Their latest gripe is housing conditions !

They join (quite voluntarily) and get free housing (or so heavily subsidised that its virtually free) and yet seem completely incompetent and unable to pick up a paintbrush !

Have they never heard of B&Q? Have then never unblocked a sink? Do they need everything doing for them? Perhaps they think that we also wait for everything to be done for us, too?

Perhaps people who are so used to being told what time to get up and what time to go to the loo etc never actually make a decision of their own?

As with other tenant housing, the maintenance is the duty of the landlord. It's not just a case of unblocking sinks or touching up the paintwork. Many of the houses have structural problems, rotting piping, dodgy electrics, and rising damp. The MOD has become a slum landlord. Basic housing maintenance is the very least the military personal can expect.

Now ... on to another subject ... does In The Know ever stop whining?

"Sarge... my legs have just been blown off!"

"Moan-moan-moan, what is it with you people!"

You have to PAY rent before you can have a landlord, dork !!!

The rent is deducted from their wages.

I have many Army stories but this one will change the thread a bit.
We searched for hours to find a base we were playing at in vain.
When we finally got there(two hours late), I apologised and said to the security people that we couldn`t find them.
One of the guys dryly looked at me, and said "you are not supposed to sir, we are the SAS".
I couldn`t say where they are hidden away to this day, this could be bad news for the plumber:dry:

You have to PAY rent before you can have a landlord, dork !!!Dork? I think you upset him Cat and you don't want to do that 'cause he knows... erm... "in the".

Martin

I met David Stirling once (the founder of the SAS). I was taken to visit him by a member of the regiment. He was quite old even then (and I'm sure he's passed away since).

Here's another amusing army story. I've attended the annual dinner at the Cavalry Club a few times (as a guest). It's usually officers only on the friday and guests are welcome on the saturday.

Back in 1973 I was the guest of a member of the Queens Dragoon Guards (a major). Also in the regiment was Mark Philips (a captain) - who had married Princess Anne earlier that year.

During that evening we were going upstairs and Mark Philips was on his way down. He stopped to chat to my host (and saluted him - captains salute majors) and the conversation was quite general. After we parted and had gone a few more steps, my friend (always quite eccentic) turned to Mark and said "by the way - I hear you've got married. Congratulations!"

Mark looked at me in astonishment - and I just shrugged my shoulders. Everyone in the world had been aware of the marriage but my friend just mentioned it as if it was some piece of gossip that he'd heard in passing.

Another year I arrived on the Saturday after noon in London and checked into my hotel - ready for the evening dinner. On unpacking I realised that I had forgotten to bring a tie ! I rushed out to try and buy one but that's not easy in central London late on a saturday afternoon.

A little while later my host rang the hotel to see if I had arrived OK. I explained my predicament and he said he could solve the problem - I could wear His SAS tie - as he would be wearing his regimental one that evening ! So .... I spent an evening at the Cavalry Club wearing an SAS tie !

Yes, it was the Annual Ball we played at, two years back, fantastic food, and at 3 am a fantastic breakfast as well, we had just arrived home, when a different agent friend of mine called, to the one we were working for the night before and asked if we could work for him tonight.
I said no as we were tired, he said "you will want to do this one it`s the SAS annual ball mate!"
So secretive they hadn`t told anybody we had just played it!

Dork? Is that some new intellectual term?

<<< Dork? Is that some new intellectual term? >>>

Yep - aimed at those who would understand it !!