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Category: Tongue in Cheek

01/04/202003/11/2025 by

New Members of Staff

The Boot Camp & Military Fitness Institute has been doing really well lately and, because of this, we have been able to expand. Therefore, I am proud to announce some new members of staff (and their roles): Health and Hygiene questions will be facilitated by Sergeant Anita Bath and Corporal Heidi Gene. Legal questions can… Read More

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31/10/201823/10/2025 by

Bad Military Joke (17)

Di you hear about the soldier who stole a calendar? He got twelve months…

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01/01/201823/10/2025 by

Happy New Year for 2018

Happy New Year to everyone, including all those Service personnel working or away over the new year and festive period.

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25/12/201723/10/2025 by

Merry Christmas for 2017

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone, including those Service personnel working or away over the festive period.

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19/09/201703/11/2025 by

Bad Military Joke 16

Military recruiter: Why should we hire you? Potential recruit: Because you’re hiring?

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12/09/201710/09/2017 by Andrew Marshall

Bad Military Joke 14

Military recruit: Sergeant, what’s it like to have the greatest training platoon in the Army? Sergeant: I don’t know recruit … you’ll have to ask the previous Sergeant…

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29/08/201727/08/2017 by Andrew Marshall

Bad Military Joke 13

Did you hear about the military x-ray specialist who married one of his patients? Everybody wondered what he saw in her…

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