Royal Navy.

[Theland]

My youngest son left home yesterday to join the Royal Navy.
He has been in training for months.
Thirty three military standard push ups, running like crazy, strong as an Ox, great team player, and, oh yes, a really nice person of whom I am so proud :-)
Just saying :-)

[Theland]

Thank you all for your best wishes for him.

[DTCwordfan]

Hope he's not out on the HMS E or the associated flotilla as I see in the D-Tel today that the Chinese are trying to pull a Russian stunt on the fleet in the S. China Sea.....If so, I hope the PM is ready with the missile key.

Well done him though, it's the training that sets them up....

[Theland]

Thank you.
Yes things are certainly hotting up.

[NickorWan]

Brings back memories, I did my basic training in Raleigh 55 years ago.

I wish him well.

[Theland]

He said they get up at 05:30.
I told him to ask for an extra half hour in bed, and for tea and toast to be brought at 06:00.
I don't know how many press ups that would cost him :-)

[DTCwordfan]

Mate of mine did that at Uni, Theland, and ended up joining the Royal Marines.

He married the daughter of Sir Rex Hunt, of Falklands fame.

I saw the wedding announcement in the DT in Paris - and then ran into them at an art auction here in Cornwall. "I'm presuming that to get to know your wife, you were stationed in P. Stanley before the Argies rudely came barging in? As such, were you captured by them?"

Typical of him at Uni as to his character, "Sorry to disappoint you, DTC, they were my troops but I was back in London for leave and a briefing."

[zylaphone]

Good luck to him

[Theland]

Good story DTC. :-)