Longest Serving (Oldest) Bar Steward

[Fablon biff chit]

What are the first four digits of your service number? Not including the letter. If you don't have a letter, you needn't bother posting anyway

I saw a Sgt Aircrew a week or two ago with 8550....

Mines 8505. There are still people serving with 81xxxxx numbers!

 

[Realist78]

8170, Hu Jardon's (for one) will be a lot lower.DT_Xtremez_28:

 

[SirSaltyHelmet]

Hu has a simple number 9

 

[Hu Jardon]

8170, Hu Jardon's (for one) will be a lot lower.DT_Xtremez_28:

Yes indeed 8013 but I reckon Chuffybums will be a fair bit earlier

DT_Xtremez_30:

 

[Hu Jardon]

Hu has a simple number 9

You cheeky fekker - though to be fair my Bar number in Menopause Mansions is

DT_Xtremez_15: 001

 

[Tashy_Man]

Yes indeed 8013 but I reckon Chuffybums will be a fair bit earlier

DT_Xtremez_30:

I am but a young pup compared to you lot ......8246

Crack on..........DT_Xtremez_09:

 

[Shinyscot]

8442. Damn I feel young again! DT_Xtremez_28:

 

[kerrang]

You cheeky fekker - though to be fair my Bar number in Menopause Mansions is

DT_Xtremez_15: 001

Hu hasn't got a last three... Just a threeDT_Xtremez_31:

 

[mightyhunter]

8442. Damn I feel young again! DT_Xtremez_28:

and i just feel a wee bit older.
8425

 

[bigsteviej]

mine 'WAS' ........... 8402 and nearly a decade in civvy st too....

 

[Cake or Death]

im 8446. but can someone explain the how the numbers work. as im sure i have known people with lower numbers but they joined up after me and vise-versa!!!!

 

[monobrow]

im 8446. but can someone explain the how the numbers work. as im sure i have known people with lower numbers but they joined up after me and vise-versa!!!!

I know a bloke who was an oggie... Service number starts something like A2653.....

Birds used to have different service numbers as well.

 

[nashetho]

my oggie number was d2664 and am just a wee whipper snapper! DT_Xtremez_40:

 

[Claustie]

Mine is 8417 and a WRAFie who i joined up with was 8241. I joined in 1990.

 

[sausage2]

Mines 8154. but i was an appo mind.

 

[True Blue Jack]

Mine is 8424. The earliest first 4 for anyone I know still serving is 4286.

We are all officially old farts now anyway, because all new recruits (officers and airmen) have a service number that goes 3000XXXX, with no letter.

 

[denthemen]

Mines 8019 but likewise thats an appos number.

Off Topic slightly as we are having fun with numbers...

I remember my first pay parade @ Swinditz and there was a young unfortunate called Bond in our entry......yes, you've guessed it.

Sgt(paymaster): Name?
Bond: Bond
Sgt: Last 3?
Bond: 007
Sgt: You taking the fcuking **** lad!! etc etc
Bond: No Sargeant, here's my ID!

Someone at Innsworth must have had a sense of humour!!

 

[Shinyscot]

There are a few Bond 007s knocking about, they must keep the last 3 of 007 for those individuals

 

[True Blue Jack]

There are a few Bond 007s knocking about, they must keep the last 3 of 007 for those individuals

They certainly did, it happened far too often to be a coincidence! I also know a handful of medics and coppers with a last 3 of 999.

Sadly, new service numbers are now automatically allocated by JPA and the damn thing has no sense of humour.

 

[Fablon biff chit]

the damn thing has no sense of humour.

Amen to that