day i have not wished for

hope so mate. all the best

cheers reyes

Feel for you mate. Please god he'll get home safe and sound.

:(

Blimey, that puts it into perspective. All the best

Wish him luck, the odds are in his favour but I guess that's small consolation.

away for christmas, too. jaysus. hope he goes ok.

and theres me worrying about losing a few quid....

sad stuff.

Best wishes PDC.

pox I hope your laddie comes home safe and sound,however as a ex-soldier I know that he has been trained well and will relish the challange he is about to face.

soldiers as a rule do not get involved with the politics of going to war and hopefully his 6 months will come and go quickly and he will be buying you a pint ot two in your local after a successful tour,good luck.

cheers lads maybe i am being selfish but just looking for a shoulder too cry on i guess, your thoughts are appreciated hope all the lads come home safe unfortunately all aint fair in love and war as they say and it never works that way.HEARTS cheers for the insight made me feel better. i think i can feel a weekend bender coming on

soldiers as a rule do not get involved with the politics of going to war

True but if you're going to kill another human being it's best to know why.

Hope he returns safely.

surely one of the aims is too kill others before someone kills him?

Otherwise become a travel rep if you wanna 'meet friends and see the world'

you_never_know 04 Dec 15:11
soldiers as a rule do not get involved with the politics of going to war

True but if you're going to kill another human being it's best to know why.

^ I dont want to get in a debate but that statement is wrong.

all the best hope he comes back safe and sound. But surely he knew we were at war on at last 2 fronts when he signed up so i hope he aint **ing and moaning about it

the racoons 04 Dec 15:28
all the best hope he comes back safe and sound. But surely he knew we were at war on at last 2 fronts when he signed up so i hope he aint ******** and moaning about it

^ if you read the thread again its his fathers post not the laddie going off to protect our freedom.

Hearts.no1 04 Dec 15:31
the racoons 04 Dec 15:28
all the best hope he comes back safe and sound. But surely he knew we were at war on at last 2 fronts when he signed up so i hope he aint ******** and moaning about it

hence thats why i said he and not you

all the best pdc

the racoons 04 Dec 15:34
Hearts.no1 04 Dec 15:31
the racoons 04 Dec 15:28
all the best hope he comes back safe and sound. But surely he knew we were at war on at last 2 fronts when he signed up so i hope he aint ******** and moaning about it

hence thats why i said he and not you

my apologies. ^

Wether we agree or disagree on the rights or wrongs of this war, I'm sure we all wish for the safe return of all the young men and women involved.

the racoons, on the contrary he knew all the pitfalls and the situations we were in when joining and this is what he wanted to do, and hopefully as a proper father i didnt want to stand in his way i backed him in every move he has made since,but try telling that to his distraught mum and myself his brother and sister at this moment,its scant consolation i can tell you

:(

magic promise me you will do one of them yellow smileys for me when he gets back please,i aint ever been able to do em

promise. I'll bring this fred up in 6 months time

nice 1 magic i owe you

best of luck to him and all others. speedy return

Hope he and all our soldiers stay safe, I'm really proud of all our soldiers, gl mate.

pox your laddie is a professional so take one of these :)

spot on hearts

www.wearegrateful.org.uk

^ a link we should all be posting messages on.

cheers ovalman

istmas

FROM MINISTRY OF DEFENCE
Plea to public from the front line:

hope he comes home safe and well x

All the best - can imagine you will be climbing the walls, I know I would be in the years to come if my lad were to sign up. My brother was a submariner and was away for 4 or 5 months during The Gulf War, and that seemed a bit too real at the time. Get your closest mates to take you to the pub - it's a must!

cheers lager i am going to do that very thing starting tonight,i can feel a proper bender approaching, could turn out to be full weekend job too

pox what regiment is your laddie in ?

rifles,just going back to your place on the train as we post, then down to brize norton later on tonight before a 10 am sat morn flight to afghanistan

your place being edinburgh

You shouldn't tell people the times of the flights.

All the best though. I know a few soldiers, this must be hard for you, but as said before, he is a trained proffessional, and you gan guarantee his mates will be there for him.

good luck I remember we went down to Brize Norton to fly to Ascension Island and then got the boat to the Falklands :)

chill Pox as I've said m8 your laddie will be loving the chance to prove himself ;)

flights going in to afghanistan all the time under darkness barry, i am sure taliban are well aware of this its been happening for long enough now 1 thing i didnt say was its destination,because i dont know it myself and dont need to 90,000 us troops going soon and i am sure the taliban dont expect them to turn up on horseback

cheers hearts, hat goes off to you for doing your bit too, all our forces make me proud, starting to chill now a bit anyhow and i know you are right in what you are saying about army commaraderie. it will just hit me from time to time in those quiet thinking times but i will have to learn to live with that

Sorry after I typed that I felt like it was not required!

Best of luck. You can be very proud.

pox get a beer down you and be proud of your son because he is a example to us all ;)

no probs barry no offence taken at all mate, just on tenterhooks a little excuse me if i was snappy

cheers hearts same to all the other men and women serving over there and anywhere else come to that

My youngest daughter wanted to join the Air Force when she was 14 and still at school. She said that it was a good wage packet and a chance to see the world, which it undoubtedly was, but I told her that if this country ever went to war, you can't say 'Not me, I'm going home' while your mates get sent.

That was 1988, and even though she'd probably be non-combatant in Afghanistan, I'm relieved that she changed her mind.

I sincerely hope your son gets home safely, and if he has a god, I hope he's wth hiim.

my son who is 14 has joined the ATC with the intension of joining the RAF (my biggest concern is the cholestral levels after eating bacon and eggs daily) ;\

thanks charlie