At 20:07 12/03/01 +1100, Strike wrote:

>Many years ago, on the Sunday evening of a week-end leave ...

(CUT)

>At some point in the evening a group of blokes started making
>disparaging comments about my uniform in particular and the
>Navy in general.

Ouch.  We usually went to drink in teams, when we were on leave.  It was
wiser :-)

>And the point of this tale?  There isn't one really!

Maybe there is.  Better to run away and come back with the platoon :-)  Or
even better, go to drink WITH the platoon :-)

I was beaten only once - at the age of 16, when we were 2 against 8.  It
was a very educating experience so I always managed to stay out of trouble,
as long as I was not in the majority :-)


Regards,

                   Kuty