Author : Eddy Nugent
What is it about : A foul-mouth, spotty and alcoholic seventeen years old found himself enrolled to join the British Army. Attracted by the recruitment poster of sunny, balmy surfing, exotic overseas postings - our lad Eddy embarked on a few years of muddy drills, boot polishing, kitchen utensils scrubbing amongst laddies just like him, if not more pathetic.
Some thoughts after
having read the book : The good points of this book were that Eddy really gave the readers the low-down of the years spent as an army recruit and his subsequent successful "graduation" and promotion. Tears, joy, puke, blisters all mixed in with the characters he met along the way. It was actually quite interesting to hear how the British Finest went through the hardships of being run legless, penalised to spend prison times for reckless drunken behaviour and his challenging encounters with his superiors and the Military Police. The bad points were of course, the readers had to endure the countless swearing by our Eddy, his mates and his Dad and coming off the book thinking, thank goodness I am not in the Army !
Would I recommend this book to you : Read the book for its genuine depiction of life in the Army, slap stick humour and be appalled by the senseless drunken incidents which initially cost him his promotion. You have been warned - lots of swearing, boys' talks and you might want to hide this book away from any prospecting Army teenage enthusiasts, as the contents of the book might put them off such a life style for good.
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