Hello guys, I'm from Germany and in the town I'm living in we had a British garrison up to the late 90s. A friend of mine recently retired as branch manager of a banking institute here. So he told me a story: Many british soldiers had accounts with his bank and every few month there were 1 or 2 soldiers who way over extended financially. Such cases had to be reported to their commanding officers or quartermasters or something. It always ended in the soldier being send to the Falklands for half a year. Extra Pay and no opportunity to spend it.😉
maybe next time we'll hear Jingles saying: "a funny thing happened while I was in Germany in 1990s... I went to a bar and yada, yada, yada I ended up on Falklands"
I am from Argentina. Was 9 when the war happened. This video doesn't bother me. What bothers me is the decision from my government at the time to invade the islands just to extend their grip on power. Actually it helped us getting rid of the military junta, but opened a different can of worms that still haunt us. And the Brits too.
I've been in two wars, an in both regions the situations have worsened considerably. In both cases billions of dollars were spent, without any real oversight and massive corruption. Meanwhile the native population has warm an fuzzy feelings for the hell we have brought to their lives. Good to hear your point of view on the conflict, thank you for sharing.
Jingles doesnt care if that may bother you, but he does care if the japanese imperial flag in some of his videos may bother some chinese or korean viewers...
@@vampirecount3880 I am sure he doesn't care, but some viewers assumed most argentine viewers would be blowing a fuse or something. Not sure what you mean about the flags though.
@@vampirecount3880 I know a person who had the Japanese imperial flag tattooed on his forearm. With great amazement, I asked him if he knew what he meant and if when he went to buy a Chinese super market, did they say something to him? but the guy had no idea what is on his arm ... very bizarre.
As an enthusiastic fencer myself (Epee fighter, I'm not that good, but I compete in national tournaments from time to time), I can say without a doubt that the RAF corporal wasn't just a sore loser, but also someone who had no respect for the rules of fencing. You see, since fencing has been around so long, it has lots of old and archaic traditions, like saluting your opponent before and after a match. Throwing your weapon down and storming off is a massive no-go. I know someone who threw his weapon at the ground in anger after a bout, and they got slapped with a hefty fine and a 3y ban from any national events.
best 6 months of my military career so far. Also you missed the 3rd option. you become the worlds fittest alcholic I'd happily go back, most of the private bars are still going, don't worry Jingles, it hasn't changed at all (my Dad is ex RAF and last went in 89. i went in 2019)
The personnel database being that bad is worrying Imagine if the Argies came for round 2 and the roll call showed 2 penguins, a sheep and a confused janny
To be fair thats the plot of most action films. Terrorists roll up somewhere "important", hack the database, lock-up all the people on it and then relax. A group of people who the terrorists didn't realise were there including a naval communications expert who had just learned to fence pick them off one by one... Oh just think if it was intentional that the database was so bad and Jingles was doing his job too well😃
@@andrewl5127 Why don't you write the script or get someone to do it from you telling the story! Then you write a book about the same subject! T ou would be a made man just, get on it before someone reads this comment and snatches it out of your mouth. XD Great idea for a movie, book or both!
Hi Jingles - I was down in the Falklands with the Task force in 82 (Rapier Air Defense) and again for another tour in 1984, funnily enough had a great time on my second tour in 84 at a place near San Carlos called Kelly's Garden. The people there were great and the ones I met couldn't do enough for you. Love all you video's, been a fan of yours since the early days on WoT's.
Easily some of my favourite content you have produced in years, it truely gives an insight into your career/life and makes more of a real person instead of an online persona. I appreciate you sharing your personal stories Jingles!
Fun to hear the fencing tale. Having done epee fencing for over 20 years, with several years as a trainer, you learn that fencing against beginners that do not respond or react as intended is an art of its own :-)
@@Lucian00311 Depends on how good you are. I had a bout with hachi Dan Masatake Sumi sensei a few years ago and he knew where I was going before I did. Every strike I did hit nothing but thin air and every attack I made he struck my do...the guy was 82 at the time and I was going full pelt.
as many fencing masters have said i believe, someone who knows nothing of the art is dangerous for he doesnt realize what is stupid and will get him killed, but is unexpected and might get you.
@@mattiasdevlin1363 Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying a person with no training will win. But in a simple match to 5 points a person with no concept of fencing might get a single point (often as part of a double strike). While someone with previous experience from other martial arts, or someone that has practiced fencing for a short time, will get typically get 0 points.
Mr Charlton, this is a quartermaster of Falklands garrison. We found some irregularities in your past salaries, could you pop down to my office to discuss that?
This I Cannot Remember His Name person sounds like a great guy. He turns up in quite a few of your storries. He's a well traveled person who you've met all over the world. Is his real name Dave by any chance?
What's that quote? "The best swordsman in the world doesn't need to fear the second best. He needs to fear the WORST, because there's no telling what that idiot might do." :D
My brother spent time there while in the British Army. He describes the fitness or drinking as your two choices as well. He was there in 84 or 85 as a radio technician and was a Corporal. He introduced me to your channel when you started World of Tanks coverage way back when and I have been a daily follower since.
Would it be remiss of me to say that everything’s come a fairly long way since those deployments you mentioned? MPA has a lot more to it if I recall and Stanley is only getting bigger. I should know, I was born during your first deployment and have lived here ever since. Lol Also obligatory pointing out the aircraft window shouting “I can see my house from here!”. Lol
Currently live in Port Stanley. It has upgraded now. There is 6 pubs, 5 restaurants, and now two supermarkets and the kelper stores- corner shops. All the stuff you mentioned are still up at MPC. You are right about security, but at the same time due to the airbridge being basically the only way in and out covid has not caused too much disruption, a barring the first 2 months of the pandemic.
Getting saluted is fun. Back during the last few days of the recruit stage back in '95 at Jørstadmoen I had just gotten my NATO sweater (civilian clothes, but accepted worn over the uniform during off-hours. It's usually bloody cold in Norway in March) and was heading to the camp cinema one evening, when a newly arrived recruit saluted me. Made my day. :) Then when I finished the recruit stage (after 3 months) I got transferred into the real military at Bardufoss military airport in northern Norway to serve my remaining 9 months. Shortly after I arrived I saluted a sergeant who then looked at me like I was an alien trying to communicate using weird hand signals. That was the last time I saluted anyone. Literally. :) Thanks for coming to my TED-talk.
The fencing story was always one of my favourite from you jingles. I remember toy saying this on an episode of mingles with jingles and it always stuck with me. In fact you were the one who inspired me to try and take up fencing during university. Not that good, but had a whole lot of fun and met fantastic people. Time well spent I say!
Really enjoyed my time there on Edinburgh - the Battle Bus between Mt Pleasant and Mare Harbour was always "interesting". South Georgia visit was fascinating. I also spent time in Stanley as my mother in law is a Falkland Islander who now lives in the UK. Traced her relations. She lived right behind the meat plant in Ajax Bay - which Cdr Rick Jolly turned into the field hospital during 1982 - (check out his brilliant book Doctor for Friend and Foe - oh, and Jackspeak).
My uncle (who sadly passed away recently) was an Air Electronics Officer (flight engineer basically) on the Vulcans for the Op Black Buck raids in '82, was on Primary crew for the first raid but they had to abort and went in on the second raid. I'm going into the RAF in the new year and Falklands is one of the postings I wouldn't mind getting, if anything for my uncle's connection.
I lived down there for two years as a kid at MPA! Amazing place growing up tbh. Had a school size of 10 pupils total. Lived at the houses just at the wingtip at 09:33 in the vid.
As a Dutchman I loved the Gnome abroad videos about The Netherlands! But I think this is my single most favorite Jingles video. Such great stories come from far along places. That fencing part was so unexpected and equally awesome!👏🏼
The Falkslands sounds kind of like the British equiivalent of 29 Palms, a hell hole out in the middle of nowhere. The only difference is that Las Vegas is a fairly short drive from 29 Palms, so there's a very convenient location to lose all of your pay every weekend after payday hits.
I only went there once, and it WAS by choice. The Air Bridge was the most expensive flight I've ever payed for. Friend of mine was overhauling the comms for The Falklands via Cable & Wireless and I visited for a vacation. Left the UK in a heat wave and arrived just after the Mt Pleasant had reopened after being locked in after a blizzard. Enjoyed meeting the 'Stills' (so named because the armed forces had been ORDERED to not refer to the islanders as 'Bennies' so, in military fashion, the term migrated to 'Still Bennies' and was shortened). Always amused me as the islanders themselves always referred to themselves as 'Bennies' (due to many wearing the Beanie woollen hat made famous by the Crossroads soap character of the '70's). A funny place to 'holiday', especially considering the number of landmines you can be surrounded by. The week before I got there a cow had wandered into a mine field that had been 'illegally' double-shotted with an antipersonnel mine OVER an antitank mine. The resultant explosion made for a 'Blackadder Goes Forth' joke (What do you do if you step on a landmine?). Had a great time on a 'VIP' jolly put on for the islanders on the Type 42 Destroyer, HMS Gloucester.
I'm from Argentina, and I entered the video because it had the words "Falklands" in the title (of course to see those wonderful people complaining about "the true name of the islands and belonging" and all that, quite funny) And Jesus, rediscovering this channel is easily the best thing that happened to me this month. I subscribed years ago for WoT videos but had totally forgotten about it. Anyway, a wonderful channel with very good content and a very nice voice. Srry to native speakers for writing quality lol
Not sure, not me tbh (another Argentinian subscriber and follower) Yes I'm sure not everyone think the same way as me and it's Ok. Hate its a big problem here on the Internet and real world. I follow Jingles since 2015 and never cross my mind un-follow his channel because the content. Beside the video and content tells are personal without hates and if people can't deal with British sarcasm well my friend they got a problem they must solve it in other place. I like the ways Jingles tells his experiences. As a personal opinion Argentinian Claims were pure lies since beginning (Historical Facts) "Politicians" never care until they need as excuse to divert the popular opinion at that time and human lives pay the price in the past for both nations. PS: Sorry for my writing skills
I love these Jingles, could listen to you reading a phonebook and enjoy it. And listening to these stories is just so much fun, thank you for sharing! Ok, back to the salt mines...
Loved the story about fencing, I've been fencing since the end of the 8th grade so about 7 years now. I fence saber but I have done a little foil when I went to Ireland this past summer. They couldn't keep up with the saber speed since we saber fencers go as fast as physically posssible.
I’ve never been so proud of you jingles then hearing you took it upon yourself and the soldier to go sort through the entire garrison to fix the database. Top tier shit right there. Hope you got an award for it.
The main mess (accommodation) complex at Mount Unpleasant was referred to as 'The Death Star' because every facility is connected by long tunnels to keep out the winter weather. It is also telling that no alcohol in the main bar is served in glasses or bottles. Why? Because you cannot use a disposable plastic cup in the inevitable bar fight.
Jingles' discussion about pay made me think of my father-in-law and his hospital commander. My FIL was admin for the Cam Rahn Bay hospital in Vietnam for three years. His hospital commander was a surgeon who had been a fighter pilot in WWII and Korea. He also went out with dawn patrol in Vietnam and did surgery in the afternoons at the hospital. My FIL discovered that the hospital commander had joined the Navy at the end of WWI at the age of 15 (yes, that put him in his 60s in Vietnam). The short period of service before his under-age status got him kicked out had never been recorded. So, my FIL, who hated all paymasters, got it on the record, which then required the pay people to recalculate all of the 2-year fogeys (pay raises) the hospital commander had received all the way back through Vietnam, Korea, and WWII. It came out to a tidy sum.
Around 1990 we convinced a matelot that he'd spend most of his time in the Falklands picking up penguins. Because they look at the planes flying over, and keep looking until they overbalance backwards and can't get back up. He thought that for at least a fortnight, until someone couldn't hold back the laughter any more :)
Thanks for sharing all your stories Jingles, my grandfather was in the Dutch navy for 10 years (1947-1957) and I wish he were still around to tell me all of his stories.
Thanks Jingles, life's been rough and I'm not sleeping well but I really needed this little distraction this very early morning. And the Falkland's was the perfect setting for this story ever since I was kid and I watched the Falkland's War actually happen on TV ( I thought the reporting was pretty good back in those days ) I've been fascinated by the history of the Falkland's Islands ( and NO Argentina they're NOT the Malvinas' ) when you've spent as much time and money there as the UK has its yours not some other guys who just wants the gas and oil resources.
Maine has all kinds of great little corners and oddities and attractions for the tourists. Otherwise Route 1 wouldn't be bumper-to-bumper all summer long.
The fishing looks good lol I would love to be stationed there. When I was in the Army I always loved the little bases, loss crap you seem to have to deal with.
similar story with my father in the US Army his last assignment was an instructor teaching Senior Army ROTC at the University of Memphis in Tennessee, the closest base and where we lived was a US Navy, my father was Master Sergeant (E-8) but when he have to do things in on base like haircut ect, all the Navy sailors and NCOs would get out the way cause they mistook rank for a Command Sergeant Major (a specialized E-9) this was back in the early 90s, only Army family living in the senior NCO housing area
In 1993 my best mate from school had his passing out parade at Pirbright. Irish Guards. Got nice and drunk in the NAFFI after on cheap beer. Happy times. Cheers Jingles.
Thinking of people wanting to go to the Falklands, a bunch of bootnecks from one of the pubs that I drink in went back there on a memory lane thing, they were last 'Down South' in 82 and there were noticeably less people shooting at them this time, in all seriousness, it was a very emotional journey as some of the lads that they went out with didnt come back
I guess that the only reason the Cruise ships visit Stanley was the chance for the tourists to visit the white sand beaches and maybe watch a penguin set off a landmine! But seriously, the mines are now gone, the penguins and white sand are still there and it's flipping cold. The occasional Argentine tourist visits the sites of the Battlefields to plant their flags and take a few pictures as if they've conquered it again, but other than that, the Islands are still as beautiful to a naturalist as they could be. Still have oodles of friends in the Falklands, many of them in their Government and they're lovely people. Proud of the islands and their heritage going back 7 or 8 generations. Resiliently British!
Once in a warship, HMS Arrow in 82 (which dates me) lol and a return when I was driving the security department/team on a cruiseship in 2002. Lots changed in those 20 years!
Only did one 4 month tour, over Xmas 85/86 in Port Stanley. Of the three coastels I lived on Coastel 3 bit strange as I believe coastel 2 was the RAF one, if i remember there were the 12 of us RAF Movers along with 12 RAF suppliers and all the on the coastel were 1 LI and the Ghurka engineers.
Jingles, while you were getting saluted in the Falklands the first time, I was at the Defense Language Institute in Monterrey, CA. At that time there was a British Royal Navy Officer and a Royal Navy Chief Petty Officer there as well. Now we didn't know which was which, so to be on the safe side, we'd salute either one we'd see (when in doubt if there's something shiny on the hat, you salute). The Chief was very cool about it and would return it and tell us "you don't actually need to salute me". But again, knowing there was also an RN Officer on base, we never took the chance (and no, I never saw them enough to remember what each of them looked like).
For future reference officers jackets are double breasted with 6 buttons and senior enlisted are double breasted with 4. Plus the officers have rings on their sleeves/shoulders. Not much use now I'm sure, but for anyone else reading!
Being a soldier lost in the books is great. No one tells you what to do since no one knows what you're supposed to do, too bad it doesn't last forever.
Came for the WOWS, stayed for the Gnome Abroad. It's like the vacation dream that you'll wander in to a right old British Pub and start talking to the not-really-all-that-old-thank-you-very-much guy in the corner and he'll turn out to be hilarious and great. Even if he, for some strange reason, likes cats.
Okay Jingles, I get your,..."point"....you have a "sharp" wit....see what I did there?🤔 Thought it was the white sands missle range at first Lol. Thanks for the entertaining stories Jingles 🏹🤠👍.
loved hearing of your zorro exploits with the 2 corporals rivalry. more videos telling storys about your different deployments would very much be of interest Jingles.
My best friend was there for 12 hours. He was on a US military flight and his plane had an electrical problem and they landed to fix it. It was greenish, he said. He pretty much just found a table to nap on after a once around the island. He picked up a shark tooth there too.
I was there 2 years ago at the NEFI, we had an epic Pickle night. Also the Falklands has the highest proportion of millionaires for population in the UK.
For half a year I was a tortoise-sitter for 11 armored lizards of various sizes in the camp. I also blew stuff up but the animals were what made life civilized. The only patch of grass in the whole camp was dedicated to them. I later learned that the species were in danger of going extinct. I often wonder what happened to them after the camp closed some years ago
"It's mostly air force so there was very little actual military presence"
Inter service banter is timeless
LOL, tell the truth you are just jealous.
Well he didn’t call them Crabs so I thought it was quite restrained.
I quite agree with him though. (Inf here ;D)
I mean i can agree here. An Army sargeant always asked my Air Section whether we were digging in or checking in.
Well, a sailor that's into sword fighting isn't exactly unheard of. This, of course, is counterbalanced by the name of the ginger kitty's name. ;)
i guess we can add "dashing handsome swordsman" to jingle's titles
go easy on the "handsome" bit.
Yeah, and as a "Gnome" he is extremely deadly in lower quarter of the table ! ahahaha
@@leotoro51 HAHAHAHAH!!!!!!
Hello guys, I'm from Germany and in the town I'm living in we had a British garrison up to the late 90s.
A friend of mine recently retired as branch manager of a banking institute here.
So he told me a story:
Many british soldiers had accounts with his bank and every few month there were 1 or 2 soldiers who way over extended financially. Such cases had to be reported to their commanding officers or quartermasters or something.
It always ended in the soldier being send to the Falklands for half a year. Extra Pay and no opportunity to spend it.😉
maybe next time we'll hear Jingles saying: "a funny thing happened while I was in Germany in 1990s... I went to a bar and yada, yada, yada I ended up on Falklands"
couldnt send the debtors off to australia 😁
@@kevinmckay5052 too bad its out of fashion now days.
I am from Argentina. Was 9 when the war happened. This video doesn't bother me. What bothers me is the decision from my government at the time to invade the islands just to extend their grip on power. Actually it helped us getting rid of the military junta, but opened a different can of worms that still haunt us. And the Brits too.
I've been in two wars, an in both regions the situations have worsened considerably. In both cases billions of dollars were spent, without any real oversight and massive corruption. Meanwhile the native population has warm an fuzzy feelings for the hell we have brought to their lives. Good to hear your point of view on the conflict, thank you for sharing.
Jingles doesnt care if that may bother you, but he does care if the japanese imperial flag in some of his videos may bother some chinese or korean viewers...
@@vampirecount3880 I am sure he doesn't care, but some viewers assumed most argentine viewers would be blowing a fuse or something. Not sure what you mean about the flags though.
@@Testacabeza He doesnt use the imperial japanese flags in his thumbnails anymore because it may upset people from china he said.
@@vampirecount3880 I know a person who had the Japanese imperial flag tattooed on his forearm. With great amazement, I asked him if he knew what he meant and if when he went to buy a Chinese super market, did they say something to him? but the guy had no idea what is on his arm ... very bizarre.
Of course they were saluting Jingles. Even back then, it was obvious at a glance that he would make it all the way to Rear Admiral.
Did he actually make it all the way to rear admiral in the navy?
@@bryanr93 (no) "Of course he did. We should expect nothing less from our overlord".
Well, you the rear bit right anyway!
@@bryanr93 "rear admiral" can be used in a joking way, as a play on words. One who admires rears..
When the corporal spends so much time doing nothing he becomes a mastermind in deafeating another corporal
He watched so much Karate Kid, it became a great idea and tried it out.
Romanian Nationalist :)
@@asianchopsticks5048 well make up your mind is it Asian or Romanian(I like the latter considerably more)
@@xcritic9671 His pfp is the Legion Lmao, just pointing it out.
@@asianchopsticks5048 it wuz a joke, but thanks.
As an enthusiastic fencer myself (Epee fighter, I'm not that good, but I compete in national tournaments from time to time), I can say without a doubt that the RAF corporal wasn't just a sore loser, but also someone who had no respect for the rules of fencing.
You see, since fencing has been around so long, it has lots of old and archaic traditions, like saluting your opponent before and after a match. Throwing your weapon down and storming off is a massive no-go. I know someone who threw his weapon at the ground in anger after a bout, and they got slapped with a hefty fine and a 3y ban from any national events.
"I left just after she gave birth" Another noble naval tradition upheld then....
He hung round for that bit! Most wouldn't!!
best 6 months of my military career so far. Also you missed the 3rd option. you become the worlds fittest alcholic
I'd happily go back, most of the private bars are still going,
don't worry Jingles, it hasn't changed at all (my Dad is ex RAF and last went in 89. i went in 2019)
Soldier salutes.
Jingles: "Well, actually..."
Staff sargeant: "Shut up!"
The personnel database being that bad is worrying
Imagine if the Argies came for round 2 and the roll call showed 2 penguins, a sheep and a confused janny
Ya forgot Arty! Lol.
The thing is, that's all they'd need to defeat the Argies ATM!!
To be fair thats the plot of most action films. Terrorists roll up somewhere "important", hack the database, lock-up all the people on it and then relax. A group of people who the terrorists didn't realise were there including a naval communications expert who had just learned to fence pick them off one by one... Oh just think if it was intentional that the database was so bad and Jingles was doing his job too well😃
@@andrewl5127 Why don't you write the script or get someone to do it from you telling the story! Then you write a book about the same subject! T ou would be a made man just, get on it before someone reads this comment and snatches it out of your mouth. XD Great idea for a movie, book or both!
@@edwinlamont4187 if we had any fuel to get there in the first place
The fencing story is literally an anime tournament arc scenario.
The strategy is very Nelsonian, too, which is appropriate for a sailor. "Never mind maneuvers, go straight at 'em." :)
"It's mostly air force, so there's very little actual military presence" - Unknown Gnome Overlord, 2021
Truthfully said.
Hi Jingles - I was down in the Falklands with the Task force in 82 (Rapier Air Defense) and again for another tour in 1984, funnily enough had a great time on my second tour in 84 at a place near San Carlos called Kelly's Garden. The people there were great and the ones I met couldn't do enough for you. Love all you video's, been a fan of yours since the early days on WoT's.
I'm guessing you was on FSB system at that time?
5:40 Jingles talking about what is probably his pirate's YAAARG... pardon me, years, fencing while being a sailor XD
Easily some of my favourite content you have produced in years, it truely gives an insight into your career/life and makes more of a real person instead of an online persona. I appreciate you sharing your personal stories Jingles!
Fun to hear the fencing tale. Having done epee fencing for over 20 years, with several years as a trainer, you learn that fencing against beginners that do not respond or react as intended is an art of its own :-)
You cannot predict a fool's next move when he doesn't know it either.
@@Lucian00311 Depends on how good you are. I had a bout with hachi Dan Masatake Sumi sensei a few years ago and he knew where I was going before I did. Every strike I did hit nothing but thin air and every attack I made he struck my do...the guy was 82 at the time and I was going full pelt.
as many fencing masters have said i believe, someone who knows nothing of the art is dangerous for he doesnt realize what is stupid and will get him killed, but is unexpected and might get you.
@@mattiasdevlin1363 Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying a person with no training will win. But in a simple match to 5 points a person with no concept of fencing might get a single point (often as part of a double strike). While someone with previous experience from other martial arts, or someone that has practiced fencing for a short time, will get typically get 0 points.
Mr Charlton, this is a quartermaster of Falklands garrison. We found some irregularities in your past salaries, could you pop down to my office to discuss that?
This I Cannot Remember His Name person sounds like a great guy. He turns up in quite a few of your storries. He's a well traveled person who you've met all over the world. Is his real name Dave by any chance?
Kool man ty for sharing your story's i really enjoyed them. Keep up the good work.
Most people have an alarm to tell them when it's time, Jingles has a cat alarm.
These are my favourite videos from Jingles.
The stories used to be in MWJ, but nowadays it is just a WoWS podcast
Agreed!
What's that quote? "The best swordsman in the world doesn't need to fear the second best. He needs to fear the WORST, because there's no telling what that idiot might do." :D
My brother spent time there while in the British Army. He describes the fitness or drinking as your two choices as well. He was there in 84 or 85 as a radio technician and was a Corporal. He introduced me to your channel when you started World of Tanks coverage way back when and I have been a daily follower since.
Jingles is the Dread Pirate Roberts. It all makes sense.
Would it be remiss of me to say that everything’s come a fairly long way since those deployments you mentioned? MPA has a lot more to it if I recall and Stanley is only getting bigger.
I should know, I was born during your first deployment and have lived here ever since. Lol
Also obligatory pointing out the aircraft window shouting “I can see my house from here!”. Lol
Currently live in Port Stanley. It has upgraded now. There is 6 pubs, 5 restaurants, and now two supermarkets and the kelper stores- corner shops.
All the stuff you mentioned are still up at MPC. You are right about security, but at the same time due to the airbridge being basically the only way in and out covid has not caused too much disruption, a barring the first 2 months of the pandemic.
Is Phil Middleton still going? Falkland Collectables. Spent a fortune in there on coins.
@@andrewc1442 he is. Not as much business without the tourist
Very interesting story Jingles. I love listening to old veterans talk about their experiences. Thank you for sharing.
Getting saluted is fun. Back during the last few days of the recruit stage back in '95 at Jørstadmoen I had just gotten my NATO sweater (civilian clothes, but accepted worn over the uniform during off-hours. It's usually bloody cold in Norway in March) and was heading to the camp cinema one evening, when a newly arrived recruit saluted me. Made my day. :) Then when I finished the recruit stage (after 3 months) I got transferred into the real military at Bardufoss military airport in northern Norway to serve my remaining 9 months. Shortly after I arrived I saluted a sergeant who then looked at me like I was an alien trying to communicate using weird hand signals. That was the last time I saluted anyone. Literally. :) Thanks for coming to my TED-talk.
Air Force base. Very little military presence. Right in the 10-ring, Jingles.
Funny, I was just wondering when the next Virtual holiday tour with Uncle Jingles was! ❤️
Quack
The fencing story was always one of my favourite from you jingles. I remember toy saying this on an episode of mingles with jingles and it always stuck with me. In fact you were the one who inspired me to try and take up fencing during university. Not that good, but had a whole lot of fun and met fantastic people. Time well spent I say!
Sweet! Lovin this series bout the adventures of our overlord gnome...but Jingles not being crap at something? Must be an impostor...
Quack
Really enjoyed my time there on Edinburgh - the Battle Bus between Mt Pleasant and Mare Harbour was always "interesting". South Georgia visit was fascinating. I also spent time in Stanley as my mother in law is a Falkland Islander who now lives in the UK. Traced her relations. She lived right behind the meat plant in Ajax Bay - which Cdr Rick Jolly turned into the field hospital during 1982 - (check out his brilliant book Doctor for Friend and Foe - oh, and Jackspeak).
When there's so little to do you become the main protagonist of a sports movie based around fencing.
My commander told us that business is efficient, the military is EFFECTIVE.
My uncle (who sadly passed away recently) was an Air Electronics Officer (flight engineer basically) on the Vulcans for the Op Black Buck raids in '82, was on Primary crew for the first raid but they had to abort and went in on the second raid.
I'm going into the RAF in the new year and Falklands is one of the postings I wouldn't mind getting, if anything for my uncle's connection.
I lived down there for two years as a kid at MPA! Amazing place growing up tbh. Had a school size of 10 pupils total. Lived at the houses just at the wingtip at 09:33 in the vid.
Thank you for the extensive history of the Foockeen islands
Me: Beating up corporals is a sergeants job Jingles!
Jingles: I was paid more than the sergeants.
Me: Fair enough, carry on sailor...
lol, haven't heard carry on sailor in such a long time. Usually from a RM Lt or Captain who I hadn't saluted. Sneaky gaps in their cap badge.
As a Dutchman I loved the Gnome abroad videos about The Netherlands!
But I think this is my single most favorite Jingles video. Such great stories come from far along places. That fencing part was so unexpected and equally awesome!👏🏼
The Falkslands sounds kind of like the British equiivalent of 29 Palms, a hell hole out in the middle of nowhere. The only difference is that Las Vegas is a fairly short drive from 29 Palms, so there's a very convenient location to lose all of your pay every weekend after payday hits.
There are some brothels around.
@@AlexKS1992 If they're legal then I guess that's one thing that makes the Falklands better than the Stumps.
@@Riceball01 Prostitution is legal in Nevada.
I only went there once, and it WAS by choice. The Air Bridge was the most expensive flight I've ever payed for. Friend of mine was overhauling the comms for The Falklands via Cable & Wireless and I visited for a vacation. Left the UK in a heat wave and arrived just after the Mt Pleasant had reopened after being locked in after a blizzard. Enjoyed meeting the 'Stills' (so named because the armed forces had been ORDERED to not refer to the islanders as 'Bennies' so, in military fashion, the term migrated to 'Still Bennies' and was shortened). Always amused me as the islanders themselves always referred to themselves as 'Bennies' (due to many wearing the Beanie woollen hat made famous by the Crossroads soap character of the '70's). A funny place to 'holiday', especially considering the number of landmines you can be surrounded by. The week before I got there a cow had wandered into a mine field that had been 'illegally' double-shotted with an antipersonnel mine OVER an antitank mine. The resultant explosion made for a 'Blackadder Goes Forth' joke (What do you do if you step on a landmine?). Had a great time on a 'VIP' jolly put on for the islanders on the Type 42 Destroyer, HMS Gloucester.
2:34 quite relieved to know there are no high-rises directly facing the secondary runway.
Jingles just lost all his Argentinian subscribers
Dunno why according to their continental plate argument we should own Europe.
I'm from Argentina, and I entered the video because it had the words "Falklands" in the title (of course to see those wonderful people complaining about "the true name of the islands and belonging" and all that, quite funny)
And Jesus, rediscovering this channel is easily the best thing that happened to me this month. I subscribed years ago for WoT videos but had totally forgotten about it. Anyway, a wonderful channel with very good content and a very nice voice.
Srry to native speakers for writing quality lol
@@heinmiink you're writings fine.
With all of the intel he is giving he must be getting more subscribers from this
Not sure, not me tbh (another Argentinian subscriber and follower) Yes I'm sure not everyone think the same way as me and it's Ok.
Hate its a big problem here on the Internet and real world.
I follow Jingles since 2015 and never cross my mind un-follow his channel because the content. Beside the video and content tells are personal without hates and if people can't deal with British sarcasm well my friend they got a problem they must solve it in other place. I like the ways Jingles tells his experiences.
As a personal opinion Argentinian Claims were pure lies since beginning (Historical Facts) "Politicians" never care until they need as excuse to divert the popular opinion at that time and human lives pay the price in the past for both nations.
PS: Sorry for my writing skills
Jingle, Sabre > Epee > Foil. That's the hierarchy for fencing.
I thought it was like rock-paper-scissors. Sabre defeats epée, epée defeats foil, foil defeats sabre.
then it goes (most)historical fencing weapons then polearms then guns but those are cheating.
As always Jingles make the mundane sound absolutely intriguing and interesting!
I love these Jingles, could listen to you reading a phonebook and enjoy it. And listening to these stories is just so much fun, thank you for sharing! Ok, back to the salt mines...
Loved the story about fencing, I've been fencing since the end of the 8th grade so about 7 years now. I fence saber but I have done a little foil when I went to Ireland this past summer. They couldn't keep up with the saber speed since we saber fencers go as fast as physically posssible.
Thank you for your story. It was very good to hear!
Jingles, you seem to have unplumbed depths in you life history and abilities. You are an extraordinary person. My hat is off to you!
I’ve never been so proud of you jingles then hearing you took it upon yourself and the soldier to go sort through the entire garrison to fix the database. Top tier shit right there. Hope you got an award for it.
Another "Catch-22" episode where soldiers salute a corporal because the perception is that he is of a high rank.
Too funny.
We are not giving up the one Major Major Major Major we have!
Please keep this series going. These service stories are hilarious!
I really did enjoy your story. Hope to hear more from your service time.
The main mess (accommodation) complex at Mount Unpleasant was referred to as 'The Death Star' because every facility is connected by long tunnels to keep out the winter weather. It is also telling that no alcohol in the main bar is served in glasses or bottles. Why? Because you cannot use a disposable plastic cup in the inevitable bar fight.
Jingles' discussion about pay made me think of my father-in-law and his hospital commander. My FIL was admin for the Cam Rahn Bay hospital in Vietnam for three years. His hospital commander was a surgeon who had been a fighter pilot in WWII and Korea. He also went out with dawn patrol in Vietnam and did surgery in the afternoons at the hospital. My FIL discovered that the hospital commander had joined the Navy at the end of WWI at the age of 15 (yes, that put him in his 60s in Vietnam). The short period of service before his under-age status got him kicked out had never been recorded. So, my FIL, who hated all paymasters, got it on the record, which then required the pay people to recalculate all of the 2-year fogeys (pay raises) the hospital commander had received all the way back through Vietnam, Korea, and WWII. It came out to a tidy sum.
I spent 4 months down there around 1996 - 1997 but I was up at 303su on Mount Kent looking at the skies...
I could listen to these all day. Love the navy stories it's my favourite thing.
Around 1990 we convinced a matelot that he'd spend most of his time in the Falklands picking up penguins. Because they look at the planes flying over, and keep looking until they overbalance backwards and can't get back up.
He thought that for at least a fortnight, until someone couldn't hold back the laughter any more :)
Thanks for sharing all your stories Jingles, my grandfather was in the Dutch navy for 10 years (1947-1957) and I wish he were still around to tell me all of his stories.
What a great storyteller! I am an old Yank that knows nothing about the Falklands and frankly cares even less but I really enjoyed the story.
As soon as you spoke about the fencing training, i knew where this story was going.
I love this story. :)
I did adventure training on FIRIC ... Canoeing in the pool 😂😂
We also did the rowing the distance to the uk 🇬🇧 in the gym
The Mighiest Jingles, gnome of the humble wayside flower, Sir Percy Blakeney eat your heart out - beautiful stories :)
Love the Banter! I salute (don't know how to but!) you for being interesting.
“Mostly Air Force, so no real military presence…”
Ah, I see what you did there!
Glad to have stories like these on record. Keep up the good work, old man
Thanks Jingles, life's been rough and I'm not sleeping well but I really needed this little distraction this very early morning. And the Falkland's was the perfect setting for this story ever since I was kid and I watched the Falkland's War actually happen on TV ( I thought the reporting was pretty good back in those days ) I've been fascinated by the history of the Falkland's Islands ( and NO Argentina they're NOT the Malvinas' ) when you've spent as much time and money there as the UK has its yours not some other guys who just wants the gas and oil resources.
well, tbf the same can be said with russia and the crimean peninsula
I work at HMAS Cerberus the RAN training base, what you were saying about your second deployment resonates.
That's the ultimate tourism slogan. "It's actually not that bad!" We should try that one here in non-coastal Maine.
Maine has all kinds of great little corners and oddities and attractions for the tourists. Otherwise Route 1 wouldn't be bumper-to-bumper all summer long.
@@FalbertForester Fair point. I shall amend my original remark.
Missed the Gnome Aboard videos. Good to see them pop up
Her Majesty's Royal Navy- defending with the sword- cleaning the litterbox- Rue Brittania!
What? No aerial tour in a Harrier? Come on, Jingles!
The fishing looks good lol I would love to be stationed there. When I was in the Army I always loved the little bases, loss crap you seem to have to deal with.
I had a great time when I went in 2007 on the SAMA pilgrimage I found the Falkland's islanders were very accommodating I went everywhere. Loved it
similar story with my father in the US Army his last assignment was an instructor teaching Senior Army ROTC at the University of Memphis in Tennessee, the closest base and where we lived was a US Navy, my father was Master Sergeant (E-8) but when he have to do things in on base like haircut ect, all the Navy sailors and NCOs would get out the way cause they mistook rank for a Command Sergeant Major (a specialized E-9) this was back in the early 90s, only Army family living in the senior NCO housing area
In 1993 my best mate from school had his passing out parade at Pirbright. Irish Guards. Got nice and drunk in the NAFFI after on cheap beer. Happy times. Cheers Jingles.
Thinking of people wanting to go to the Falklands, a bunch of bootnecks from one of the pubs that I drink in went back there on a memory lane thing, they were last 'Down South' in 82 and there were noticeably less people shooting at them this time, in all seriousness, it was a very emotional journey as some of the lads that they went out with didnt come back
I guess that the only reason the Cruise ships visit Stanley was the chance for the tourists to visit the white sand beaches and maybe watch a penguin set off a landmine!
But seriously, the mines are now gone, the penguins and white sand are still there and it's flipping cold.
The occasional Argentine tourist visits the sites of the Battlefields to plant their flags and take a few pictures as if they've conquered it again, but other than that, the Islands are still as beautiful to a naturalist as they could be. Still have oodles of friends in the Falklands, many of them in their Government and they're lovely people. Proud of the islands and their heritage going back 7 or 8 generations. Resiliently British!
Once in a warship, HMS Arrow in 82 (which dates me) lol and a return when I was driving the security department/team on a cruiseship in 2002. Lots changed in those 20 years!
Thanx Jingles, great stories
Only did one 4 month tour, over Xmas 85/86 in Port Stanley. Of the three coastels I lived on Coastel 3 bit strange as I believe coastel 2 was the RAF one, if i remember there were the 12 of us RAF Movers along with 12 RAF suppliers and all the on the coastel were 1 LI and the Ghurka engineers.
Jingles, while you were getting saluted in the Falklands the first time, I was at the Defense Language Institute in Monterrey, CA. At that time there was a British Royal Navy Officer and a Royal Navy Chief Petty Officer there as well. Now we didn't know which was which, so to be on the safe side, we'd salute either one we'd see (when in doubt if there's something shiny on the hat, you salute). The Chief was very cool about it and would return it and tell us "you don't actually need to salute me". But again, knowing there was also an RN Officer on base, we never took the chance (and no, I never saw them enough to remember what each of them looked like).
For future reference officers jackets are double breasted with 6 buttons and senior enlisted are double breasted with 4. Plus the officers have rings on their sleeves/shoulders.
Not much use now I'm sure, but for anyone else reading!
A couple of years ago I informed myself how to get to the Falklands from Germany, the answer were, book a cruise on a ship or "ask the Royal Airforce"
This was nice story, can't wait next one. BTW. that is pretty nice Extra 300 your flying.
Being a soldier lost in the books is great. No one tells you what to do since no one knows what you're supposed to do, too bad it doesn't last forever.
Great stories. The fencing one was awesome, Stay safe.
Came for the WOWS, stayed for the Gnome Abroad. It's like the vacation dream that you'll wander in to a right old British Pub and start talking to the not-really-all-that-old-thank-you-very-much guy in the corner and he'll turn out to be hilarious and great. Even if he, for some strange reason, likes cats.
Okay Jingles, I get your,..."point"....you have a "sharp" wit....see what I did there?🤔 Thought it was the white sands missle range at first Lol. Thanks for the entertaining stories Jingles 🏹🤠👍.
So wholesome to listen to your stories and laughing, cheer from Norway from a fellow vet.
these are the best jingles videos and mingles with jingles . shame that it doesnt get views
loved hearing of your zorro exploits with the 2 corporals rivalry.
more videos telling storys about your different deployments would very much be of interest Jingles.
Slight correction, Jingles. In addition to the RAF jet squadron, there was a SAR presence crewed by a mix of RAF (and I think RN).
My best friend was there for 12 hours. He was on a US military flight and his plane had an electrical problem and they landed to fix it. It was greenish, he said. He pretty much just found a table to nap on after a once around the island. He picked up a shark tooth there too.
I love these stories!
I was there 2 years ago at the NEFI, we had an epic Pickle night. Also the Falklands has the highest proportion of millionaires for population in the UK.
Jingles,I love hearing you ramble on,,and I mean that in a good way,,,LOL
i haven't been fencing in about 8 months because there's no club within a 3 hour drive but omg this really makes me miss the sport
For half a year I was a tortoise-sitter for 11 armored lizards of various sizes in the camp. I also blew stuff up but the animals were what made life civilized. The only patch of grass in the whole camp was dedicated to them. I later learned that the species were in danger of going extinct. I often wonder what happened to them after the camp closed some years ago
Gnome abroad is awesome, please don't let a month go by between videos!