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July 10, 2017 at 8:12 pm #10058
Steve and anyone else who has HMF/ MOD service, or family members serving: all veterans. Anyone who has worked for the MOD in any capacity. The Defence Discount Service is offering a card for discounts by participating shops/companies. Register here if interested:
https://www.defencediscountservice.co.uk/
I found this on FB from a mate.
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I'm out.July 11, 2017 at 8:54 am #10067£5 to sign up. Been using it a while as it also covers Cadet Forces Adult Volunteers (and also cadets, over the age of 18!)
Discounts are usually pretty good. Could have got a free meal at Toby Carvary on Armed Forces day this year.
"Everything looks interesting until you do it. Then you find it’s just another job" - Terry Pratchett
July 11, 2017 at 12:58 pm #10069Yes Drezha, £4.99 for the Privilege Card, which lasts 5 years, not bad is it?
Dave, as you once worked with/for the MOD I am sure you would qualify. Check it out – https://www.defencediscountservice.co.uk/
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I'm out.July 11, 2017 at 1:05 pm #10071I’ll check it out cheers.
Edit- they say you never forget your SN, well it’s true. However, for the life of me i just tried to fill out that form, and having that many passwords floating around in my head, and that I’ve bastadised my service Number for passwords etc, I just can’t think of it.
Ive bookmarked the page for when it comes back to me (probably will as soon as I his post), or the next time I go in the attic and look at my discharge certificate!
Probably only said it 20k times too!
July 11, 2017 at 2:16 pm #10075Can’t believe that Steve, I’m 72 and have never forgotten mine. Yet…
If I ever start forgetting the number that was grooved into my brain over 12 years, I will know something unwanted is happening in the attic.
Maybe time to get your head checked out, you need more memory. ??
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I'm out.July 11, 2017 at 4:02 pm #10078It just come back to me. One I stopped trying to remember it. Stupid brain!
July 11, 2017 at 4:13 pm #10080Well I got in to sits and accepted with my Id SN, but if I want the card I need to verify with some sort of Id upload. Copy of Pension /benifit / discharge papers etc.
Is it worth it? I think I’ll look into it, but will still need a trip to the attic.
July 11, 2017 at 4:24 pm #10082Sorry for the triple post, but the discounts look worth it, so I think I’ll be hunting out my papers.
The site itself, is it a cash back site to? I’ve never used any cash back “thing” before. But when I clicked ‘my account’ I noticed it said once you have a balance of £7.50 you can withdraw. So I’ll be liking into that.
Funny enough I created a ‘top cash back account’ about 2 months ago, but never used it.
But this looks better than the TCB. At least having a discount card I’d use it. I’d Make my £5 in the first two weeks, on KFC trips.
July 11, 2017 at 5:29 pm #10084Just been bounced back for the Privilege Card. I scanned and sent my 41 year old Discharge Book, got a Stock answer, having another go: –
We are not able to approve your application quite yet. Do not worry this may be for a number of reasons. We require you to upload a document that proves you have been involved in the services.
1) If you have uploaded a photo of yourself we are unable to approve these and require as mentioned above a copy of ID or other similar papers. We require this form of validation to ensure that the members holding the cards are correctly qualified for the service and this is part of the conditions set by some companies offering discounts and also the Ministry Of Defence.
2) You have uploaded a pension paper that does not say Armed Forces Pension. Please note pension service provide a number of private and public pensions and therefore if uploading a pension notice, please ensure Armed Forces Pension is visible.
3) If you are a family member a document that shows your family members relationship to the forces.
4) You are a cadet and you have uploaded your documents, please ensure that your National Insurance number and name and date of birth are visible.
5) You may have accidentally uploaded the incorrect file when selecting this from your computer.
6) You may have uploaded the correct ID but it may be missing identifiable information such as your name. Please check your ID does include this information.You can re-upload your ID again in the same way you did before and if you have any further questions or problems please do not hesitate to contact us by replying to this email.
Think it might be because my name & other details not showing, scannd wrong pages! Brainfart! Trying again.
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I'm out.July 11, 2017 at 5:48 pm #10085Sorted! Scanned the pages with my name and Service Record, accepted. A Pension document will be OK too.
Just looked at my Record, first time for years. I was a bad lad too many times, wish I could go back to 1964 and warn that daft young soldier…
Probably would take no notice of this oldphart.??
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I'm out.July 11, 2017 at 7:27 pm #10087Yeah, well worth the £5.
Paid for itself on it’s first outing to Nando’s 😉 And saves me a fortune in the outdoor shops as well.
"Everything looks interesting until you do it. Then you find it’s just another job" - Terry Pratchett
July 11, 2017 at 8:40 pm #10092Give up on the KFC Steve!. My wife quickly made these for the Grandchildren. Substitute Harissa and/or Zaatar spices for the Cayenne and you have a pretty damned good substitute for Chicken Zingers at 25% of the price! (Baking also makes them a lot more healthy than greasy KFC!)
For a more sophisticated snack use the anchovy mayo recipe for a dipping sauce. You can also used crushed flavoured crisps to coat the chicken pieces. Yummy!
July 11, 2017 at 9:43 pm #10094I have an issue ed, the £1.49 flaming wraps. Really nice. It doesn’t help that the KFC is next to the hospital.
The funny thing is, I don’t like chicken. I think it’s the most boring of meats. It’s the potato of meats. Lol. But I do love the flaming wrap(s).
Also they are so easy to eat one handed. Perfect travel food. I could never tackle a big mac one handed. I also love big macs, but a maccies is rarely on my route.
When the Mrs spends time in hospital, she makes it my duty to bring her a kfc each night. As the hospital food isn’t just small or horrible, but they never bring her a dairy free option. Her last stay lasted 4 weeks, not once did they remember. she wouldn’t complain. I would of, they have a duty to provide you with sustenance.
So I’d bring her a KFC and I’d eat her crappy dinner, after eating a wrap on the way of course. Like I said, I have an issue.
Kids eat alot of chicken in the house, as does the wife, but I usually pass. Rather have a nice bit of decent ham and/or cheese, when they have chicken.
Now that it’s summer it’s nasty rabbit food, with meat. Nice, simple and fast.
Anyone tasted the Warburtons seeded loaf. Its very nice indeed. For one day, it dies in under 24h.
July 12, 2017 at 2:40 am #10106This thead has appeared at the strangest of times. 20 years ago today, in a out 4 more hours, I was boarding the train for my first in the RM.
I can only recall the date as it was also my late grandads b’day. Spooky Google just informed me it is (o and I would be) his b’day. I’m terrible with dates so they are all recurring in my Callander forever. I won’t ever delete any of my h and deads dates. It’s nice to look back for at least 10 mins each year.
HMF and tech all in one. With a few memories chucked in. ??
July 12, 2017 at 5:28 pm #10116Tomorrow is 29 years to the day I buried my dad: it was a Wednesday, raining steadily all day. Mam was under a huge umbrella in a wheelchair and 8 months away from her own death after 40+ years of Angina and several heart attacks. The grave was at the bottom of the second highest hill in Nottinghamshire and it was a heck of a job getting her down and back up that steep hill. Dad had told me to give him a burial, mam wanted him cremated, I made sure he got his wish. All through the burial, mam kept moaning in the Potteries accent that never left her since she left in 1926, “Dunna put Eem in the grouwnd, dunna put Eem in the grouwnd.” My big brother had died on the 17th of February in the same year as dad, 1988, and was buried at the top of the hill. 6 months prior to that, I lost my favourite uncle to Leukemia and his wife my equally favourite aunt, died of a heart attack at the gates of the church where the service was to be held. You just cannot ever forget some periods in your life like those times.
11 days later I met my lovely SWMBO. Between the service and mam’s death on a lovely, sunny day in February, mam realised I think, that she could let go and hand over the reins to someone who could keep me on the straight and narrow. So it proved.
It will be 43 years ago on this September 7th, to the day I joined the Army.
That’s my looking back: some of it might sound a bit morbid, but it’s just life. And death. It happens.
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I'm out.July 12, 2017 at 7:21 pm #10121A rough year bob, but with a silver lining. Which about sums up life I think.
July 12, 2017 at 8:17 pm #10125Nail on the head, Steve.
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