by SuperAdmin | Aug 17, 2022 | Story
A marble with a number attached – little did I know at the time that such a small object would have had such massive ramifications on the rest of my life. My life changed forever in 1967 when I received a letter informing me that I had been called for National...
by SuperAdmin | Aug 16, 2022 | Yarns & Jokes
Everyone knows that basic training was bloody hard work, and it really drained all our energy. It seemed to affect all of us in a particularly private way. There was even talk that all those cups of tea being laced with certain chemicals. The whole barracks was very...
by SuperAdmin | Jul 20, 2022 | Story
My name is George Baylis I was conscripted in the second intake 27/09 / 1965 in what I class as the most corrupt form of selected conscription. I was first sent to Puckapunual for recruit training , carried out by a bunch of alcoholic N.C.O who’s training skills...
by SuperAdmin | Apr 20, 2022 | Story
It has taken nigh on 50 years, but I am finally sitting here documenting my National Service experience. It’s not going to easy but hopefully it will be therapeutic to some extent, so here goes. The exact dates are not critical to me, but I was in the 2nd last intake...
by SuperAdmin | Apr 11, 2022 | Yarns & Jokes
