Royal Green Jackets

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Cheesepossessed.

Love the moniker mate. Wish I'd thought of that one LOL.

[squalluk]

sleevles u in 4RGj at the moment?, Im a cadet currently based at davies street wondering how your getting on?

Tom

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They've named a street after me?

[Greenjob 1]

I spent a few years with the RGJ and can confirm that they were the finest Infantry Regiment the British Army ever had.
ALL other fish and chip mobs copied their example but never even get close.
As for the 'falling Plates' ....That name was given to the Green Howards in NI....
GET YOUR FACTS RIGHT BEFORE YOU OPEN YOUR MOUTH.

Celer et Audax.

[Greenjob 2]

The Royal Green Jackets were one of the finest bunch of men you could wish to serve with.
Yes they were rough, but would you want to go into harms way with a bunch of tree huggers?

They were also utterly loyal to each other and their Regiment - none more so. They had their share of scallys, but so does every group.
They were probably as good as the best the British Army had to offer, better than a lot of others, and always willing to get the job, any job, done.... soldiering was their game, believe me, they were good at it in all theatres of operations.

Cyprus has been mentioned and without doubt it was a stain on our fine Regiment - but I would ask you to remember that Green Jackets and their forebears won more Victoria Crosses than any other Regiment, (note Regiment, before you argue) - this is not meant in mitigation - just to say that you cannot blame all Green Jackets for the actions of a couple of criminal misfits.

42 years after I signed on, and retired these past 13 years having served 30 years, I maintain contact with Greenjobs and am proud to do so.

[jock ten]

We have a saying in Para training coy;

"If you cant hack it, be a Jacket".

I done "p" coy in 1975, never heard that one. By the way I transferred from 3 RGJ to 3 Para.Found the paras to be to slow