want to do something nice for my boyfriend...

[jammiedodger]

hello all, my boyfriend is a little short for money at the moment due to paying his half of r holiday! we dont live together at the moment, he lives in army accomodation. well he's been living off practically no food n i wanted to get him some shopping just to show im thinking of him! but i dont know wot to get! as a typical bloke he doesnt really do veg etc and is quite limited on what he can cook due to the army providing nothing but a microwave! anyone any good ideas?? thanks all x

[johnlambert]

Eh??????
what hapened to the good old cookhouse, or as it's called now "soldiers restaurant"?
Does he live in one of those hideous new style apartments that HM Government thinks the modern soldier needs?
Anyway, get him a lasagne, squddies love it (well I did when I was a tom)

[jammiedodger]

he tells me the cookhouse is awful, quality must have dropped since u were there!!! hhmmm..... lasagne sounds like a good plan.... thank ya!

[johnlambert]

The standards were always low jammie, when I became a Sgt and had to go around at lunch & dinner time asking "any complaints"? no-one answered due to, if you said "the custard is too runny", you could bet your bottom dollar that the next day you could parade on it.
accomodation gets better as you move up the ranks, joining the WO's & Sgt's Mess means that you pay more F&A (food & accomodation charges for the uninitiated) but someone cleans your room (single room mind you), does your laundry, and the Chef's prepare food that would grace any top class restaurant in Paris.

[jammiedodger]

teh standard of accommodation have gone up tho i guess, he lives in a brand new block, single room with ensuite, nice fitted wardrobe n wall unit, very much luxury compared to some of the accom u see splattered about the news!! and he ony pays �54 a months for it! i'll have to tell him to get up the ranks so he can enjoy some french food!!! however, we're moving in together in a couple of months so im sure then he will be paying the cookhouse a visit every nite!!

[bigmamma]

Hi , jammiedodger , they used to say an army marches on its stomach but certainly not on todays pathetic mess food.

[johnlambert]

Not if he moves out!!!!!
Sorry to burst your bubble, but he will be considered to have his own house/accomodation, so, unless he's on duty (guard. duty nco etc) he will not be entitled to eat in the soldiers restaurant. Unless the rules have changed since I left in '2004 as an RAMC S/Sgt

[jammiedodger]

i do believe his cookhouse does 'pay as u dine' thing now, changing from paying a monthly fee, so u just go in and pay when u use it like a normal canteen/restaurant!

[johnlambert]

Ahhh yes!!!!!!!!!!
the "swipe card" good god, I thought they got rid of that?
It was brought in to ensure that recruits/junior soldiers eat breakfast, if they didn't, and fainted on Muster Parade, we could charge them with being absent from a "Queen's Parade" Sect 67 Paragraph 2 of the Army Act, if I remember correctly#

[sophie_1003]

how about cooking him stuff that he can freeze and re-heat, spag bog, curries, pasta in different sauces etc

[jammiedodger]

good idea sophie, but another thing they dont provide r freezers!!!!!

and John, i dunno wot a spotter is lol!!!! help!

[johnlambert]

I was a recruit Instructor for my last 2 years jammie, I could quote Queen's rules & Regulations verbatim.
good job the ABed didn't see that I used the "F" word in my last post, it might get removed optherwise (Sorry Ed, slip of the tongue)

[sophie_1003]

aww thats awful! pot noodles it is then lol!

[LLASY]

John it's section 29A(A) of the Army Act 1955. Section 67 was repealed by 1971 c. 33.

Now whos a spotter?

[johnlambert]

Well spotted LLASY