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4:32 Nooky Nauyokas signalling to Joe Murray they should meet for a drink. Weirdly enough, somewhere between 2002-2005 while working behind the bar in a pub/family restaurant with a kids soft play area (Brewsters/Brewer’s Fayre) during a University holiday time, ‘Corporal’ Joe Murray (actually a former Sergeant Major in the Parras) walked in one night, and I couldn’t stop myself staring at him as he walked in with some family (I’m guessing one was an adult child of his, who had youngsters). I was perfectly polite to him when I served him, but was shit-scared of saying anything to him apart from the “Good evening sir, what can I get for you” etc. Because I’d frozen like a dickheaded deer in the headlights from the moment he walked in the entrance, he’d clearly seen the cogs in my brain thinking ‘Holy shit, that’s actually ‘Corporal’ Murray!’ Fearing embarrassing him *or me* , or pissing him off, I bottled out of saying anything else other than polite service chat. I do regret it, but at the same time, with ADHD that was only officially diagnosed several years later, *and* my father being in a different part of the armed forces with a *really* short, aggressive & sometimes *violent* temper, I feared I would continue my habit of sometimes seeming to only open my mouth to change which foot was in it!! So, getting a kind-of suspicious/wary look from Joe Murray (but no *words* of annoyance) was probably a good thing. The guys who took part & worked with him who have commented on the forums & the KZbin videos of Lads Army & Bad Lads Army all say he’s a top bloke, and I’ve got no reason to doubt them, because he wouldn’t have got into the Parras & served for 22 years, making his way up to Sergeant Major if he was a dick. However, when he’s in the civilian world in a public place, he may well not want the barman saying “oh hi, I recognise you bla bla bla.” He would be well within his rights to say “do you mind? I’m out with family just trying to buy some drinks.” If I had disturbed or pissed him off, I would have felt *awful.*

That was great, that was the first time I have seen footage of Pioneers actually undertaking the type of work they were employed in. Such a valuable piece of footage for historical interest.

Were are murray and the other man cant seem to ses them in the video i think i heard them behind the camera but not sure

Amazing body of men

Is that wee Reg at the front? The axe bearers need to get a grip, falling asleep on the job..

as ex royal pioneer thanks for service

missed all the fun, was on tour of NI at the time

Joe murray i want to see you real life pls when ?

Wearing the wrong capbadge unless he served between 1985 - 1993

I always referred to the Regiment as two three not twenty three, I was part of Five one eight Squadron, we never referred it as five hundred and eighteenth Squadron. I think old sweats call it the former two three Pioneer Regiment.

Absolutely gutted they were eventually disbanded, I served in the Regiment between January 1987 to December 2002. Served in 518 and 187 Pnr Sqn, while there I done five tours of Northern Ireland, many exercises in Germany, served with many units in Germany, Gulf war, Gibraltar, Cyprus and Falkland Islands.

Great time s

Jolly good, I was stationed in Minden attached to the Royal Signals at the time. Prior that Rhinedahlen Security Force, prior that 518 Company 23 Pioneer Regiment.

I'd love to meet Murray and Nauyokas but I'm from the United States.

My dad was in the 518 Royal Pioneer corps in Aden 1964 - 1967 loved every moment out there. His nam was Ron Rodda.

My grandfather Albert Emmitt was a CSM in the pioneer corps and was involved in training recruits from Africa and learned Ki Swahili to help with their training.

This is really tragic. Two men who instilled in countless young men the need for discipline, integrity, and comradeship go on to disgrace themselves by supporting Solider F, a murderer, perjurer, a man who disobeyed orders, and led indirectly to the deaths and injuries of scores of brother soldiers. Soldier F is in my opinion a traitor and no decent minded human, let alone patriots, should have anything to do with honouring him, or supporting him. A foul man, and a disgrace to his regiment.

Once a Chunky, Always a Chunky. 206, 9 sigs, 522 . Nav.

I did my basic training in 518 coy at st Davide Barracks

Jackie Duddy

Murray and Nauyokas are both top blokes. So was Rae, sadly COVID took him in November 2020 aged just 62.

What a great time we had in Hong Kong op biro

Thank you from 144 coy

This was great, really enjoyed it.

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Play The Royal Pioneer Corps my name is Steven Hall the X5 relate company at Bicester Bicester I went to chitin do the railway there subsection dog section was there brings back some happy memories of being a pioneer I am now 62 years old I live in Surrey I'm also an expert 151 transport Regiment I still like the call and ICT I'm also a sergeant in the army cadets Surrey army cadets the people I have met people like Johnson beharry colour sergeant Michael Caine ex Royal fusilier I still like the call today I made a lot of friends in the Pioneer Corps and I'm a best mate Susie and Mason he lives in Spondon Derbyshire how many 9 in 40 years hope people like this but brings back a lot of old memories being a pioneer so all the best to know and the boys the girls served in a call once but once not forgotten all them thank you bye

Good drill! The Axes brought tears to my eyes.

These lads were great in Bad Lads Army (BBC should do more of it), but as an Irishman I cannot and will not support Soldier F

Joe, would be nice to chat with you old mucker.

Nice to see him but no I do not support Soldier F for such awful actions

Do we know what happen to him ?

I've just seen Joe Murray today. He works in my organisation.

I can imagine Luke and Alan Brown gobbing off at them or something and trying to start on them

Is there a motorbike race or something?

These guys are real champions

This was great to see

I love that they had a genuine brotherly reaction to reuniting

Sgt rae passed away in November 2020 but great to see these 2 back

The footage shows at 1500 a ship known as QE2 which is then being under transformation work in Hong Kong for an ocean going university and renamed as Seawise. Unfortunately it was sunken in a big fire, believed to be sabotaged by local communist affiliated underground organization, in1972 near the completion of work. kzbin.info/www/bejne/o17VYXdsfal9eck kzbin.info/www/bejne/onWtnKWEnM-si6c

MY FIRST EVER POSTING TO 206 1972 WAS LATE FOR PARADE WAS PUT ON OPEN ARREST FINED £10 PAY BOOK SIGNED BY CAPT STACEY ........ GOT CHANGED AND GOT SENT TO THE BRIDGING PARK FOR TIFL TRAINING GREAT TIMES

Cyprus 1966 we (RAOC ) shared barracks with a Pioneer Company from the then Royal Pioneer Corps - It was the first time in my army life that we found that they had a black Company Sergeant Major and a very well respected bloke he was too. I think that they must have been ahead of the "diversity" thing way back!

Rae is very busy masSarging his sauSarge

Support to soldier F.

4:16 reunion of the legendary corporals

Was that blonde girl joe Murray daughter ?

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I would love for a another show to open up just like bad lads army I would love it I think everyone would love it

Any update on Sgt Tim Weston?