Subject: BS: Phot promoted From: Phot Date: 03 Feb 10 - 10:47 AM Another great Royal Navy cock up was made today! After 23 years in the forces, I've been promoted to Petty Officer, so I suppose I'll have to be a grown up now! Five seconds after the skipper had given me my new rank slides, the Lt Cdr said I was 'Out of the rig of the day' and fined me a bottle of port, this does not bode well! Wassail!! Chris |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: Will Fly Date: 03 Feb 10 - 10:55 AM Congratulations Chris! You'll be Captain of the Heads in no time at all... :-) |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: manitas_at_work Date: 03 Feb 10 - 10:59 AM Sounds like an extortion racket to me. I suppose when you make Lieutenant the fine will be a case of port! |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: SINSULL Date: 03 Feb 10 - 11:30 AM Congratulations! I guess... |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: Charmion Date: 03 Feb 10 - 12:35 PM Now don't try anything foolish, like for example crawling up through the hawsehole. Life in the POs mess has its rewards. The wardroom is considerably more expensive, while the conversation is considerably less -- shall we say -- intriguing. |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: Cllr Date: 03 Feb 10 - 01:58 PM Congrats Chris all the best Cllr |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: Teribus Date: 03 Feb 10 - 02:01 PM Congratulations, all the best |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: Les from Hull Date: 03 Feb 10 - 02:18 PM Well done! Sippers all round? |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: katlaughing Date: 03 Feb 10 - 02:36 PM How 'bout that! Congrats! |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: gnu Date: 03 Feb 10 - 02:43 PM Great news Phot! Wassail indeed! |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: My guru always said Date: 03 Feb 10 - 04:54 PM Brill! Congrats Honey!! |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: skipy Date: 03 Feb 10 - 05:24 PM Welcome to the Mess. Skipy |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: GUEST,Cats Date: 03 Feb 10 - 07:37 PM Well done you. When do we see the photos? |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: gnu Date: 03 Feb 10 - 07:42 PM Oh dear? I had not even thought of that, Skipy. Shall you go to the officer's mess? I suppose you are expected? |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: GUEST,John MacKenzie Date: 04 Feb 10 - 06:42 AM Who's a petty boy then Seriously though Chris, well done. Hard a port, left hand down just a teensy weensy bit, and steady as she goes. |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: GUEST,LTS on the sofa Date: 04 Feb 10 - 06:50 AM Bugger me....! What is the Senior Service coming to... only ONE bottle of port? Well done mate, just think, in another 23 years you could be Admiral Nelson! LTS |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: bubblyrat Date: 04 Feb 10 - 07:12 AM So it's no more "Men Dressed As Milk-Churns " for you on Divisions ever again !-- Not that I ever knew a Snapper to ever actually appear in a platoon--they just swanned about taking pictures from silly angles & trying to look important ! Anyway,congratulations from me and everyone else in the Fleet Air Arm Association ! |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: Phot Date: 04 Feb 10 - 07:12 AM "Do you here there!?" The bell will be rung at 16:15 local, in the Sargents Mess at RAF Wyton. Mis-musters, at the MBS Reunion, Wareham Wail, Moira Furnace, Chippenham.................You get the idea! "That is all!" Wassail!! Chris |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: open mike Date: 04 Feb 10 - 07:15 AM i thought one post said slippers all around.. i guess that will be after retirement, then? |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: Micca Date: 04 Feb 10 - 07:24 AM Frankly Chris, I didn't think you were enough of a devious scrote to become a PO, I had you marked as a decent sort of bloke!! but many congratulations!! does this mean you are "respectable" now?.........Naaaahhhh!! |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: skipy Date: 04 Feb 10 - 08:21 PM Pass the port to the left & don't have to many beers in the antiroom before you enter a formal "doo", but most of all don't even think about removing your jacket before you are told that you may do so! Those are the most important rules, trust me on this one! Skipy Member of "the mess" for 12 years |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: Catherine Jayne Date: 05 Feb 10 - 08:37 AM Congratulations Chris!!! |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: GUEST,LTS on the sofa Date: 05 Feb 10 - 11:18 AM From my experience, the port rarely gets past Phot.... regardless of which side it's required. See you in a couple of weeks when the beer is on you! LTS |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: Phot Date: 05 Feb 10 - 11:28 AM I was good and shared the port last night.................. Wassail!! Chris |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: Leadfingers Date: 05 Feb 10 - 11:54 AM Congrats mate ! And I expect you to put a good word in with regard to Pickle Nights !! |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: VirginiaTam Date: 05 Feb 10 - 01:25 PM ... congratulations |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: gnu Date: 05 Feb 10 - 02:59 PM When you get pickled? |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: Herga Kitty Date: 05 Feb 10 - 03:17 PM Congratulations - look forward to helping you celebrate with MBS! Kitty |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: GUEST Date: 05 Feb 10 - 06:22 PM Well done Phot, remember when I got promoted, cost me a barrell. So you are a 3 badgeman as well, 12 years undetected crime! |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: Shanghaiceltic Date: 05 Feb 10 - 06:25 PM That was me above.....getting old. Was down one of the Assie Navy submarines yesterday doing some work...the crew were a nice bunch but they were all about the same age as my son... |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: gnu Date: 05 Feb 10 - 06:35 PM Hmmmm... nah... a simple typo does not deserve what is in my twisted mind. |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: John MacKenzie Date: 06 Feb 10 - 09:22 AM I like your Wgulls Tam, much nicer than Cgulls |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: Phot Date: 06 Feb 10 - 09:21 PM I passed out of Raleigh with 3 badges, the reviewing officer said " How the F**k did you do that?!", I repiled " Old age and treachery will triumph over youth and skill!.............And 12 years in the RAF!"............" Good answer! Mines a large rum" I still owe a certain Sir Jonathan Band that rum............... Wassail!! Chris |
Subject: RE: BS: Phot promoted From: Herga Kitty Date: 07 Feb 10 - 12:51 PM I've just remembered that the Royal Navy doesn't have shanty singers... Kitty |