Any defence force employees on here?

**That Guy** · 22nd November 2004, 12:00

I'm ex Navy (phew) but was a great thing to do when I was an angry 18 year old. Don't think I coulda handled the army - who wants to live in Waiuru? Guess its not too far to Manfeild or Taupo....

**R6_kid:Me** · 22nd November 2004, 12:07

Originally Posted by That Guy

I'm ex Navy (phew) but was a great thing to do when I was an angry 18 year old. Don't think I coulda handled the army - who wants to live in Waiuru? Guess its not too far to Manfeild or Taupo....

and all that army training ground to play round on your dirtbike :cool2:

**jrandom** · 22nd November 2004, 12:22

Originally Posted by That Guy

Don't think I coulda handled the army - who wants to live in Waiuru?

Ah, but where else to go, should you wake up one morning with an inexplicable desire to have a drum solo played with teaspoons on your testicles?

**Jamezo** · 22nd November 2004, 12:32

Originally Posted by jrandom

Ah, but where else to go, should you wake up one morning with an inexplicable desire to have a drum solo played with teaspoons on your testicles?

your place?

**jrandom** · 22nd November 2004, 12:34

Originally Posted by Jamezo

your place?

Hey, if the price was right... let's just say I still have that nice silver set I got as a wedding present

**Hitcher** · 22nd November 2004, 12:47

Originally Posted by jrandom

Ah, but where else to go, should you wake up one morning with an inexplicable desire to have a drum solo played with teaspoons on your testicles?

Luxury! We used to lie awake at nights DREAMING of having such treatment dished out...

**Hitcher** · 22nd November 2004, 12:48

Originally Posted by jrandom

let's just say I still have that nice silver set I got as a wedding present

Testicles or teaspoons?

**Jamezo** · 22nd November 2004, 14:31

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Testicles or teaspoons?

the nads. to match the platinum codpiece I gave him at his bar-mitzvah.

**Jamezo** · 22nd November 2004, 14:33

Originally Posted by Hitcher

There's a can of fish all over the world tonight. [Herman's Hermits]

I misheard those lyrics the exact same way... still only heard the song once fortunately!

**Bonez** · 22nd November 2004, 16:20

Originally Posted by gareth_d

As for the "force" thing, the orions can carry bombs, as to what extent of a payload im not sure, tho i know that our depth charges are homemade - a 500lb bomb with a depth timer on it! rich aye

Not home made son. Listed in the appropriate NZAP/NAVAIR (was in Air Staff and weapons prep), they are standard components available from ol uncle sam...

**sAsLEX** · 22nd November 2004, 16:40

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Planes, yes. Force, no. Would be better renamed as the Royal New Zealand Aero Club. It is shameful to think that Warbirds has more collective strike power than the RNZAF...

So does the navy with our choppers!

**R6_kid:Me** · 22nd November 2004, 16:53

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

So does the navy with our choppers!

flown by pilots trained by the air force, maintained by air force engineers... thats wierd... mind you if they pay for me to be a pilot im not complaining