After wading through this thread I'm amazed to find out Pongoes actually claim to wash in the field!!.

lol, S.H, i wash every fortnight in the field wether i need one or not!

Riveting stuff, thanks for you insights

it was interesting enough for you to post a reply on here.

beat it PONTI, the occupiers of the FEBA are conversing

Just so you know, i havnt back down DelD, i mearly quelled a potential problem that you were and still are spinning faster and faster.
How can you go on about being threatened in one post, and then in another state how you would derive pleasure in cutting us down a peg or two, or how your ...

Wow, just how fast can a thread spiral out of control?
DelD, no-one has threatened you directly or indirectly ,this is clear from the onset to the lay person, let alone a Police officer. All that has been wrote regarding this thread is pure hyperthetical and you know that.

If you feel threatened by ...

I will let you know when I am able to attend one of the get togethers, so you can "drop" me.

DelD, dont bother. W.Mitty and I dont drink with whinging REMFS


W.Mitty, can you smell p*ss and vinegar mate?

you can tell its the hardest course in the army, cos none of them have passed it yet

DelD, i have just read through your post again and its really wound me up.
what do you mean you gave them light, heat and vehicles etc. who were you attached to? the russian army? this is one of the worst posts i have read so far. All you should have been doing is your job, and whats all this "you ...

DelD, thats a smart thing to do (not)
If you were attached to my Regiment with that arragont attitude you would get dropped in seconds, its obvious that you are very inexperienced in the ways of the army. The way you are potraying your Corps is very sad indeed.

Dave.mil, 120mm is the only choice mate

Im not a soldier yet and have no experience of the SA80, however im left handed and can safetly say that im not looking forward to using my right arm to shoot.

Jon, im left handed. when i joined up i was really worried about this, but i was amazed how easy i picked it up, even if a left handed ...

theres loadsa different jobs in the reme mate, but you'll find that the whole army is being digitised, pc's are everywhere in the army now.you'd be best askin the acio about job desrciptions, or try for a placement/work experience to help you on

crafty, i should have known you were a recy-mech, i thought you were a tech for a millonth of a second, top 10%, i dont see why you need brains to drive a foden and to lob 60t shackels around, i wont even go into the lack of promotion that you'll endure.its a good job you dont like the army cos you ...

crafty, when you do tell them, please let me know so i can watch you get an "airborne ten"

James F.P spot on young man, with that attitude you'll get on just fine in the Army, he's a spanner monkey so that explains it all.
Dont get blinkered about this Airborne/ rest of the Army thing mate, us gentleman in the Cavalry are Damn proud of our heritage, and theres lots of it!!
But dont ...

Crafty, what is your problem? at first it was Regt Tshirts, now its lets not tell people what we do for a living!
Just because your not proud of your job, dont take it out on everyone else.
I dont wear Tp/Sqn tops to as you put it "show off" i wear them because Im damn proud of my regiment, and ...