John Godfrey

Sincere condolences from all of us at AGO to the family, friends and colleagues of Wayne Brown, CFO of West Midlands FRS. Many of us worked with Wayne during his time with the London Fire Brigade and he will be remembered as a fantastic person and a great Officer. RIP Guv

@NavyLookout @HMSChiddingfold @HMSBangor The military banter pages are alight with this 😂 However.... it does look like a stuck throttle or steering failure - it's just too calm! But... for the record.... "You can't park there sir" 😂

.@HMSChiddingfold collided with @HMSBangor while berthing in Bahrain yesterday. Not the first time. In April 2021 Chiddingfold struck HMS Penzance and was out of action for 3 months under repair. The Hunt class MCMVs can be difficult to manoeuvre in harbour and are vulnerable to gusting winds. Video via @MilitaryBanter

@MilitaryBanter Well done that man! BZ

Will make this brief, while loads of us will be enjoying Christmas this year, there will be those of us that will not. Tomorrow tonight or Xmas eve morning if anyone wants to drop me a whatsapp and shoot the shit / chunter / send me abuse then feel free 07753671947. Wishing everyone a very merry Christmas and happy new year.

@OnthisdayRN I remember this well! I was a fire fighting instructor at Horsea Island back in 90 and had the pleasure of training the first cohort of WRENS prior to going to sea. It's a different Navy now!

#OnThisDay 1990 WRNS Officers adopted RN Ranks losing the blue braid and taking up the gold. This was a step towards the integration of the WRNS in to the RN 3 years later.

@MilitaryBanter BZ to the driver and Nav 👍🏼 I managed to do this to a BV in the #Falklands in 89 😂🤦🏼‍♂️

Wife “How did you get those scratches on your neck” Husband “Me and the fellas were out Kayaking when a seal rose out of the sea and Twatted me with an octopus” Wife “You must think I was born yesterday” 🥊

@MilitaryBanter Respect for that one 👍🏼

Please keep anon. I made a comment underneath one of your posts. The comment was ill thought, very insensitive and moronic. The comment has been removed by myself. I'd like to state that, after actually taking the time to research the history of sexual abuse allegations within the Army of which I proudly served, I am truly disgusted to read such things that have taken and are possibly taking place. I in no way whatsoever condone any such actions and hope that any rapist within the Army is found out and punished to the full extent of the law. I was only aware of the case of Jaysley Becks after my stupid comment. I will be making a donation to a sexual assault charity ASAP. Again, full apology for my idiocy and have taken this as a massive learning curve. Hands are up here. Sorry.

@LT_CCF_SBr @RoyalNavy @MartinJConnell @sir_jonathan @tim_boughton BZ! 👌🏼

What an amazing day! Thank you all for your kind messages! Feeling #BlessedAndGrateful And a special thank you to @RoyalNavy @MartinJConnell @sir_jonathan @tim_boughton for your unwavering support! 🙏

@Ex_arv_sgt @MayorofLondon An odious vile little man! Ps not you @Ex_arv_sgt... the other fella! 😉

I established the London Policing Board to accelerate the root and branch reforms of the Met’s performance and culture. Today's first meeting is another step towards achieving the much-needed reform Londoners have called for and rebuilding trust in our city’s police service.

@Corkyfire @frsa_uk Yes and no... Don't forget the vast majority of the USA is covered by Volunteer Fire Depts, also think RNLI? All free of charge. So it cant be money? Surely it's Employers not letting FF's respond from work any.more?

@frsa_uk Sadly it’s a 1947 idea still trying to work in a 21st century world. They do an amazing job for their community but it’s not a sustainable model for the future. Very difficult situation to solve with limited resources.

'Shropshire fire service may change rules to bring in on-call firefighters.' Has to make sense - well to sensible people that is. bordercountiesadvertizer.co.uk/news/23706159.…

@FrankieSMCW @OnthisdayRN @RoyalNavy @HMNBPortsmouth @RMSchoolofMusic Confirmed... 28 days was the norm (responding for a friend.... 🤦🏼‍♂️😂)

@OnthisdayRN @RoyalNavy @HMNBPortsmouth @RMSchoolofMusic 28 days was the normal sentence 🤣👍

#OnThisDay 1995 the last of the @RoyalNavy Detention Quarters in @HMNBPortsmouth was closed and all Naval personnel in detention transferred to MCTC Colchester. The building is now home to @RMSchoolofMusic

Out of office on ✔️ Phone on divert ✔️ 2 weeks R&R ✔️ #Puglia 😎

@JohnNicholRAF Air Fryer Air Schymer.... what's the Hambledon like?

The hype around these devices has been annoying me for some time: This gadget is not an Air "Fryer" - it "frys" nothing! It is merely a "very small CONVECTION oven which sits on the work surface" & I insist my family refer to it this way! It's an "oven". Nothing else.

@perteng1 @nicholadrummond Agreed! Also lacking is a certain Sir Henry Leach!

@nicholadrummond Alas, you may lack a Thatcher?

Just in case Argentina is contemplating a second invasion of the Falklands, I would like to remind its leaders of the following: 1️⃣ Britain now has two proper aircraft carriers and 36+ F-35 JSF as well as Typhoons already based on the Islands 2️⃣ We have 6 state of the art air defence Destroyers and a larger number of Frigates 3️⃣ Our Astute Class attack submarines would obliterate any attempt to attack by sea or resupply a deployed force 4️⃣ 3 Commando Brigade and 16 Air Assault Brigade are still highly capable and held in high readiness; they are also much better equipped than they were in 1982 5️⃣ We have two further light infantry brigades and a large number of BVS10 Vikings which we didn’t have last time 6️⃣ We have Apache gunships as well as a large number of other Merlin and Puma helicopters 7️⃣ Our SF units are bigger in size and better equipped 8️⃣ Our EW and SIGINT capabilities would prevent effective Argentine command and control 9️⃣ Our 105 mm light guns still work very well and our GMLRS artillery would be very uncomfortable for exposed troops on the hills 1️⃣0️⃣ Our Starstreak HVM, LMM and Sky Sabre air defence systems are a quantum leap above anything similar we had in 1982. Above all, if you think we’d let you get away with another attempt to seize the islands by force after what Russia has done to Ukraine, you are very much mistaken. You would suffer heavy casualties and if you subsequently wanted to review your Chinese-equipped air force you would need to buy a fleet of glass-bottom boats.

@nicholadrummond What he said 👍🏼

Barking & Dagenham @LFBFireCadets learning new skills and working together in crews. 🚒 #firecadets #newskills #teamwork @LondonFire @LFBFireCadets

Remembering the eight extremely brave, fearless & selfless @RNLI lifeboatmen, all sons of Mousehole, who made the ultimate sacrifice on 19 December 1981. Their courage, dedication, determination, valour & heroism serves as a beacon to us all 💙 #ServiceNotSelf

A massive shout out to #SouthWestTrains on one of the busiest days of the year to travel the 12.25 from #Exeter to #Waterloo has a grand total of...... 3 carriages 👍🏻 And these buffoons want a pay rise?