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Ahoy there!
Dog tags was a term that was often used but was generally frowned upon in my time. They were supposed to be referred to as ID discs.
In the RMR and my first few years in full time service I wore the red and green on the cord. Then it was the round metal ones, but we still had to stamp them. Eventually they were issued on the 'plug chains' with all the details engraved for us. HBM was the standard method of reducing the noise hazard.
If I remember correctly a Royal Marine is supposed to wear his ID discs whenever he is on duty.
As a Troop Sgt and Sgt Major I sometimes used, in conjunction with the beret with lining removed, the "show me your ID discs" ploy to select 'volunteers' for working parties.

Sticky,

Never had any coloured or fibre ones, just aluminium ones that the stores corporal stamped out for us. We had to be there when he stamped them, as if he got them wrong you carried the can.

No magic chains just cheap green nylon string and no plastic suround, just black masking tape. Basically the question was , what ever is cheapest, thats what you get.


Nowadays wear bright red ones to alert the paramedics about transplant, Diabete and immunosupresants.

Attached to the dog tags Chunky were a couple of ampules of Morphine !

'Twenty One,

B' Sqdn was based in Leeds, Morphine? they wouldn't trust us with aspirin. Especially after a couple of sticks of PE4 fell out of Pete Hardmans bergen as he set off home for Liverpool !!!! 'Now how did that get there?' Ok Pete strip search for you.

What was the rule? never use your morphine on some one else, use theirs and if theirs is missing - tough. and always write M on their forehead and the time in lipstick.

Lets face it you would only get lipstick if you were with a bunch of booties.

"Lets face it you would only get lipstick if you were with a bunch of booties."

Thank God for green Lipstick..

Works great in the Ulu......

Chunky,

I can see that the same dogged tenacity that got you through selection and what followed is still evident in your attempts to bait Booties. Ordinary bait ain't working perhaps you need to try fly fishing with some very subtle flies (but keep your own firmly zipped please)

Barry