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Peabody · August 30, 2021, 02:18:10 PM

Just watched it on BBC1. Brought back some memories, it followed the fortunes of one of the last intakes for National Service (1960, I was 1958). The army bits were quite realistic.

Did anyone else do National Service? Still remember my army number. We will

filham · August 30, 2021, 03:22:54 PM

Yes I did, conscripted into the RAF in 1957. Not always easy to get to Fulham games especially when sent to Malaya for 3 months.

rebel · August 30, 2021, 03:39:50 PM

We could do with some of that now, instead they get 'Love Island'.

cmg · August 30, 2021, 03:42:03 PM

Quote from: filham on August 30, 2021, 03:22:54 PM
Yes I did, conscripted into the RAF in 1957. Not always easy to get to Fulham games especially when sent to Malaya for 3 months.

Tony Macedo managed it OK.
You obviously weren't trying...or perhaps you weren't quite as good as him!

I think Fulham had to stump up £40 a time for his fare...you'd have thought the RAF would have had a plane or two to spare.

MartyFFC · August 30, 2021, 03:54:06 PM

Can you imagine if they brought back national service today, would be interesting to see how it worked out

Kent Cassandra · August 30, 2021, 09:17:08 PM

Called up for the RAF in November 1957, did my square bashing at West Kirby.
Blimey was it tater's.

bog · August 30, 2021, 09:30:56 PM

Born in 1945 I missed that.

The Cravenette · August 30, 2021, 10:19:03 PM

My dad, sadly no longer with us, was the last National Service man in his regiment (the Green Jackets). He was presented with a tankard by John Profumo.

Andy S · August 30, 2021, 11:32:59 PM

In my opinion an absolute waste of 2 years

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