1 minute for washing - 1 minute for scoffing

[Chapps]

Do Royal Marines still consider themselves the thinking mans soldier?

I served with the marines on Ops in Ireland and in that time had the opportunity to notice how they live and work.

The difference was this attitude to cleaning themselves in the field I was told it is a RM training policy “ if we have 2 minutes, then its 1 minute for (scran) scoff and I minute for washing” This is complete contract to Para Reg, who believe getting your scoff down your neck is (a) a time consuming activity best done by one person whilst the others work and (b) a luxury (and a faggot thing to be seen doing for more than a minute).

In Para Reg washing like acclimatising to tropical countries; it is required but never allowed for.

[Si Capon]

That`s why their called Pongo's. They always have been and always will be

Dirty stinking filthy heaving Pongo's.....and that`s after they`ve had a dhobi

[RobT]

Yeah 2 minutes is spent sat on our arse's.

[Dave.Mil]

gone

[harry hackedoff]

Fark me days, who woke Capon up
Where`ve you been, Si, polishing yer pace stick

What`s scoffing, is it like mockery

There`s summat about the Clean Routine that just goes over the heads of them wot don`t have it.
Even today, shave shit shower and shoeshine come before owt else.
I`ll admit this can be a bit of a nause when Mrs H wants seeing to

Anyone can slop round like a bag of shite, which is fine for them. and it`s not a "Training Thing" mate.
It`s lifestyle.
Royal will never call himself "Elite" or " The Thinking Man`s Infantry"( unless he`s trying to trap, obviously) we leave that to others.
We don`t go in for pissing contests either. I prefer the term Perce rather than Pongo, it`s more user friendly. I used to think Perce was satisfied with less and this puzzled me, I now realise we`re all Gods` Creatures
Oh Yes,

[Si Capon]

Harry

I`ve been lurking in the shadows watching, waiting, like a coiled spring.

I notice in your profile you're sat on a V-Rod. Get yourself a GSXR mate, cheaper, lighter, faster, cheaper to run, bit like an Oriental woman really!!

[harry hackedoff]

Si, have you seen the new Honda Valkyrie Rune
Makes the Vrod look like a 50cc moped.

Westfield WA down here do a version of the Caterham/ Lotus 7 with a Fireblade engine on board. How scary is that
Easy Aye

[druadan]

Never realised there was a biker community here...I'm on a CBR400RR meself, still young mind!! Don't like the the big cruiser jobs, very nice to look at, but I'd hate to ride something so big, heavy and unwieldy (won't be going into heavy weapons then!!)...though the V-Rod finally put a bit of power into a Harley I suppose.

I've read about some of these kit cars with bike engines in, I suppose they're light enough for the engine to be able to pull them...didn't someone build a car with twin ZX-12 motors in?? That would shift some...

[Si Capon]

I`ve had two Hayabusa`s and they seem fairly popular with the kit car lads.
Got a GSXR 1000 now. HOOOOOOOOOLY CHHHHRIST.....FAF!!!

[druadan]

Like the 'Busa motor, and not surprised it's big with kit cars, but the bike itself is damn ugly and too big. Now if they can do to the ZX-12 what they've done for the ZX-6, THEN you've got a bike!! Personally I admire the Jap engineering, but as soon as I can afford it, I'm going to Italy...style and flair, plus power and handling to boot!!

Read an article with a Transit fitted with an R1 motor; apparently to surprise boy racers. Anyone care to explain how the hell a motor with that little torque (comparitively, compared to cars) could get that thing to shift?? I may be wrong here, but I'm sure the reason an #8000 one-litre bike kicks out 180bhp, does 180mph and does 0-60 in 3.5s is that it's far lighter than a car and doesn't need the torque that a car weighing over a tonne does??