So come on then you lot, who are you, where are you...

[pinkdolly]

It seems i'm the first. So this is me...

I'm 26 and have 3 girls aged 5, nearly 4 and nearly 1.

DH is in the navy and we are currently living on a married patch in redruth, cornwall. Though not for much longer. Due to the serious mining issues on the estate we are having to look for SSAFA (private rented in Redruth.

DH works on the Merlin's (helicopters) at culdrose and is an LAET.

Anybody else out there?

Mcdreamy sooo jealous of you in Cyprus

Been trying to get DH to get an overseas draft for years but only Singapore left for his branch and no chance of getting that before he retires!

Littlelapin, Dartmouth is lovely. DH was so chuffed to get Raleigh as his last draft - he loves shouting at all the baby sailors!!

Currently an army wife, but soon not to be!

DH is being medically discharged on 5th August, and tbh, it couldnt come soon enough!

After all the hassle we have had, it will be nice to be a proper fmaily again!

DH has served in Kosovo (twice), Afghanistan and Iraq. He was sent to iraq 2 weeks before DD1 was born, sent home for the birth and back out again when she was a week old.

Worst days of my life.

Right then you lot you need to put in requests for Cyprus and then we can mumsnet meet up here

hi just found this website i myself am an army wife, and ex army having just left 4 months ago to look after my 3 kids, would be nice to talk to other adults again as hubby is always on course, i do go to mums and tots twice aweek but am at home rest of time. how do you all find being baggage to the forces?

It has it's good and bad moments! Where are you cambob?

bulford near salisbury, not a bad area but prefer germany

I know that area as Wiltshire is home for me!

ooh cam that's near me - I have a friend who's just moved to tidworth recently - she moved and within 2 weeks her D was sent to iraq

what's it like in bulford?

hi everyone mc dreamy i was in cyprus 3.5 years ago i was massively pregnant and spent my time on a very supportive lie low poor spelling on curium beach. have you got aircon? hope so

Hi everyone,

DH is army and currently living in Bassingbourn, Herts. He is a training instructor for phase one recriuts.

DS is 20 months at the mo and thought it would be great that dh would be around for the first few years after ds was born. The reality being we have seen him less than ever before. Due to be posted in September and I can't wait. Not sure where too yet though!!!

Sorry, just reading the other messages. We were in Tidworth for a couple of years from 2000. Lived in Lahore Close, quite a way from any major civilisation but was nice.

Top tip, ring local leisure centres for things to do with kids or ask your local health visitor. I would go mad staying on camp all day!!!

Hats off to all of you lot! I used to go out with a navy bloke and it was AWFUL!! So glad we split up!!! You lot have it really tough and you all deserve medals.

Anyone's DH's doing the Colchester military Festival tomorrow?!

Mainly army i think, but would be great to know if anyone else is going to be there!

We have a car boot sale here - whooohooo!

Gatecrash Alert

My partner's not in the forces, (though I was born on an RAF base in Germany).

Just wanted to say what a good idea this topic is, and I hope it gets off the ground.

Where were you born, I was born in Germany too, Wegberg!

If you mean me, McDreamy (I'm the gatecrasher), I was born in Gutersloh.

Proud of it, too!

of course I meant you des, welcome. So were your parents in the forces for long? Were you a scaly brat? My dad left when I was about 3 so I can't remember much but I think DH and I will be living this life a bit longer and our children will remember it - fondly I hope

I left when I was three, too. I can remember very little about it, apart from the very snowy winter of 1967/8.

My Dad wasn't in the forces. He was a meteorologist (a civil servant) who was often posted to military bases. I've always been very proud of it, and consequently very appreciative of the military in general.

There was a thread on here recently that made me quite cross, but it was all made better by the creation of this new topic.

I hope that you and the girls scattered far and wide will get a lot of fun and comfort from this!

McD - my DH was born in Wegberg too. His dad was army and he followed the path!

Hi ya.
I'm Eve mummy to Jacob - 9 months, DP is in the navy and off to sea on Friday next week We are near Portsmouth.

Err what else can I say....I start a new job next week am very excited :-)