When you are on a veld exercise you normally organise firewood and a "vleisie" just in case you get hungry.Some times you also had some OB's (Old Brown sherry)to chase the cold away.
One evening during a veld exercise in Heidelberg myself and my Staff Sargeant was very hungry and we had the meat and the wood but nothing to put the meat on.
We looked around and we saw that the Landrover had a grill just made for the braai.
We thought hard on this one and after a while decided that it is not such a great idea - how will we be able to explain the obvious fire marks on the grill of the landrover to the transport officer.
My Staff Seargent then had a great idea- what about the shovel - he cleaned it to the best of his ability and then he "sanitised" it over the fire.
The steaks landed on the shovel and I can still taste those steaks today. He could make a plan just as he made a plan when there were work to be done.
I salute the NCO's that I worked with. They were people that you could trust your life with. You worked hard as a team and even the lighter moments is something to remember.
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