Alan Alexander
Alan Alexander
Professor Alan Alexander OBE, FRSEis a Scottish academic, writer and public servant who is currently General Secretary of the Royal Society of Edinburgh...
felt good unit
When my unit left, we felt good about what we had done.
country rugged storms turn weather
It's a very rugged country, and the weather can turn rapidly. Sometimes you can see the storms coming, and sometimes you can't.
aircraft hear national noise remains standard
That's not to say we won't hear an aircraft occasionally, but the national standard for noise compatibility remains on the airport.
job personal
I had some personal reservations about, 'Can I do the job?' But I had no reservations about being mobilized.
base insurgents large mortar poor
Insurgents used to mortar the thing every day. Luckily, it was a very large base and they were very poor shots.