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Originally Posted by Lismore Bloke
I was in 3TB Singleton. The 1972 election that Gough Whitlam won was held just after we had finished basic training. I was due to go to Bandiana for corps training when we were given the choice of continuing or leaving. I decided to leave. Some of it was good, some not so good. I had a lot of respect for the NCO's who had seen service in Vietnam. The 2nd Lieutenants on the other hand were very much a mixed bag. I still remember the army number. A couple of green hankies are about all that remain of those days.
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G,Day Paul
We had a dipstick for a 2ND lieutenant too I did hear later that the platoon Sargent punch his light out at the end of the intake piss up .I take it if you were going to Bandiana you would have been in RAAOC the Ordnance corp
Ian
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