Calling ALL ex service people, Navy, Army and RAAF.

Hurls · Senior Member

RE: Calling ALL ex service people, Navy, Army and RAAF.

Pejay · Guru

Pete was Reg. Army from 1968-88.

Townsville
1970-71 was with 2RAR in Vietnam
Townsville
Infantry Centre, Singleton
Adelaide
Mt Gambier
Townsville
Butterworth
Townsville

03_troopy · Guru

RAAF 1972 - 1994 RADTECHA / Avionics Tech
EDN Rookies 72
LAV - RADS Trade Training 72-74
AMB - 2SQN Canberra Bombers / 482SQN F111 W/S 74 - 80
WLM - 77SQN Mirage 80 - 82
BUT - 75SQN/3SQN Mirage 82 - 85
WLM - 77SQN Mirage / 2OCU Hornet 85 - 90
LAV - RADS Maint Flt 90 - 94
WLM - TFLM Desk. 94 and got out.

Edit: bit more info

-- Edited by 03_troopy on Monday 21st of July 2014 06:22:19 PM

Phil C · Guru

Troopy, I was at 11sqn Edinburgh when you were on rookies.

Small world...

Phil C · Guru

Pete in Gisborne wrote:
Swampy they called me. 11sqn as fitter, 492sqn and MNTESL until Flight Engineers course in '81 at Edinburgh on P3B's.
Flew on P3's until '86, left RAAF and then TAA/Australian Airlines/QANTAS as FEO until '98.
Went overseas for a few years and came back in 2001 and did various training jobs until retirement in 2012. Now a happy Grey Nomad.

Swampy, I think I know you from ESL. Were you building a big yacht in the hobby hanger at ESL? If so we served together.

Cheers

Phil C · Guru

PJK wrote:
If you are prepared to lower your entry requirements to include Reserves (Cut lunch commandos), I did 6 years in the RAA (Artillery) 1971 - 77.

Served as -
Gunner (Private)
Gunnery Bombardier (Corporal)
Survey Bombardier (Corporal)
Gunnery Sergeant
Survey Sergeant.

All good times, and still meet up with the old friends a couple of times a year.

Peter
PJK

Peter, anyone who can drunkenly mumble Navy, Army or Air Force is welcome on this page, even if its British, or whatever.. welcome mate.

NeilandRaine · Guru

For all you RAAFies of which there is a lot in this forum. This Facebook group is pretty good
ex RAAFies, Where are they now?

BarbandDaz · Senior Member

Darryl joined RAAF in 1974 and out in 1998.
Initially on gunnies and then to Cooks Assistant then did Cooks course in 1979.
went to 7SD 1979 - 1982
Williamtown 1983 - 1988
Tindal 1988 - 1990
Richmond 1990 - 1991
Darwin 1991 - 1997
Richmond 1998 and out.

Vic41 · Guru

Just found this pic of my Army recruits at 1RTB (1 Recruit Training Battalion) at Kapooka, 1958.

Notice the "modern" weapons and gear. I am on the left.

Zoomtopz · Guru

Navy . Joined 66

Dis 29/10/71.

I was on J too Pugs - 70/71

Duchess 66/57

Melbourne R21 67/69

The Bald Nomad · Member

Army - RASigs
1976-1983
104 Sig Sqn - Holsworthy
2 Sig Regt - Watsonia

Pete in Gisborne · Veteran Member

Phil C wrote:
Pete in Gisborne wrote:
Swampy they called me. 11sqn as fitter, 492sqn and MNTESL until Flight Engineers course in '81 at Edinburgh on P3B's.
Flew on P3's until '86, left RAAF and then TAA/Australian Airlines/QANTAS as FEO until '98.
Went overseas for a few years and came back in 2001 and did various training jobs until retirement in 2012. Now a happy Grey Nomad.
Swampy, I think I know you from ESL. Were you building a big yacht in the hobby hanger at ESL? If so we served together.
Cheers

I remember you Phil, but no it wasn't me building the yacht. I was in ESL when Santa crashed and the Mirage crashed at the range. I can still hear the crunch sound when the CT4 hit the ground. I was on HS748's as a sumpy corporal.

Phil C · Guru

Pete in Gisborne wrote:
Phil C wrote:
Pete in Gisborne wrote:
Swampy they called me. 11sqn as fitter, 492sqn and MNTESL until Flight Engineers course in '81 at Edinburgh on P3B's.
Flew on P3's until '86, left RAAF and then TAA/Australian Airlines/QANTAS as FEO until '98.
Went overseas for a few years and came back in 2001 and did various training jobs until retirement in 2012. Now a happy Grey Nomad.
Swampy, I think I know you from ESL. Were you building a big yacht in the hobby hanger at ESL? If so we served together.
Cheers
I remember you Phil, but no it wasn't me building the yacht. I was in ESL when Santa crashed and the Mirage crashed at the range. I can still hear the crunch sound when the CT4 hit the ground. I was on HS748's as a sumpy corporal.

Holy smoke Swampy, good to catch you again after so many years, hope you are keeping well mate. I ran into Roo Whitwer a few years ago when he took one of my students for work experience, he hasnt changed that much...

Take care mate, great to catch up. I can remember that mirage and the CT4, I was on tarmac that day when we sent him off there was me and a lad called Kid Carter that day. I was flying with Darbyshire the week before in a roulette ride. Yipes!!! I can still here the fire truck trying to make foam... crunch crunch..

Cheers

Phil

WollyandPete · Veteran Member

Hey Phil, have breakfast once a week with Roo Wittwer, will mention your name next breakfast. He has a business called Roo's Electrical, and yes I know his nickname was Roo in the RAAF. Fancy you mentioning his name hey!
And no, I am not ex services just a long time volly with the fire service.
Pete

bowlerbear · Senior Member

I joined the RAAF Nursing Service in 1971 and first went to Laverton which included Point Cook on initial course. This was followed by the avmed course at Richmond then went on posting to Williamtown followed by 4 Hosp at Butterworth from April 72 till Nov 74 then to 3 Hosp at Richmond. I was on the first Herc into Darwin after Cyclone Tracey then got out in Nov 77. My original surname was Marley.

Chris

Phil C · Guru

Holy smoke Pete,

Roo and I go way back to the late 70s, we werent mates and probably didnt want to be but he was there when I was there. He took on one of my students a few years back as a work experience placement and we had a brief phone call, thats it.

Yes, please say gday, let by gones, be by gones.

If you are in the CFS you would know a dear friend of mine Rob Styling, now him and I go way back before he married Dianne. lol

Goes to show what a small world this is.

Cheers
Phil

WollyandPete · Veteran Member

Yes Phil, know Rob as well, will PM you.
Pete

signwilson · Senior Member

vic I worked with grant chandler and curly godwin on fork lifts most of the time was only mtmech at the time vic quin was the tyre fitter vucanizer at the time biggrin

Vic41 · Guru

signwilson wrote:
vic I worked with grant chandler and curly godwin on fork lifts most of the time was only mtmech at the time vic quin was the tyre fitter vucanizer at the time

Don't recall them but they may have been there when I was there. Memory aint what it used to be.

Funny though with me (and I assume others) I can still remember my service number both for the Army and Air Force, they make good passwords sometimes as it is easy to remember them, biggrin

03_troopy · Guru

Vic41 wrote:
signwilson wrote:
vic I worked with grant chandler and curly godwin on fork lifts most of the time was only mtmech at the time vic quin was the tyre fitter vucanizer at the time
Don't recall them but they may have been there when I was there. Memory aint what it used to be.
Funny though with me (and I assume others) I can still remember my service number both for the Army and Air Force, they make good passwords sometimes as it is easy to remember them,

My mrs still remember mine.. after all she was referred to as Wife Of AXXXXXX CPL etc etc, by the RAAF establishment, when we were overseas. And didn't she used to hate that. biggrin

Vic41 · Guru

I remember someone telling me they were on main gate duty and a woman came through demanding a salute, saying I am Mrs Wing Commander so and so.

The Gate Guard said Madam, your husband is Wing Commander so and so, you are only his wife and not entitled to a salute.

Grevo · Veteran Member

That reminds me of the old story of the fellow pulling up at the front gate of a RAAF Base in civilian clothing and says, "Wing Commander Cumming" to which the guard replied, "thanks mate, I'll keep an eye out for the bastard". The guard supposedly got a lot ore guard duties after that. biggrin

Vic41 · Guru

Grevo wrote:
That reminds me of the old story of the fellow pulling up at the front gate of a RAAF Base in civilian clothing and says, "Wing Commander Cumming" to which the guard replied, "thanks mate, I'll keep an eye out for the bastard". The guard supposedly got a lot ore guard duties after that.

Ha Ha....good one. One bloke put on the gate as punishment was given a can of paint and told to paint the guard box. He painted everything, including the radio and telephone inside the box. True story, not sure what happened about it though. biggrin

Eaglemax · Guru

Ex RAAF RECRUIT 1213. Edinburgh. Education assistant Edinburgh 24 squadron. Was there 3 years, got into lots of trouble. Was nicknamed Smokey. Retired now.