Skiffle wrote: The current gulf war is the first time reservist have had officaial call up notices issued in along time (the majority being sponsored reserve's)

Yeah ages, at least six months - tranches of reservists have been called up on a six monthly basis pretty much since 11 09 2001.

Skiffle wrote: The current gulf war is the first time reservist have had officaial call up notices issued in along time (the majority being sponsored reserve's)

Yeah ages, at least six months - tranches of reservists have been called up on a six monthly basis pretty much since 11 09 2001.

Good riddance to the cow. She was never a friend of the likes of us...

That said her comments about El Presidente (no I mean Blair) need ramming down the throats of the rest of the cretins in the Parlimentry Labour Party, she should have had the balls to go with the ginger gnome.

JR's right the ...

Good riddance to the cow. She was never a friend of the likes of us...

That said her comments about El Presidente (no I mean Blair) need ramming down the throats of the rest of the cretins in the Parlimentry Labour Party, she should have had the balls to go with the ginger gnome.

JR's right the ...

Yep, used to have a CLIMB MARINES on my helmet (climbing not Mk 6). Wasn't the sign on Heartbreak Lane 800m to go?

Yep, used to have a CLIMB MARINES on my helmet (climbing not Mk 6). Wasn't the sign on Heartbreak Lane 800m to go?

Thanks Pasha - good post :D

I've had the pleasure of working with the boys a couple of times in the Balkans - I'll never enter a chilli eating competition with the again, that's for sure - and with the Demo Coy at Brecon.

Nothing but respect, they deserve equal terms/pay as one of their stripeys ...

Like I said, slightly off kilter. But point taken.

Slightly off kilter I know, but we already have women in SF (by which I mean receiving SF pay), not at Hereford or Poole, but if that's not SF what is?

Jesse, in answer to your questions, yes and yes.

Y Tp has already been mentioned. There are also places on courses at DSL (Defence School of Langauges at Beaconsfield) - they have 4 wings; English (for non-swimmers), Arabic, Western European Languages (French, Spanish, German etc) and Slavonic ...

Jesse, in answer to your questions, yes and yes.

Y Tp has already been mentioned. There are also places on courses at DSL (Defence School of Langauges at Beaconsfield) - they have 4 wings; English (for non-swimmers), Arabic, Western European Languages (French, Spanish, German etc) and Slavonic ...

Rogue Chef wrote:I couldn't comment on their skills as sharpshooters but they are deadly with a GS shovel!

He's referring to the murder of a Danish tour guide in Cyprus in the early 90's by 3 Jackets. They burried her using a GS shovel.

Rogue Chef wrote:I couldn't comment on their skills as sharpshooters but they are deadly with a GS shovel!

He's referring to the murder of a Danish tour guide in Cyprus in the early 90's by 3 Jackets. They burried her using a GS shovel.