In 2 section, lean to basha facing the wind. It’s crap.

You been at the sherry or does that make any sense?

The geese fly south for the winter.

*tips fedora*

Erm.. Surrey is landlocked.

Absenth makes the farts growl Honda?

pissed up and paddling at thorpe park ?

I think you need another Laager…

over at Pirbright etc?

I think you need another Laager…

Very droll, old fruit.

I feel your pain – I swapped green for another uniform a good few years ago, but the misery of a bleak, gusty forestry block with a view of warm, dry, rested and well fed people in cars and houses still raises a shudder. Knowing pizza delivery companies who recognised an 8 figure grid was a bonus though.

Pirbright? Sandhurst? Somewhere else?

Have you met any ‘Salty sea dogs’ yet

Sounds like Hankley Common – you could always sneak off to the Duke of Cambridge?

We don’t drink lager in Surrey. Far too common.

Anyway, Frensham Ponds?

Frimley CFAV. No idea what area were on. There’s a huge concrete building behind us.

In training or at Bn? If it’s the former, I suggest you put your phone away for your own sake: your DS will spot it a mile away (unless your upside down in your doss bag). Get your head down…it won’t be long before you’re on stag!! Treat yourself!

Edit: Just realised what a CFAV was…I’m confused, you’re meant to be DS; why are you in a section?!! Get in the safety vehicle!

Have you got any of the letters?

You should have setup a command post in the middle for the staff and left the section covering the arcs so you could set your bivvy up properly!

If you were on Frimley Fuel Allotments – not that I know of a large concrete building on there – did you see any MTB’ers ride up to the vehicle with (I assume) staff in it, dim our lights, negotiate what area we could move off through, take the piss a bit (turns out he was an MTB’er too but doesn’t have lights and doesn’t night ride ‘cos it’s too scary) and then go off over to Porridge Pot.

If so – belated hello. Trails drying nicely but wind was cold.

Privates on parade?

I think you need another Laager…

Sennelager, probably the worst lager in the world (old joke for the benefit of any ex-BAOR types)

We were living life as a Cadet for a training exercise. Bloody knackered. But I didn’t get a stag. So not too bad. We saw a load of bikers about 8.30 in a big open filed area.