Forewarned is Forearmed Part 2

[drright71]

@Aerozine50 We need them stateside too. The U.S. relies too heavily on FEMA and whatever local emergency management the cities and towns can scrape together. Civil defense is everyone's responsibility.

[lr2maker67uk]

4.28 the debt collector. Hope the entire soviet arsenal fell on her post. Probably survive just like cockroaches. Same thing.

[swampydiver]

i was at 30 post in dshropshire

[drright71]

"Stood down" or not, I hope ROC groups and their members continue to pass on their knowledge. We still live in the nuclear age, even if the "cold war" is over. We still need civil defense.

[Wolfboy183]

I was only a little kid when and living over in Canada when the ROC shut down and I only heard of it last year when I came across Sound An Alarm on youtube. I did a research paper on the ROC (check out ROCA newsletter no. 55 July 2008 i think). I had a dream i was in a huge training camp for new observers. Seeing this video made me wish the ROC was still around so I could go sign up lol

[landroversrs1]

I served from 1980 until stand down just missing out on my 12 years service, our post still survives & is preseved by the crew as a cold war museum.

12 Group (Bristol) 67 post ex Yeovil 9 Group 21 post.

The crews still meet monthly in a local club & on the post in the summer to maintain it and show visitors around.

I still beleive the emergency services or technology cannot replace the corps.

[AdrianAngove]

I conceived, wrote and storyboarded this film, then supervised the film crew during filming. It was filmed between Jan - July 1991 and was planned as a recruiting film.

With the stand down announcement filming was ceased and the film cans shelved, but we finally realised that we could change the ending and issue it as a sort of eulogy to the corps.

I was in the ROC for 28 years, 13 years as a full time officer. I still miss all the hundreds of friends

A P Angove Obs Lt Cdr -HQROC

[mediamadman747]

Free uniforms.  Sweet!

[Buntyfication]

Have we stood down? No one told me. I thought it was quiet...Will (Obs) No.2 Grp XV Post

[catfingers]

you didn't read the leaflets they were dropping from aircraft

[radioactiveshoes]

that would be an awsome part time college job you could study while on duty and get paid!

[patmix]

could you tell me if this volonteer service and their bunker still exist today in uk even cold war end ?

i hope so

[DarkAngel182]

As they said in the video, the Observer Corps were disbanded in the early 90's. Many of their small underground shelters still exist, though have fallen into disrepair since being abandoned. The larger headquarters are mostly still in tact and are now in private use. Some are open as musems. Do a google for a website called subbrit to learn more.

[rocshr36]

One Small point, the Royal Observer Corps was "stood down" not disbanded in much the same was it was after the second World War. One interesting point, I cannot remember ever receiving anything in writing saying that I was stood down. Would be interestng to know if any ex Obs did have

Andy Ex Obs 16 Group ROC

[planejunky]

@rocshr36 Nope, all I got was a call from my post chief telling me that we'd been stood down. I thought he was on a wind up, but eventually he convinced me it was true! :-(

[planejunky]

@DarkAngel182 Sadly our 4 Group HQ was demolished, though my old post at Bacton still survives!

[warnerp060869]

Excellent, and I'm even it too. I was one of the lucky ones picked to attend the Stand Down Parade. Paul Warner (Obs) No. 2 Group 25 Post