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Benjo.
No mate!!
Seems the Clan has left the area(Curses)
Ifen you run across Paula McNamara tell her I'm sorry about the er......
Airport situation
What the Fark are you doing in Sorry?

Artist, as Ben said, you should definitely go and do it! I'm sure you wont regret it. At least you have the benefit of travelling on pounds - beats us poor sods when we go over your ways!

A question to all the members - will someone please explain the what a nod is and a bootneck? Where did these names come from? I understand a bootneck to be a Royal Marine who has passed the Commando Course. No idea of nod though.

NZ1

Nods are recruits. They used to wear a Cap Comforter at all times (the things the first Commandos used to wear in WW2) which would on occasions undo on the blokes head and "Nod" about hence Nods.

A picture paints a thousand words:



My Troop at Deal in 1973.

Bootneck comes from the time when Royal was on every ship in the Royal Navy. They used to put a strip of leather around their necks to make the uniform look good and also to stop them slouching. Hence Bootnecks. The USMC did the same and are called Leathernecks.

Artist

KiwiBen wrote:, but the Kiwi is an adaptable ba*tard so learn all you can (No.8 wire and pliers, will fix ANYTHING).

Benjo

I certainly hope so, Benjo!

Your 'To Do' list is looking pretty hefty.

Jayne x

My 'To do' list dear auntie? Oooh very good, very good, not a problem! As long as my mate Darren can come and get leathered with me at No. 6 well he's a carpenter and I'm a Gopher, we'll have yer house all spick 'n span in no time

I can do gardening too....

See ya soon then,
Benjo

Hi

3 months on from starting this thread, I have a job offer with the NZ Army and will hopefully be there in October 06.

Arai

Almost went to NZ instead of Canada, but the economy was way better in Canada at the time.

I have a mate in Waiouru who I keep in touch with. He's an infantry LCol. Me, him, and a lad from Alabama (now LCol USMC at Quantico) all kept each other sane during our senior staff course in Kingston (near Ottawa, Canada) in '04. He's an outstanding, down-to-earth sort, as is the Marine. I witnessed him on more than one occasion trying to backbrief the Bde Comd on the cunning plan, with a very sore head and zero depth perception! He did very well, though and was recommended to return as DS.

One of our Sgts managed to get a "buddy" flight to NZ through his brother who worked for Air Canada a while back. He went to Hawaii for a week, then Fiji for a week, then to NZ for two weeks. All for a $75 dollar ticket (about 30 pounds). Lucky bugger!

If you want to deploy overseas, you'll need to join either the SAS, medical corps, or engineers, they have been taking the Lions share of deployments for many years now, with the exception of INF and Tankies going to Bosnia and Timor.

Rumour has it that the lovely Helen likes to send the guys away to foreign parts(in an attempt to curry favour with Elmer) but prefers them to stay indoors when they get there. Don’t blame me Tony, I simply repeat an Aussie slur


Kiwi SAS, hmmm, let me see
Mike C`s most excellent book told the story I believe.
One of our Members down here went to Kiwi SAS after SB. Several adventure holidays in Viet Nam. Speaks very highly he does. I agree with your comments elsewhere and sympathise with all professional Servicemen in NZ from whatever branch.

harry hackedoff wrote: Rumour has it that the lovely Helen likes to send the guys away to foreign parts(in an attempt to curry favour with Elmer) but prefers them to stay indoors when they get there. Don’t blame me Tony, I simply repeat an Aussie slur

to be honest I dont have any detailed knowledge to dispel this but coming from aussie im sure its shite!

harry hackedoff wrote:Kiwi SAS, hmmm, let me see
Mike C`s most excellent book told the story I believe.
One of our Members down here went to Kiwi SAS after SB. Several adventure holidays in Viet Nam. Speaks very highly he does. I agree with your comments elsewhere and sympathise with all professional Servicemen in NZ from whatever branch.

I havent read Mike C's book, did see him on TV once and wasnt impressed, though that means nothing.
Our Squadron guys keep busy, unfortunatly not to the level of the Elmers or Aussies, but if thats the price to not be an Elmer or an Aussie its worth paying

Hey bro, I`m not totally enamoured of either El or Bruce.
I`m a farkin Scarser mite, innoi
What Unit were you in, Kiwi side?
Er, not a labour man by any chance?

Take cover

I`m just lighting the fire bro, the girls are wrapping the fish, chickens, pork loins etc and as we sip our tinnies and the sun shows us one of his best sunsets, that Hayley wassername pipes up with "Poke Harry Harry Hackedoff, he came upon my sheets, I said I would not swallow, inspite of all his pleas"

You can`t beat traditional Maori music,

cup a tea cup a tea cup a tea

harry hackedoff wrote:Hey bro, I`m not totally enamoured of either El or Bruce.
I`m a farkin Scarser mite, innoi
What Unit were you in, Kiwi side?
Er, not a labour man by any chance?

Take cover

I`m just lighting the fire bro, the girls are wrapping the fish, chickens, pork loins etc and as we sip our tinnies and the sun shows us one of his best sunsets, that Hayley wassername pipes up with "Poke Harry Harry Hackedoff, he came upon my sheets, I said I would not swallow, inspite of all his pleas"

You can`t beat traditional Maori music,

cup a tea cup a tea cup a tea

EE by gum!

I was a section commander, RNZIR.

I voted Labour to get National out, bunch of pricks.
So its anti-military Labour or retard National, tough choice, shit sandwhich or shit pie, hmmm