Gentlemen and ladies,
I am a very proud dad.
My son has gone back into the army on a six month contract as of two weeks ago last Tuesday and is to be deployed on the 19th of this month.
His unit has taken him from the clerical roll he did for 7 years in the regular army due to an injury and put him as a section leader on a door kicking squad.
He had the option to opt out of that roll but has stepped up to do it.
He has a two week training refresher then off to a hotter environment for acclimatization and two weeks more training then off to play.
We can't post on face book and other places due to the advice from the army to not mention military things connections due to terrorism and making family a target but felt safe to post here.
Its 39 years since I got out of the military.
I wish him and his fellow soldiers of all the coalition countries well and to keep safe.
Alistair
I am a very proud dad.
My son has gone back into the army on a six month contract as of two weeks ago last Tuesday and is to be deployed on the 19th of this month.
His unit has taken him from the clerical roll he did for 7 years in the regular army due to an injury and put him as a section leader on a door kicking squad.
He had the option to opt out of that roll but has stepped up to do it.
He has a two week training refresher then off to a hotter environment for acclimatization and two weeks more training then off to play.
We can't post on face book and other places due to the advice from the army to not mention military things connections due to terrorism and making family a target but felt safe to post here.
Its 39 years since I got out of the military.
I wish him and his fellow soldiers of all the coalition countries well and to keep safe.
Alistair