Well done Master Cologne

Thanks baz . I'm bragging, but I'm so chuffed, I need to share.

Aw rawkey, the likeness is blinding. Than you.

Congratulations to him, cologne!  Great that you're getting to see him too!

 Nothing wrong with being proud of your children Cologne

Wow, viele glückwünsche! 

Isn't it. I haven't been well enough to drive over to see him, so I'm really glad he decided to hire a car and see family and friends before he goes back (back to Germany and wife and kids on Saturday).

Danke schoen blizzie

Trust you to know how to do the Umlaut.

Well done to your son and how nice that you'll get to catch up and celebrate at the weekend.

Hope you have a brilliant time.

I never meant it!  

( Proud days col!       )

Thanks soozy and velvet.

Well, I can copy and paste! 

I'm officially dim. Isn't there something on word where you can pick out strange symbols? I used to make that tedious journey, but cannot be a*sed anymore.

You can click on the horseshoe looking thingy up there ^^^ on the tool bar and choose things like Ü or ω etc., but I did just copy and paste that from Google Translate. 

Congratulations Master Cologne 

Congratulations to Master Cologne....

CONGRATULATIONS

Thank you blizzie, I'll try that. You'll know when I do because, no doubt, I'll get it wrong.

Thank you all for your posts, I'm riding on the back of my son's achievements.

Many congratulations to your son, Cologne.

Mr Yogi (ex-forces) says that it isn't an easy thing to do, and you are right to feel proud.

Thanks yogi. When I spoke to him last week, I really thought he was ill, he sounded so bad, but he assured me he was just exhausted and that he could keep it up for another week.

Aw Well done to your son Col. You must be bursting with pride 

Thank you suzy I really am, I don't care how soppy I sound. He's worked towards this since he joined in 99, through getting married, falling out, making it up and having three boys. I'm very proud of him.

You have every right to sound soppy! We all do that from time to time ..............and if we have to apologise for being proud of our kids/grand children - it's a sad old world!

No wonder you're proud of him .. that's quite an achievement! Glad you get to see him before he goes back

thank you slinki.

congrats to master c, what a great achievement!

Thank you summer.

aww many congratulations to him - wonderful achievement

Wonderful Cologne, you are right to feel proud 

Cologne well done to your son.. you have every right to feel proud it is lovely you will be seeing each other soon,take care

congratulations and why shouldn't you be proud i was singing from the rooftops when my son completed his basic training !

I was very, very proud, when my son managed to make his bed, the other day. 

super

Thanks everyone.

Change of plan (there always is with him). He arrived at 4.30 and has just left. I managed to cook his favourite meal and we had a really great chat, just the two of us. He's driving back to Oxford now and we'll talk tomorrow. I had to coax him to go and get his green beret out of the car. When all's said and done, he is still the shy kid he's always been, but now he's one of 36 out of a hundred who passed and he's going on to be in the SAS. I'm cuffed and scared at the same time.

How lovely  - what is his favourite dinner incidentally?

Cooked chicken in white wine sauce, rice and salad. German and my mother cooked it for me when I needed taking care of.