Anybody know anything about this

[Dogwatch]

Just picked this up on a site which is US based but the author is a brit who has served with a red and green beret as a medic.

http://www.broadarrow.net/cgi-bin/unplu ... read=69716

If its true it is a bloody poor turn of events >:(

[Doc]

If it is true Im sorry but it doesnt suprise me.

We had two RE Officers attached from a unit in Germany when we set up an adventure training site in the Canadian Rockies, the two muppets in question rented a bungalow in Jasper and I as the medic was part of the 5 man advance party. Once we had set it all up we drove the 100km into Japser (next door in Canada) to have a few wets. So theres me, 2 lads who were 59 Cdo RE and these two ruperts.

End of night we're all bladdered and walk back to the bungalow for eats and sleeps. Rupert one informs me at the door that as I wasnt RE and a junior rank at that, I wouldnt be able to sleep in the bungalow. So Im stood there in the middle of Jasper, minging, and faced with a night on the streets as I was in no fit state to drive back to the camp site. With that the twonk slams the door in my face. Now to be fair the two 59 lads had thought Id crashed in one fo the rooms as they didnt see me in the lounge and one of the ruperts told them I was asleep next door!!!!

Farking twonks, I reported them to the OC who had them out of gortex and into Green kit faster than you can say anything of substance and heels together in his office back at Wainwright. Bollocking over they apologised, to which I remarked "lets hope you don't injure yourself on my watch then Sirs.....that would be a shame taking into account the regard I now hold you in!"

Apparantly they were trying to be big and hard infront of the 59 lads as they were only attached, by picking on the token matelot.

[harry hackedoff]

Being used to RM Officers, it`s very easy indeed to forget the essential differences and imagine Perce enjoys the same privileges.
Would RM Officers stand by and watch ANYONE getting a good kicking? Would they act like cults and send any drunken matelot out into the snow? It`s not compulsory to answer that question

"And when a Royal Marines Officer stands in yer breakfast it means pass the farking sugar "......

[Artist]

I trust it's an Army thing and ain't been accepted as the norm for Bootneck Officers stand and watch a man get a kicking from a bunch of Cowards.

Artist

[Dave.Mil]

Sounds like a load of old b*llo*ks to me. I did'nt know one officer in my career who would have watched anybody under his command take a kicking. I knew quite a few troop leaders who would have been first in.

[Doc]

I agree Dave, but in "our" day things were different. The PC brigade and "career folder" take over now or so it seems. I hope the story is bollocks or else it paints a sad picture for the forces. If it is gen then I would bet its a small percentage of ruperts who join because daddy was in the regiment and 3 years time they inherit the family saddle licking company.

Anyway you, hows the new toys coming along as in the Viking?

[Dave.Mil]

Anyway you, hows the new toys coming along as in the Viking?

Demo went well for both systems last Thurs, some of the booties got a chance to show their skill (or lack of) using a thumb controller. Overall everybody seemed impressed so it's up to the money men to get their hands in their pockets.

[Sticky Blue]

Did the Booties Break it? You can't tell me it is Bootie proof!

[flo]

Ive just had an email from Rob about this, Jed is threaders and is going to phone JHQ tomorrow and find out THE FACTS.

Watch and shoot

[Dave.Mil]

Stix ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

They did,nt get chance they only had to use the joystick and trigger, under very close supervision. The playstation generation is a myth if we did,nt have hard stops fitted to prevent firing out of arc, most of Dorset would have had incoming .50