Can people spot 'Walter'?

[Devils_Advocate]

Until recently I did not know that people existed that pretended they were special forces super hero warlord types...

and?

[GD]

I would answer but I'm on 'special ops' for the wife, so I can't.

[goreD.]

I personally got caught out at being a 'Walter' when I was asked to describe the hue of a certain building near a water feature.

Gits.

Bugger.

[Biggles1211]

Most RAF clerks could tell you in detail about the new Hereford base, but they may have repainted things since they kicked us Crabs out I suppose! lol

[Artist]

Walt Spotting is easy peasy in all honesty.

Just listen out for the loudest most obnoxious Pillock in the Pub/Cafe or whatever. The trick is to listen and say nought until you are 100% sure he's telling Porkies then innocently ask him a question only a real McCoy guy would know. If it's pretending to be a Bootneck asking what his Service Number was is favorite.

The last one I met up with happened to have recently moved into my village and unfortunately for him had a terrible memory for faces. I on the other hand have an excellent memory for faces and conversations. As he had informed me previously that he was 37 years old.

So when I happened upon him telling the Pub all about his terrible time Down South with the Scots Guards he got a bit of a sad on when I asked how come a 14 year old Guardsman was fighting the Argie Marines on Mount Tumbledown. Silly idiot tried to bluster his way out of the hole he had dug for himself. Tch, Tch, WRONG OUT!

Artist

[GD]

Actually I find it a shame, because I've come across guys who seemed to be nice enough and good company and then they start coming out with stuff that just couldn't be true.

The big deal for me is all the guys I've met who had hour long gun battles in NI. Exchanging hundreds of rounds with Paddy. Funny thing is - I never heard of any of these gun battles, even though some were in my TAOR when I was serving there.

I always point out that I'd love to have been that kind of hero - just nobody ever felt it necessary to shoot at me - maybe it was the cocky way I wore my beret?

[Artist]

Good point GD

I have met a few who at first seemed OK but then started to be silly. Me and me Oppo who is ex Para used to sit in our local taking the Pee out of each other and on occasion some guy would join us. Most were/are OK but some of them..................One particular bloke did our heads in with his stories of daring deeds whilst serving in NI.

Gord had me in farking tears of laughter with the plonker. The stories were coming thick and fast about this guys one man war and Gord looked long and hard at the guy, puts down his pint, looks at the guy again and informed him that while Gord acknowledged that he had more than likly been in the services. He (Gord) considered the guy to be an A1 C**T and best he fark off and tell his Jackanory stories to people who gave a flying fark!

The one time I got neat stick from the Sod was when the RM's "accidently" invaded Spain. I walked into the Pub and the Git had put Blown up photos of the Marines hitting the beach over all the pictures in the place. Shame that he left the village as we had some cracking good times pisstaking each other.

Artist

[Biggles1211]

I once met two guys in Aylesbury. They were both Booties (allegedly). Looked rather more like body-building numpties to me though. Rather strangely, they couldn't prove their identity because "Marines aren't allowed to carry their ID in public" LMFAO

[markthestab]

they're always SAS or paras,royal marines

i wonder if you ever get any walters pretending to be a stab or RLC

[GD]

My point entirely.

I have to confess to pretending to be a monkey on more than one occasion though with recruits from other units. They hadn't been in long enough to realise that light cav wore red SD caps.

Now that was fun

[Cliodna]

My...how your winter nights must have simply flown by

[GD]

No, that was daytime fun. We did other things at night - particularly down in the stables

Any mug can get bored.

[Chappy]

You think your all funny but us Vietnam vets dont find it funny. I lost my leg in Nam at Ho Chi Ming City, dam VC beat my foot with bamboo for three years. Luckily I found a surf board and as we all know...Charlie dont surf. They chased me for what seemed weeks until I found a crayon and an apple, I drew my face on the apple and flung it in the opposite direction of travel, luckily, VC took the trap and thought they were chasing me when it was an apple!

[Biggles1211]

I wonder if you ever get any walters pretending to be a stab or RLC

I pretend to be in the RAF...everyone believes me and I even get paid for it !