how did it start for you ?

[golden_rivet]

Am curious to know which story book gave you that first tantilising glimpse of the briny when you were a child - whose writing made you want to go down to the sea in ships. How were you first inspired on your chosen (even if later discarded) path ???????

 

[golden_rivet]

sorry - that should be tantalise ...

 

[Maxi_77]

No books, just lived by the sea.

 

[Stripey_G]

Again, no books, just followed in the footsteps of me dad! Loved the sea.

 

[silverfox]

Nicholas Monserrat and CS Forrester did it for me...

 

[whitemouse]

No book enticed me either, just loads of photos of foreign ports (and lasies :wink: ) and many sea dits from my old man (now 85 years young).

Still regret leaving when I did sometimes...

 

[jossman]

Born with a caul over my head (fact), so I had to follow superstition. Truth is that the Royal Tournament and the Rememberance Festival at the Albert Hall had a big hand in it plus the fact you could leave school at 15 and join as a boy. Now that was a big incentive. I also greatly regret going DxP after 15 years. :cry:

 

[Jimmy_Green]

Bump on the back of the head. Next thing I knew...

 

[fishmiester]

TV series Warship and Sailor. Plus Uncle who went to far East on Londonderry and came back with a lot of exotic tales

 

[ET(WE)Sutton]

was the RAF that entised me to the forces but swearved them for the navy

 

[dondon]

Always wanted to join from about the age of 10 , had all the pamphlets from Gunner House in Newcastle , joined Raleigh in March 1971 , & have mostly been in Guzz ever since , left in 1995 , :?

 

[caterer]

No idea why I joined - Think it was my calling.... Walking around London one rainy day and ended up in the recruiting office - 4 months later I was ambling around Raleigh with some GI shouting at me!

 

[stirling2]

Three elder brothers were in the mob an AB RP3...AB GA and FCREM...

three other elder brothers were pongos..L/CPL Coldstream Guards..CPL Coldstream Guards and PVT RCT....

 

[andym]

No idea,juat always wanted to join the RN.The fact my dad was in the Army may have had something to do with the decision.

 

[sgtpepperband]

Prison or the grave...

Went out for a pint of milk and a newspaper for my Mum and got lost...

Went for a beer in the pub, got talking to this bloke called Andrew Miller, got a headache, and the next thing I remember was being masking-taped to a mess square table with everyone playing 'Freckles' around me...

:shock: :lol: