What is your trade

[Little Jo]

Hi Guys

In my early years after leaving school I worked for a crash repair shop, that is where I got my hands on tools and what to do with them. I was a Nashoin the 60's and loved army life. My army trade was a Military Policeman, after 6 years I was seconded as a platoon Sgt. Recruit Training, then after 3 years back to my old MP unit.

After the army I started work as a fraud investigator for the banks. I was later promoted to security manager in charge of investigations SA and NT. My wife and I lived on a hobby farm in the hills, where I ran horses and rode regularly. Working on the farm as a hobby on the weekends I had to do most things myself working on the tractor and equipment . I loved working with my hands.

After 30 years in fraud investigation with the same company I was head hunted by the Bank of South Australia as their state Security Manager where I stayed until I retired at 66 years of age. I found that had to do something in retirement to keep me occupied, so I did something I alsways wanted to do and that was to restore my 1942 MB Willys Jeep from the ground up.

Thanks to a lot of assistance from MLU members my Jeep was fully restored and is now a regular at club events, which most of you would have followed on this forum. I am also the Editor and produce the National Servicemens Association of South Australia Magazine "Nasho News" and also of the Wartime Vehicles Conservation Group ( WVCG ) magazine " Bartread."

There is life after retirement.

Cheers

Tony