[Bonnyboy]

I considered the Military, wanted to see the world get what appeared to be a better life, build a future etc, but taking orders and standing to attention never sat at ease with me. So, I joined the Merchant Navy ( in the late 70’s ) It satisfied my hunger to see some of the world, admittedly mostly dockland areas, not all that nice. No military thing tho, get up in a morning, chuck yer shorts on an dive in the pool. Most merchant ships have pools these days, the bar is dirt cheap, the grub is good, the accommodation has A/C, the work can be hard but it builds you up and you get a cracking tan.