@sallyacb275@YesterdaysBrit1@BeaverWestminst I left RAF Kai Tak on discharge in 74 to a glorious UK summer relaxing in advance of training for a new career. Five years later I rejoined the Service.
I'm a 62-year-old orthopedic surgeon, trail runner, and cyclist. I've also spent 30+ years watching people give up on their bodies too soon. And watching too many lives narrow.
Athletic performance doesn't have to decline sharply in midlife. Most of what drives that decline is addressable. We yield too much to age. Yes, aging brings changes. Lack of training brings far worse changes.
A few things worth knowing — The Midlife Athlete Playbook 🧵
💥Ex-Head of the British Army Lord Dannatt brands plans to recall 65-year-olds into the forces as "laughable".
"The biggest problem is the straitjacket the MoD has been placed in by the Chancellor.
If the PM wants to show leadership, he needs to find the money for defence."
@sallyacb275 Spectacular ac. I left Marham 1999, after 7 yrs (could be a posting record…) for Catterick Gsn. Certainly missed the close proximity of the Tornado🙂
#OnThisDay 16 Feb 1942, 21 Australian Army nurses were executed on Radji Beach, Bangka Island by the Japanese Army. These courageous women were killed after surviving the sinking of, the SS Vyner-Brooke, just 2 days earlier. Only 1 nurse, Sister Lt Vivian Bullwinkel, survived.
🚨Angela Rayner, the Deputy Prime Minister, has signed off a HUGE 10% tax increase for councils across the country.
You’ve been lied to on an industrial scale by the Labour Party.
You don't have to be an economist to understand that if you keep raising taxes; continually make it harder for businesses to turn a profit; import ever more welfare dependents, and let fit and healthy folk live on benefits, the economy will tank 🤷♀️