A man and his camera.

To-day's A-Z challenge is U for Uniforms.

I've always been a sucker for Uniforms, perhaps that's because the first time I remember seeing my Dad was in his Navy Uniform home after the war, and I was a very impressionable 7 year old.

He was in Minesweepers, so didn't get back home for quite a while after the war finished.

Talk about one parent families!, we were all one parent families then!.

Blazer badge

The component parts of the badge are a shield bearing a shark (representing a submarine), pierced with a marlin spike, against a background of two mines and a fishing net; with a rather stylised round turn and two half hitches to either side; surmounted by the Royal Navy crown; with below the scroll bearing M-S A-S, representing the two major aspects of Minesweeping and Anti-Submarine duties.

I first met my wife and would you believe it, she was in the Girl Guides,Uniform again.

I was in the regular army, Uniform again,

Only a bridesmaid at this point

  Then came out of the army and joined the Auxiliary Fire Service (volunteer) with a nice Uniform, so did Velda!
Broke the golden rule there from the army, Never volunteer didn't I.

Off to the National Fire Exhibition at Olympia.

During peacetime, AFS crews frequently attended fires and accidents alongside their regular colleagues. They provided significant assistance at some of the worst fires, such as that at Billingsgate Market and at Barking wood yard. AFS personnel were trained in firefighting by their own officers and with assistance from full-time fire officers. Many were trained to the St John Ambulance Higher First Aider Certificate standard - often proving invaluable at major incidents involving injury.

These were never Army vehicles, only painted green as they were to be used in event of hostilities, and later the army used them during the Fire Service disputes,as they were there doing nothing after AFS disbanded years earlier.

See the auxiliary fire service here

Green goddess.

Not to be confused with this one

Then it was on to the Ambulance Service, Uniforms again, so did Velda!

Standard equipment at the time.

Velda working Christmas Eve with me.

  

Now it would seem that Rachel, my eldest grand-daughter as got the bug as she is an item with Ryan

Yes!! you guessed it he's in Uniform!

And last but not least my latest Uniform 

Helping John!.

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They say that children brighten the home. 

That's because they never turn the blooming lights off.

"Mum, Dad's going out again"

"Well pour some more petrol on him again".

The outfit made her look a million dollars, all wrinkled and green.

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That's all Folks, not far to go in the challenge now.