Pick a Title.

1. Late on parade - 41Yrs: 1 day late. 12th April 1973.
2. There are NO horses at sea lad.
3. STAND UP STRAIGHT that man!
4. Cat died: has it?
5. Wombles pinched me cap. More later.

I suppose it's superfluous to point out I didn't wear spex in them there far off days, but had to keep checking camera for Herself.

When rollocked for not "Doctoring" my 1st cap.
Stn.O. said
"What have you done, or, more accurately, what haven't you done to your cap?"
"Nothing Sir."
"See Sub.O. Penrice." who said ...
"Three ranks, under my peak; fall IN!!"
and proceeded to give a lecture on
"Peaks: and the slashing thereof."

No, I've never been a C.P.O. it's just that the early Fire Service was so closely modelled on things nautical: they even shout "STAND FROM UNDER!"
I never could persuade them it was only applicable to things lowered or (Intentionally) dropped from aloft.
Result:- "Stand from OUCH yebugger."

Upon retirement one is allowed to maintain ownership of certain, listed articles. This includes the cap, unless some bugger swipes it.

I could, just to say, fasten the breeks: jacket ditto, but CERTAINLY NOT survive the day.
Unforskinately I can't check with the suit I was married in.
;¬))