This is the penultimate RAF Pol(S) to RAF POL Assimilation course, 1971.

I had just come back from Seletar and there were not many RAF POL(S) left!!

Back row--- 1. ?? 2. Me 3. Stew Mentiply (I think that's right)

Front Row--1. ?? 2. ?? 3. Joe Buttigee (RAF Maltese)

Stew was ex Regulating branch and his RN stories had us in tears, also the chap in the middle of the front row had the most incredible stories about his piles.....and Joe (From Malta) broke his wrist in the gym the night before we started the course and had special dispensation to answer most of the questions during the test verbally as it was too expensive to send him back to Malta and return at a later date, he had broken his writing wrist!!

Spent most of the course laughing....great set of blokes, hope you are all still out there and well.

The Seletar photo also include our RAFP Aux's who were the subject of discussion on the site. Everyone is here, Station, Dog Section and Auxiliaries (one of those white helmets and badge is now on my desk here!!) . Know some of the faces, but too many to list. I'm right at back at left having had to man the desk 'till the last minute whilst the station photographer got everyone settled. If anyone wants to try to identify anyone on the photo, please get in touch and I'll see if its somebody I remember!!

RAF ASUPU photo was a year before my demob. Again remember all the faces but 50% of the names!! Oh! those oily Norton's. Most of us were deployed later in the year on Operation Burberry, the fire strike.