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YOU KNOW YOU’RE A VETERAN WHEN

Updated: Jul 2, 2021


Does anybody else get the feeling they’re permanently on leave when they’re wearing civilian clothes? Does going outside without wearing (top cover) head dress, feel weird? And it doesn’t stop there, how about when it’s p***ing down with rain outside and you suddenly get the urge to get out there with your 4ft bass broom and sweep the rain away. When you arrive at work, and you get the feeling there should be somebody there waiting to inspect you to make sure you put your clothes on properly this morning. And why aren’t you being tested to make sure you’re physically fit, every few months so you can still do your job?


Here’s a few more ‘you know you’re a veteran when. 1. You laugh your t*ts off when you see people on “I’m a celebrity” cry after not seeing their family after only two weeks. 2. You clean your equipment before yourself. 3. You’ve always got tons of experiences and stories. 4. You see a sign that says, "STRICTLY NO SWEARING, NO SMOKING AND NO DRINKING" and you respond by patting your pockets and shout out ‘Ah b*****ks I’ve left my f**king cigarettes in the pub’.... 5. You call anything bigger than a car a "wagon" 6. You still use the words like pit, diggers and Dhobi, two’s up and cheers for that. 7. You see a scruffy Civvy walking down the street and think to yourself "You need a haircut you shower of s**t." 8. You build the kids a tree house in your garden, but it resembles a Sanger painted in camouflage colours, complete with cam nets, wriggly tin and mortar nets. 9. There isn’t a porno out there that you haven’t watched. 10. You can't exchange your p*** stained mattress anymore. 11. Most of the members of your old unit weren’t even born when you got out. 12. She says: ‘your mate is on the phone,’ and you say, ‘stand by.’ 13. You don't have any proper Civvy mates.... 14. You go to a fancy-dress party dressed as a Walt and end up s**t faced doing the dance of the flamers. 15. You have flashbacks of being wet, cold and miserable whenever you see a Yorkie bar or Garibaldi biscuit.... 16. You don't understand why Civvies won't go out and get s**t-faced midweek. 17. Nothing Civvies do will ever shock you. 18. You feel guilty when you forget to shave. 19. You look out of your window and wonder who the f**k stole your sandbags. 20. You are always calling your better half a 'Necky Cow' when she takes advantage or is that just me? ENDEX 3 a must read for all Military… www.clivewardauthor.com


Available on Amazon UK Kindle price £3.48 also available in paperback

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