Three Badgers/Corps Characters of the Past

[davidemmerson]

There's not much we can do about it now, so not much point complaining about it. But I think we can safely say that not many RM do that now, but to be honest, I don't know!

I say keep the stories coming.

[ADDiction]

I say keep the stories coming.

I'll second that, it was a good read .

[Stokey_14]

I'll second that, it was a good read

I vote for a Old and Bold tales from the past section... I could sit and read them all day!

Stokey

[ADDiction]

You might be on to something there Stokey.

Sounds like a top idea to me .

[Mr_Kiwi]

A dits stickey prehaps? Much the same as the jokes one?

[Stokey_14]

Aye, perhaps not a whole section, although I’m sure it could be quite easily filled! A sticky For all ex/serving men and women to post there experience’s?

Just an idea (rather rare for me!)

Stokey

[Artist]

All I try to do is to tell it as it was. As I've said we were not choirboys we were Bootnecks.

I have mentioned this before but as it is now on page God Knows where I thought I might as well bring it back up. Sorry if it bores you Owd sods who have read it before, like I care.

One day I had to turn to in full Blues whilst in HQ & Sigs as the colours of 41CDORM were being laid up (must have been around 1977ish). Anyway come the first run though of the routine we were going to do come the day of 41's colours being laid up I sussed out that my white gloves were a tad manky. Now, being a tight wad I was loath to splash out £1.50 on a new pair of White Gloves so being of an inventive mind I decided to "MIX AND MATCH" all the crud from the washing machines plus a liberal dose of Pussers toilet cleaner called VIM as it had bleach in it. My reasoning being that if I soaked me white gloves in this mixture they would be fine and I would save meself £1.50. Which may sound tight but as a pint of bitter at the time was about 10/11 pence a go it to me seemed like a good idea to keep me Beer Tokens for what they were designed for. To wit buying ale.

The gloop was mixed in the sink and in went me manky white gloves. Bob Ferguson a Three Badger shook his head at my money saving idea and pronounced that it would "END IN TEARS" I laughed at his misgivings. Anyway I gave them two hours in the gloop. Took them out and wacked them on a radiator. Next morning they looked brill! On with me blues, me Medals, White Belt, Gleaming Locket union and Bayonet frog, me Peaked Cap looked the dogs bollox. Parade boots were gleaming with Jacobean Dark Oak on the Toe caps. Gloves were kept in me pocket. We drew our SLR's, checked each other out to make sure we were spot on. Finally on went me white gloves.

It all started out great. We ordered arms, shouldered arms and so forth. Then, I noticed what appeared to be a white cloud forming around my person. "Ho Hum" Thinks I and carried on. The cloud got thicker, the blokes on either side of me seemed to be covered in white stuff. "Odd?" Thinks I. Then I sussed out where the white cloud was coming from. Me bloody gloves. They were falling apart before my very eyes!

The C/Sgt DI sussed out the white cloud and speaketh to me in a rather loud voice. "Evans you scrote! Just what the Flying Feck have you done to your gloves you pillock?" I explained, he listened, he was not impressed, I was removed from the parade with my by now slivers of white glove's being held onto each wrist by the adonised buttons which in the end also gave up the ghost.

I was charged and fined £25, and had to buy another pair of gloves. So take it as read don't try to save dosh by using an inventive idea as it will only end in a cloud of white stuff and nearly a weeks pay! We got £52 a fortnight in them days after Food and Accomodation was taken away. Hated them blank weeks so I did!!!

Artist

[davidemmerson]

Aye, perhaps not a whole section, although I’m sure it could be quite easily filled! A sticky For all ex/serving men and women to post there experience’s?

Just an idea (rather rare for me!)

Stokey

That would be good.

Great story Artist, beer was 10p you say? I bought a pint of Murphys last Friday, £2.85!

What was the charge?

David

[Artist]

Great story Artist, beer was 10p you say? I bought a pint of Murphys last Friday, £2.85!

What was the charge?

David

The normal one David. "Conduct Unbecoming" A nasty bit of stuff that got you coming or going.

Artist

[mm1306]

I've heard mugging poofs was quite common for soldiers back in the day. It was supposed to be referred to as "rolling the poofs" and was based on the logic that the poofs wouldn't report it for fear of being exposed(not so true anymore!) and that poofs would be less likely to fight back(probably still true but undoubtedly there must have been exceptions!). I obviously wouldn't know but I would assume some soldiers probably still do. Many of the soldiers back then had been to places like Aden etc and would hardly have been questioning the morals of poof rolling after what they had seen, could be the same for Iraq veterans.
Furthermore it was supposed to be quite common in society in general(not a mainstrem thing though, common in the sense that football hooliganism was).

[John Astbury]

Hi,
I'm new to this site -ex Royal joined in 1964as a junior in Deal and left in 1975.
Found this site when searching for Jimmy Thorner and sadly just discovered (December (2012) he passed away in October 2007.

Jimmy and I were good friends but lost touch when I left the Corps and Jimmy moved up the ladder.

If members of his family read this after such a long time please accept my belated sincere condolences.

Best regards

John Astbury

[Wholley]

Welcome aboard John.
Sorry to see your oppo has passed over the bar.
Not many Booties post here anymore but you could try Once A Marine Always A Marine.The site is run by Bootnecks for Bootnecks.
http://civviestreet.proboards.com/index.cgi?

Hope this helps.