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Post by rubl on Aug 20, 2016 13:11:32 GMT 7
Dedicated to all those who served, in the Army that is. With a special mention for our CSM's, what would a company be without them.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2016 13:16:36 GMT 7
Never made it to CSM, only got as far as SGT.
To be honest I wish I would have turned down any promotions after Lance Corporal, as soon as you go higher you then have to start crapping on your friends.
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Post by siampolee on Aug 20, 2016 14:49:58 GMT 7
Now from the squaddies here is their most famed man. followed by an Andrew drill team we are pretty good you know, then the Brylcream fly boys and girls.
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Post by siampolee on Aug 20, 2016 15:04:25 GMT 7
Now a couple of clips dedicated to the men and women without whom no successful parade or march would never happen, the unknown back parade ground teams. I worked with them a few times on parade organisation and they are truly a breed of perambulating organising geniuses.
Gawd 'elp yer though if you got into this place in clips 3
Funnily enough the mention of the Garrison Commander at Colchester brought back memories of my great Grandfather who was the colonel in charge there for some years.
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Post by siampolee on Aug 20, 2016 15:23:38 GMT 7
Well here is a memory for our very own Tony The fricken Tiger of his younger days!!
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Post by siampolee on Aug 20, 2016 15:34:57 GMT 7
If our Walt see's this he'll cream in his panties.  |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2016 15:55:20 GMT 7
Well here is a memory for our very own Tony The fricken Tiger of his younger days!! I did my basic at Bassingbourne (as SirPolee is aware). Back then it was The Queens Division and camp life was very different from what is shown in that video. It was a lot harder back then but I loved the 42 weeks that I spent there. I also won my first boxing match there (happy days). |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2016 16:00:44 GMT 7
If our Walt see's this he'll cream in his panties. Watched this a couple of weeks ago. I was surprised that a Yank admits that the SAS is top and doesn't try making out that the Rangers are their match. Well done, a fair American who has not ceded to the brainwashing (do you fancy a bash at running your country?) |
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Post by me on Aug 20, 2016 17:46:28 GMT 7
Well here is a memory for our very own Tony The fricken Tiger of his younger days!! I did my basic at Bassingbourne (as SirPolee is aware). Back then it was The Queens Division and camp life was very different from what is shown in that video. It was a lot harder back then but I loved the 42 weeks that I spent there. I also won my first boxing match there (happy days). Now who was it you thought you were hitting. Your Drill Instrctor or the PTI? |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2016 18:44:00 GMT 7
I did my basic at Bassingbourne (as SirPolee is aware). Back then it was The Queens Division and camp life was very different from what is shown in that video. It was a lot harder back then but I loved the 42 weeks that I spent there. I also won my first boxing match there (happy days). Now who was it you thought you were hitting. Your Drill Instrctor or the PTI?  . Our PTI was Corporal Hyde (not 100% sure of the spelling) and he was the ex 3 forces boxing champion. He looked the size of Frank Bruno to me back then but I was only a 16 year old whelp then. Luckily he was assigned to our company as the boxing instructor (great teacher), I say luckily but I didn't end up sparring with him like my mate had to.  |
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Post by rubl on Aug 20, 2016 19:05:22 GMT 7
I was drafted and spent 14 months in the mortar platoon of Bravo company, 11PaInfBat GG. The GG stands for Garde Grenadiers. As part of being Garde some ceremonial functions are performed. Standing and standing still for hours needs practise and boy did we get practise. Once we first marched through Arnhem and following they put us in parade rest at the barracks. After some time I thought they'd forgotten all about us. Only one or two 'dropped' out.
In 1980 when then Queen Juliana receive King Juan Carlos on a state visit I stood with the others in an honour guard in front of the Royal Palace in Amsterdam.
Similar to what you see in this clip from longer ago, 1966. The Brits have similar traditions.
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Post by rubl on Aug 20, 2016 19:13:23 GMT 7
... and I probably shouldn't open this much to the public, but then, I've got nothing to hide. At the ASK (literally Artillery Shooting Camp), just relaxing in-between  |
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Post by siampolee on Aug 20, 2016 19:52:19 GMT 7
This is as far back as I could find but the memories of my passing out parade at Dartmouth Royal Navy College some 15 years earlier were revived .Forgotten how much time has gone by. Second clp was a bit before my time but not so much changed from my days there though
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Post by rubl on Aug 20, 2016 20:07:38 GMT 7
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Knots I see. Did some sailing in the Netherlands on it's inland lakes but always struggled with knots. Also the wind of course.
Late 80-ish a collegue in Singapore took me sailing a Hoby Cat from Changi to the Causeway. The wind a bit varying. One moment of unattention, too late to let the mainsail go and I managed to capsize the boat. Luckily it's not difficult to get a Hoby Cat straight again.
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Post by smokie36 on Aug 20, 2016 23:54:43 GMT 7
Never made it to CSM, only got as far as SGT. To be honest I wish I would have turned down any promotions after Lance Corporal, as soon as you go higher you then have to start crapping on your friends. Can I stand up now Sgt Bilko....can I can I? I know Shergar didn't win but you didn't have to put your house on it....I said it was just a hunch...... |
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