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by Sea Soldier
Sun 27 Apr, 2003 11:32 am
Forum: RM General Discussion
Topic: Spean Bridge
Replies: 35
Views: 8876

re Veloman's reference to unwanted Corps property ... perhaps a new "Tradition" should be instituted,whereby .. when the outgoing C.O. of RM Poole is pulled/carried around Camp by the Officers & SNCO's (do they still do that ?) ... "Charlie Oscar" should be carrying the "...
by Sea Soldier
Sun 27 Apr, 2003 11:32 am
Forum: RM Joining & Training
Topic: Spean Bridge
Replies: 30
Views: 4331

re Veloman's reference to unwanted Corps property ... perhaps a new "Tradition" should be instituted,whereby .. when the outgoing C.O. of RM Poole is pulled/carried around Camp by the Officers & SNCO's (do they still do that ?) ... "Charlie Oscar" should be carrying the "...
by Sea Soldier
Fri 25 Apr, 2003 7:27 pm
Forum: RM General Discussion
Topic: BRAVO TWO ZERO - The True Story
Replies: 26
Views: 8972

Mack, I think you may find "hard,factual" evidence difficult to come by ... most info is based on someone or other's personal experience/view & is therefore rather subjective & of course ... HMG/MoD have yet to publish anything ! You could try websearches on keywords like ... Deser...
by Sea Soldier
Fri 25 Apr, 2003 7:27 pm
Forum: RM Joining & Training
Topic: BRAVO TWO ZERO - The True Story
Replies: 26
Views: 6861

Mack, I think you may find "hard,factual" evidence difficult to come by ... most info is based on someone or other's personal experience/view & is therefore rather subjective & of course ... HMG/MoD have yet to publish anything ! You could try websearches on keywords like ... Deser...
by Sea Soldier
Mon 21 Apr, 2003 10:37 pm
Forum: RM General Discussion
Topic: Pay back time
Replies: 21
Views: 4192

Just to clarify a point made by "May18" ... the Police ("Home Office") Forces,that is do not have a "no strike" deal ... they are forbidden to go on strike by Law as enshrined in the Police Act 1919 ... see www.polfed.org So,like Armed Forces personnel are entirely depe...
by Sea Soldier
Mon 21 Apr, 2003 10:37 pm
Forum: RM Joining & Training
Topic: Pay back time
Replies: 21
Views: 4193

Just to clarify a point made by "May18" ... the Police ("Home Office") Forces,that is do not have a "no strike" deal ... they are forbidden to go on strike by Law as enshrined in the Police Act 1919 ... see www.polfed.org So,like Armed Forces personnel are entirely depe...
by Sea Soldier
Mon 21 Apr, 2003 12:58 am
Forum: RM General Discussion
Topic: BRAVO TWO ZERO - The True Story
Replies: 26
Views: 8972

In one respect Joe is right ... the original publication dates were dangerous times for such authors .. but ... other authors,who were at precisely the same risk,from precisely the same sources felt able to go ahead without benefit of anonymity, .. why ? ... I suppose it's a matter of personal choic...
by Sea Soldier
Mon 21 Apr, 2003 12:58 am
Forum: RM Joining & Training
Topic: BRAVO TWO ZERO - The True Story
Replies: 26
Views: 6861

In one respect Joe is right ... the original publication dates were dangerous times for such authors .. but ... other authors,who were at precisely the same risk,from precisely the same sources felt able to go ahead without benefit of anonymity, .. why ? ... I suppose it's a matter of personal choic...
by Sea Soldier
Fri 18 Apr, 2003 10:23 pm
Forum: RM General Discussion
Topic: BRAVO TWO ZERO - The True Story
Replies: 26
Views: 8972

Sisyphus raises precisely the same point as Peter Ratcliffe ... He,De Labilliere,Asher ,"McNab" & "Ryan" are all now EX SAS ... the others have no operational "security" reason to further conceal their true identities,so why do "Mcnab" & "Ryan&quo...
by Sea Soldier
Fri 18 Apr, 2003 10:23 pm
Forum: RM Joining & Training
Topic: BRAVO TWO ZERO - The True Story
Replies: 26
Views: 6861

Sisyphus raises precisely the same point as Peter Ratcliffe ... He,De Labilliere,Asher ,"McNab" & "Ryan" are all now EX SAS ... the others have no operational "security" reason to further conceal their true identities,so why do "Mcnab" & "Ryan&quo...
by Sea Soldier
Fri 18 Apr, 2003 1:39 pm
Forum: RM General Discussion
Topic: BRAVO TWO ZERO - The True Story
Replies: 26
Views: 8972

Dan, Whilst all the books ... Bravo Two Zero ("McNab") .. The One That Got Away ("Ryan") ... Storm Command (Gen Peter DeLabilliere .. DSF @ the time) & In the Eye Of The Storm (Peter Ratcliffe ..RSM 22 SAS @ the time) all deal to a greater or lesser extent with the Patrol nam...
by Sea Soldier
Fri 18 Apr, 2003 1:39 pm
Forum: RM Joining & Training
Topic: BRAVO TWO ZERO - The True Story
Replies: 26
Views: 6861

Dan, Whilst all the books ... Bravo Two Zero ("McNab") .. The One That Got Away ("Ryan") ... Storm Command (Gen Peter DeLabilliere .. DSF @ the time) & In the Eye Of The Storm (Peter Ratcliffe ..RSM 22 SAS @ the time) all deal to a greater or lesser extent with the Patrol nam...
by Sea Soldier
Thu 17 Apr, 2003 11:28 pm
Forum: RM General Discussion
Topic: Chosin
Replies: 6
Views: 2133

I wonder,does anyone else remember a 3 Badge Marine called "Whispering" Smith ..,so called because the story had it that he had been in 41 (Independent) Cdo @ Chosin & having been captured was tortured & could afterwards barely speak,He was employed by the Corps at Poole in the lat...
by Sea Soldier
Thu 17 Apr, 2003 11:28 pm
Forum: RM Joining & Training
Topic: Chosin
Replies: 6
Views: 1647

I wonder,does anyone else remember a 3 Badge Marine called "Whispering" Smith ..,so called because the story had it that he had been in 41 (Independent) Cdo @ Chosin & having been captured was tortured & could afterwards barely speak,He was employed by the Corps at Poole in the lat...
by Sea Soldier
Thu 17 Apr, 2003 11:20 pm
Forum: RM Joining & Training
Topic: A Life on the Ocean Wave
Replies: 2
Views: 994

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