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big_al wrote:I don't think you can call the Black Watch hats. They are one of the most respected infantry regiments in the World. Don't have a go at someone gobbing you off by gobbing someone else off.

The most respected regiments in the world?
You ask the rest of the world if they respect the black watch and they will ask you who are they?
Para reg on the other hand...

Oh and a hat is anyone who is not para reg.
The only other capbadge I respect (even tho I shouldnt really!)
Is the royal marines, who like us have a selection test, so at least they earn their beret.
Unlike most infantry units, u just turn up an get the tick in the box...pethetic!

They still get the job done, wouldnt see you complaining if they came to your aid.

I love hearin all these people bang on about the Black Watch being so amazing.

I bet most of these guy had never even heard of them till they went up to Camp Dogwood

I bet if you ask anyone to name something else the Black watch have done you'd be met with a wall of silence!!

No disrespect to anyone in the Black Watch just to those who always jump on the latest bandwagon.

Well i read in The Times quite a while ago that the Americans specially asked for the Black Watch as Britains commitment in the Vietnam War and obviously we didnt want to get involved in the war so we declined

Well Alfa i dont actually know much about what operations the Black watch have been on, but they are actually one of the best regiments in the army, fact.

Yes I know about the Paras being a great regiment. I also know what a 'CrapHat' is, having read hundreds (not literally) of books on the Paras (and knowing five paras). And Black Watch being the most respected regiments in the World- I meant regular infantry, and throughout the military world, especially the Yanks- i.e. Yanks asking for help from the Black Watch, because they were losing control of Baghdad: Paras aren't regular infantry, they're a specialised unit. Not lecturing, just proving that I do know what I'm talking about. And I never said that the Black Watch were amazing, they are simply well respected. There's a difference.
Al

Para's arent special forces

next round ding ding.......................

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Dave are you a specialist in underwater knife fighting by the way? I could use some lessons.

And brick retrieval while we're at it.

In what way can the Paras be considered a 'special force'? The only standard infantry that i could think of that could be considered a special force is the French Foreign Legion because of things like there soldiers multi-lingual skills

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dalo wrote:Well Alfa i dont actually know much about what operations the Black watch have been on, but they are actually one of the best regiments in the army, fact.

I never said they weren't.

The point I was making was if you know nothing about them how do you know they're "one of the best regiments in the army"?

And actually they were not sent up to Baghdad cause the Americans were "loosing control" they were sent there to act as a blocking force to stop insurgents escaping when the Yanks attacked Fallujah.

big_al wrote:Yes I know about the Paras being a great regiment. I also know what a 'CrapHat' is, having read hundreds (not literally) of books on the Paras (and knowing five paras). And Black Watch being the most respected regiments in the World- I meant regular infantry, and throughout the military world, especially the Yanks- i.e. Yanks asking for help from the Black Watch, because they were losing control of Baghdad: Paras aren't regular infantry, they're a specialised unit. Not lecturing, just proving that I do know what I'm talking about. And I never said that the Black Watch were amazing, they are simply well respected. There's a difference.
Al

FCUK He Knows Five Paras Well Stop the debate we have a winner He Knows FIVE PARAS.
How does that pathetic post prove that you know what you are talking about?
You have read books and know that the Blackwatch are well respected.
Well done mate.
Keep posting mate because im sure you can teach all of the old salts a thing or two about student life , But NOTHING about the british army.

Pathetic WALT

No offence excluded.