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How do you decide? Paras or Marines? (seriously!)

Discussions about those units who make up The Parachute Regiment.
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Post by Tab »

As an ex para you can't go far wrong which ever one of these units you chose to join.
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Go para, THE PARA'S BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES AND EACH OTHER, EVERYONE ELSE IS A CRAPHAT.
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Quite right too. Couldn't have been more diplomatic if I tried. Up the Reg!
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Post by SO19 »

So why did you join the Royal Engineers? :o
[i]‘We are not interested in the possibilities of defeat’ - Queen Victoria, 1899[/i]
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y did i leave wrote:Go para, THE PARA'S BELIEVE IN THEMSELVES AND EACH OTHER, EVERYONE ELSE IS A CRAPHAT.
You're inviting incoming with that comment, fella. :soldier_armed_mad:
'Oi', 'You'!... 'Yes You'! Straighten that fu??ing arm or I'll rip it off and beat you round the head with the soggy end!!
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it had to be said. all paras should agree with it.
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Well I ain't biting. I knew a bird who did, but that's a whole other can of worms.
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Post by SO19 »

it had to be said. all paras should agree with it.
How about you leave it to them to say aswell...
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Post by RSO3 »

Get your head down SO19! No,I didn't join the engrs!!!!!
3 PARA actually. If you were looking at my profile, I'm out now!

F*****g engrs! I feel sick after that

Anyway, thanks for all the articles you're posting SO19, I'll give you some credit!
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What a stupid thing to say when there are 'craphats' packing their gear and heading off to Helmand Province. Thats more squadding than Ive ever done, and Im guessing here, but Id say its more than you have ever done too.

Everyone should have regimental pride, obviously, but being disrespectful to the young lads who are most likely phoning their loved ones to say goobye fúcking písses me off.

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RS03, if you look up I was actually conversing with 'y did i leave'. :P Glad you appreciate the posts though laddie. 8)

My point was, he shouldn't be so 'loud' about it until he's apart of it.
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understood so19
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y did i leave.....Is that coming from a paratrooper then.
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i believe the quote was buy an officer of para reg, ill try and find out his name.
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Ahoy there!
I decided on the Royal Marines.
When the Chief Petty Officer at the recruiting office asked me why, I explained that I had visited the Commando Memorial at Spean Bridge as a boy.
He didn't understand.
If you ever have the opportunity to stand at that statue you will understand.
Take a peek at these pics.
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I expect the same could be said if your first impression was when you visited Pegasus Bridge or something similarly connected to Para Reg or indeed any other branch of HM Armed Forces.
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