1984 BASIC GUNNERS COURSE ( BG 16/83, BG1/84) RAF REGIMENT AT RAF CATTERICK

FIRST PART IS BG16/83 UP TILL THE RUN AROUND THE PERI TRACK - THEN BG1/84. THE TIME WAS MAY 1984 - AUGUST 1984 - INSTRUCTORS IN THE VIDEO ARE - CPL DONOGHUE ( AGGRESSION!) CPL CHURCH, CPL THORPE (YOUR HEART WILL FEEL LIKE IT WANTS TO EXPLODE) , SGT PAT PATEL, SWINNIE SWINBURN, ALSO THERE AT THAT TIME WAS FS WALDRON, CPL YAFFI, CPL TASH AITKEN -CHRIS CHANDLER ( IF I CAN RUN A 10 MILER BEFORE BREAKFAST LADS SO CAN YOU) - THE MASTER BEASTER! - LAST SAW HIM AT UXBRIDGE ABOUT 1990 AS A W/O WITH A ROYAL MARINES GREEN BERET AND AAC DAGGER - PASSING THROUGH THE MAIN GATE - TOP KARATE MAN AS WELL IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY - TO NAME BUT A FEW.
GREAT SEEING BILL MEDLAND (BATTLE RE INACTMENT, FOREIGN LEGION AND EX CHEF LEGEND) DOING HIS WAR FACE (AAAARRRGGGHHHH!!!!)! LAST SAW BILL ON GERMAN TV IN 1994 WHILST AT BRUGGEN - HE WAS DRESSED AS A WW2 GERMAN PARA LOBBING STICK GRENADES!
I BELIEVE THIS VIDEO WAS PUT ON SUBSEQUENT PASSOUT VIDEOS ON GOOD OLD VHS....I NOW FEEL VERY OLD!!!

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[andychurch2745]

Haha!! found this whilst browsing the tube! Talk about some old faces! YOU feel old!!

Andy Church!!

[736gazza]

Once a rock always a rock i remember it well good memories BG 1 /80 /82 anyone out there on same course drop me a line PER ARDUA

[goona1oo]

Once a rock always a rock. 87 -94 Happy times. Great reminder. Thanks

[skygod1975]

nowt changes. done all that 2004 when i were a recruit.

[grovetown1916]

Who can forget Jack Thorpe,Swinburn and Geordie Mossop?!!..great memories I was on the other side of the airfield when this was filmed

[rockape560]

brings back memories of doing the final bft in a nbc suit around the perimeter in 72.

many thanks

[Frank3766]

Thanks for the memories, mate, fantastic!!