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29th October 2017, 09:17 AM
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Re: HMS Vigilant , sex drugs but no rock and roll
True enough Ivan but at least those in WW2 were fighting to protect there loved ones & homeland. Best job to get to clear a fat head was a set of bearing clearances and a main engine crankcase inspection, soon sorted you out for a sun downer.
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29th October 2017, 09:28 AM
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Re: HMS Vigilant , sex drugs but no rock and roll
#9...JP he’s only talking about chicken pox, get it back out the bin before it goes off. JS
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29th October 2017, 09:34 AM
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29th October 2017, 09:41 AM
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Originally Posted by
j.sabourn
rob in 1980 there were 3 or. 4 members off the royal yacht in portsmouth court martialed and discharged from the service for playing ring a rosie’s. Public knowledge today is very easily got. God help britain if it is ever in need of some of its naval personnel again. The drop off in morals is well ahead of some other nations. Cheers js.
always been like that
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29th October 2017, 09:44 AM
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full English rob its the tomato's that put me off? jp
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29th October 2017, 10:23 AM
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Originally Posted by
Lewis McColl
By war's end, 58,220 American soldiers had been killed, .
. Let's face it in our own industry as young lad's I am sure we had our fair share of a rough night.
Was down there,military personnel ..and i mean a lot,,lying in streets,in their own vomit,,on a very regular basis,,to me personally,what a waste of time and money we are spending on this place,My money would be on argies,,they held back beforeBENGY
Last edited by Doc Vernon; 30th October 2017 at 07:17 PM.
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29th October 2017, 10:33 AM
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Re: HMS Vigilant , sex drugs but no rock and roll
of course i do not want to be beat by argies,,just saying
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30th October 2017, 03:46 PM
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Apparently the Navy kicked out 80 sailors over failed drugs tests last year:
Figure doubled from 2015 with a quarter of those sacked serving on nuclear submarines.
K.
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30th October 2017, 03:51 PM
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It is not just the forces that have a zero tolerance on Drug or Alcohol abuse , not that 6 beers is abuse in my book.
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30th October 2017, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by
j.sabourn
Rob in 1980 there were 3 or. 4 members off the Royal Yacht in Portsmouth court martialed and discharged from the service for playing ring a Rosie’s. Public knowledge today is very easily got. God help Britain if it is ever in need of some of its naval personnel again. The drop off in morals is well ahead of some other nations. Cheers JS.
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