Beenabout: Right-This is probably gonna get me crucified!-But there is a few aspects of this thread that have been niggling me for some while.
1.-ALL Battalions of British troops,when deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan are transported from their camp by bus/coach to the departure point-being RAF Brize Norton or RAF Lineham-and it is the same in reverse when their tour is over.
2.-RAF Brize Norton and Lineham are OFF LIMITS to the general public.
3.-I,personally,have known many Guardsmen-who ALWAYS introduce themselves by their title:-ie.Grenadier,Coldstream,Scots,Welsh or Irish-but the originator of this thread describes himself as a 'Military Guardsman'-most odd?.
There are many associated questions i could raise further but in the posibility that i may be misguided-i shall not pursue them at this moment in time.
It is NOT my intention to demean or degrade the originators thread-but,in all fairness,they have depicted a most unusual scenario which is totally contrary to practise and procedure?.
I look forward to any response (especially by the originator) to dispel my 'perhaps' misguided view?.
as i did not delpoy from brize or lineham and departed form germany to theater and did not say that the incedent happened in the airport just after i was returning home as for my military guardsman iam sorry for the confusion im a member of the 1st battlion scots guards
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