Have fun! It will change your life 4ever, believe me!

Have fun! It will change your life 4ever, believe me!

You'll here lots of rumours...so do I. But no, there weren't KCT'ers involved in this particular mission.

You'll here lots of rumours...so do I. But no, there weren't KCT'ers involved in this particular mission.

That's correct. The thing that you are referring to is the hijacking of the train at "De Punt" in 1977. It wasn't the KCT that ended it, but the BBE (stands for Bijzondere Bijstandseenheid-the Contra Terrorism unit of the Dutch Marines). And there were two hostages killed actually.

Gary, got your ...

That's correct. The thing that you are referring to is the hijacking of the train at "De Punt" in 1977. It wasn't the KCT that ended it, but the BBE (stands for Bijzondere Bijstandseenheid-the Contra Terrorism unit of the Dutch Marines). And there were two hostages killed actually.

Gary, got your ...

Pasha, the best you can do is contact the follwing organisation:
Vereniging Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea Militairen 1945-1962
Maasbandijk 11
5331 KB Kerkdriel
The Netherlands
telephone:0031-418-633475

Gary, why the KCT keeps the regulation about HighSchool certificates is the fact that they don't need ...

Pasha, the best you can do is contact the follwing organisation:
Vereniging Nederlands Nieuw-Guinea Militairen 1945-1962
Maasbandijk 11
5331 KB Kerkdriel
The Netherlands
telephone:0031-418-633475

Gary, why the KCT keeps the regulation about HighSchool certificates is the fact that they don't need ...

Don't like you saying the Brits are the best :wink:

In the past only the recon units of AMB were parachute trained (static-line). Nowadays there are many guys from several AMB-units that are parachute qualified. There is even a Para-compagnie where all the guys are going to be parachute-qualified ...

Don't like you saying the Brits are the best :wink:

In the past only the recon units of AMB were parachute trained (static-line). Nowadays there are many guys from several AMB-units that are parachute qualified. There is even a Para-compagnie where all the guys are going to be parachute-qualified ...

Got a pm that some of you would like some more info about the Dutch Green Berets-the Korps Commandotroepen. This is the topic where you can ask anything you'd like about them.

Got a pm that some of you would like some more info about the Dutch Green Berets-the Korps Commandotroepen. This is the topic where you can ask anything you'd like about them.

Got a pm that some of you would like some more info about the Dutch red berets. This is the topic where you can ask anything you'd like about them.

In The Netherlands the Red Berets ain't all parachute-qualified like in the UK. The beginning of the 11 Air Manoeuvre Brigade is in 1993 when there was ...

Got a pm that some of you would like some more info about the Dutch red berets. This is the topic where you can ask anything you'd like about them.

In The Netherlands the Red Berets ain't all parachute-qualified like in the UK. The beginning of the 11 Air Manoeuvre Brigade is in 1993 when there was ...

Turning pedantry into an art form................

You don't have to pass selection to wear the beret. You have to pass selection to wear the badge.

Aye.

:o
Ok, didn't know that. Here it is quite different. You wear a brown beret with badge during "selection" and have to earn the (green) beret ...