Who would have thought Kiwi is not just a boot polish, it’s also the name of a flightless bird native to New Zealand and a fruit! The...

On my last day in Germany we visited The Bergen Belsen Memorial site. Back then this was the first ever permanent exhibit anywhere in...

It’s one of the world’s last un-spoilt destinations. They call it ‘Mother nature’s best kept secret, Belize is about the size of Wales...

Following their retreat from the woods, those who had made it safely back to the trench saw a figure emerging out of the darkness...

What would I give for another night on that rubber mattress right now? I sat down on a nearby bench and watched the people head home to...

I sat on the train with my head tilted against the window so I could see through the reflection of the lit carriage. The only other...

One word, indestructible! There was always a rumour going around that they were used in early body-armour testing for ballistic...

The main object of barracks is to separate soldiers from the civilian population and reinforce discipline and training. Everybody has...

It’s over. Your clearance chit is all signed off. You’ve received your last train warrant, they’ve taken your ID card off you at the...

The delivery of the magic word ENDEX would usually come over the radio or you’d be sitting in your armoured vehicle, trench or shell...

One cold frosty morning, I arrived at the armoury for the first time, I clapped eyes on her and it was love at fore sight.

Here’s some of the stuff we used to live on back in the day in detail. I’ve given them an Endex rating of zero to 10. Zero=WMD. PILCHARDS...

The last time I went to the barber was in 1976, basic training at Whittington Barracks, Lichfield. That was the first time ever I saw...

When married soldier Dave Starling makes a promise to his best friend Johnno, who lies injured on the streets of Belfast, little does he...

The Military Humor joke book, twenty six chapters named after the phonetic alphabet. Anything could be within these chapters, including...

All the hours spent bulling those boots and time spent on the drill square was now making sense. Then the day came, marching out showing...