ACC - 1992 - 1998 re badged to RLC during merger !!Served as a chef Aldershot…
Good old ACC: Aldershot Concrete Company, Any . . . . Can Cook, Andy Caps Commandos. Heard them all. 
I once investigated an assault on barracks. When I asked if there was any suspects, I was told 100s, I said how? The reply came, “he’s the regimental cook!!”
The Highway Man:
matt01:
EX ACC - 1992 - 1998 re badged to RLC during merger !!Served as a chef Aldershot…
Good old ACC: Aldershot Concrete Company, Any . . . . Can Cook, Andy Caps Commandos. Heard them all.
Ha ha! So how does a monkey get to be a truck driver then?
Me? I was just a good old blanket stacker!
Ive met loads of “THEM”. And i know what colour the boat house is, a guy on the train told me. 
Gunner Til I Die:
kr79:
There’s loads of ex military drivers most of them SAS. Well that’s what they tell me
You met them tooMe just simple RGJ
green jackets dont die just go to hell and re org ex 1 rgj fond memories of winchester lol
swift and bold now grey and old celer et audax
Royal Signals 77 - 83
Wheel Nut:
I don’t like to talk about it.our family have a strong military connection, my mam knew some soldiers
wheelnut thats not american typing is it
taxi
skids:
matt01:
EX ACC - 1992 - 1998 re badged to RLC during merger !!Served as a chef Aldershot…
I’m always reminded of army food, breakfasts in particular, when I go to Lymm truckstop
That’s a disgraceful slur on the Aldershot Concrete Company, aka Andy Capp’s Commandos, or more prosaically Any C*** can Cook! Army food, even in my day (REME 1977-80) is far superior to the crap they dish out at Lymm.
royal artillery 1990-2002
1990-1993 47 regt, thorney island
1993-2002 4 regt, roberts barracks, osnabruck
wheelyb:
Royal Artillery, 1996-2008, osnabruck, Germany.
got to be a 4 regt guy, what battery?.. 
RAF 1981 - 2006 Engineer on Nimrods, Phantoms and Tri Stars
Foxstein:
Off topic I know, but how can the army make people redundant then advertise for jobs on the TV?
p.s. not ex forces
to put it bluntly i think you will find the ones being recruited are the soldiers who get shot at the most ie infantry
I was bollocked by a squadron leader in 1965 
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The Life Guards (Household Cavalry) served from 1966–1978 Was not in the SAS but worked with them on a couple of occasions in NI
Gunner Til I Die:
kr79:
There’s loads of ex military drivers most of them SAS. Well that’s what they tell me
You met them tooMe just simple RGJ
Likewise, but got discharged due to shin splints which was a shame. I was with 2B RGJ and was discharged during training at Winchester
RMP 2001 to 2010, loved it and miss it!