Dogtags?

[Geoff]

just out of interest, do UK forces wear Dogtags?

[harry hackedoff]

Hi there,
dogs wear dogtags, we wear "Disks I.D." and very fetching they are too!
yours Harry

[Geoff]

what information do they put on besides your name?

[Mutley]

Name & Initials
Service number
Blood Group
Religion

I still have the same discs I was issued with 28 years ago, on the same cord too!

As long as you have the set, you ok!

[owdun]

What is it about I.D.tags I still have the ones i was issued with in1947,
along with boot and hair brushes from the same issue,mus'nt forget
the old name and number type stick,sad,aint I.
Yours Aye.Owdun

[harry hackedoff]

Hi Geoff,
the "set" as Mutley refers to it, consist of two disks made from a material similar to tuffnol. One is red and round, the other is green and octagonal. They are tied to the cord in such a way that the red disc can be cut from the cord and leave the green disc still tied round your neck. One of the reasons why this would be necessary, is that you are about to be buried. So, if you still have both, you are probably still alive! At least, I think I am! They come in handy for hanging your keys on as well.
If you want a set of your own, walk into any recruiting office and they will sort you out!
By the way Mutley, I still have mine,
yours, Aye Harry Hackedoff

[harry hackedoff]

Hey up, Owdun,
I reckon most of us keep at least two things, your I.D.disks and your lid. That ain`t sad. What is sad is that I have still got some green wax! Well, you never know............
yours Harry

[Eagle6]

What do your Disks I.D's look like? do they look like US dog tags or Canadian dog tags?

[Cronkilla]

also an medical information needed like allergys to morphine or peneciline.

[Nomad]

Well they have changed from the 90's they became the same as the Army's which are tin (stainless) x 2 held together by a toilet chain effect necklace.

The ones I was issued and wore from training were left along with most of my memorabilia and most likely destroyed when I was Divorced from my Second Wife... But they are one thing I would like back, Sad.

[harry hackedoff]

Nomad hi,
thats a pity, what was wrong with the old ones? Stainless steel doesn`t sound very tactical and "toilet chain necklace" sounds like a beefers fashion accesory!
yours Aye Harry Hackedoff

[Shoulderholster]

Don't forget that in a survival situation you could boil your ID tags and make tomatoe soup from the red one and vegetable soup from the green one! (its true because the PWs told us).
They took my ID discs off of me when I left,but I can still remember who I am because my wife keeps shouting my name.
SH

[Mutley]

Shoulderholster - Yours must have been from a different vintage, I was always told it was pea soup and bovril broth!

Harry - The kids used up the coloured wax a long time ago but they never tried the wonderful face packs, reputedly made buy Nivea, or was it Ponds. In the past I have tried to persuade the long-haired colonel that it dramatically improved looks but had to go back to the paper bag. Its always useful to keep around as the options to upgrade to a newer model are becoming less viable.........

Tin plate and bog chain is a bit worrying, doesn't tin melt? But I suppose you would have an equally useful survival tool. Can opener, bottle opener, entrenching tool, getting stones out of horses hooves, saw, etc...

[harry hackedoff]

Mutley,
the wax I mean is "the green with blue underfoot" variety. Wax is lax, wood is good!
As far as the cam-cream, I didnt mind my oppo spitting in it before applying it to me, but why did he have to clear his throat first?
yours Harry

[Mutley]

Its not just planks, a good application to a pussers ironing board, can keep the kids (and dads) amused for hours!