Agree with that. Hopefully Admin will lock this thread.

Guys, I think this thread should be locked - not because it shouldn't be talked about but because it is obviously provoking a lot of heated debate. For many it is a very touchy subject both for members of the regiment and for civilians who were either there on the day or who have some connection to ...

RIP lads.

Nelson didn't even like fighting when he was a world champion. He was too defensive minded - you only have to look at his face to see he hardly ever took any shots! Good boxer though. He came from the Brendan Ingle stable, alongside people like Naseem Hamed, Herol Graham and Junior Witter (who lost ...

McAleese was a nutter in civilian street, very well known to West Midlands old bill. Not all his fault I`m certain of that. I think I saw him playing a SAS instructor in "SAS - The Soldier's Story" which was on TV about 12 years ago demonstrating CQB drills & weapons drills. Don't kno...

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Yeah, you'll enjoy it - one of the better ones around methinks.

His book is a very good book indeed, and gives a little insight into the wars in Angola and Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) which I didn't know much about to be honest. Very interesting when you think about what has happened to Zimbabwe now. There was another good book called "Killing Zone" by Har...

"Fighting Scared" by Robin Horsfall is worth a look. He details his time in 2 Para in the 1970s before moving on to the SAS. "CQB" by Mike Curtis is another good one, and Michael Asher's "Shoot To Kill" might be worth a look too. I've ordered John Geddes' book so will h...

What happened to your bout against Adnan Amar?

Yes.

Alfa wrote:Some lads are going to 1 Para straight from basic training now too.

And 4 Para(V)

1664Kro just do what I did and turn up on their drill nights - I'm sure they won't mind you sitting in on one of their lessons, and one of the staff will have a chat to you as well and tell you all about it. There's no point in waiting around until the next cadre when you can go down there on a dril...

Great post there Sarastro. It seems the cadre has changed somewhat since I attempted it. Because 4 Para is now constantly in demand for Iraq & Afghanistan, there is an extra weekend (Weekend 9) instead of the 8 previously. The fitness observation is a good one. There was one guy from Oz who turn...