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Brothers in the RM
Brothers in the RM
Does anyone know the RMs policy on brothers serving together or where I could find such information.Id call and ask myself,but im more than a couple thousand miles away in Canada.Help would be great,thanks.
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Twin brothers live a stones throw from me. Both RM and both in different units. There have been a fair few brothers serving in the Corp.
The Stokes brothers numbered three. One was SBS, one was an ML the other was ........Can't remember!
Then the Chapmans three of them. The Sankeys. Three of them I think, their Pop was CO of 46CDORM (I think) in the second world. In fact there are rucks of brothers serving in the Corp.
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The Stokes brothers numbered three. One was SBS, one was an ML the other was ........Can't remember!
Then the Chapmans three of them. The Sankeys. Three of them I think, their Pop was CO of 46CDORM (I think) in the second world. In fact there are rucks of brothers serving in the Corp.
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No problems,me and my brother both served in 41 Cdo albeit in different companies.
When I was in training there were twins in a junior squad a few weeks behind us.One of them died on the nine miler,the other finished training (which took a lot of bottle to carry on after that),he died two years ago of cancer.
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When I was in training there were twins in a junior squad a few weeks behind us.One of them died on the nine miler,the other finished training (which took a lot of bottle to carry on after that),he died two years ago of cancer.
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If I remember the twin who died had previosly had some kind of virus that had affected his heart without it showing on his medical.
His heart failed on him during the nine miler,I can remember another lad dying on the nine miler when I was in a unit,although not 100% sure but I think it was a heart attack.
Like Doc has said in another post,if there is something wrong with you in training get it checked out.The alternative is a bit grim.
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His heart failed on him during the nine miler,I can remember another lad dying on the nine miler when I was in a unit,although not 100% sure but I think it was a heart attack.
Like Doc has said in another post,if there is something wrong with you in training get it checked out.The alternative is a bit grim.
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An Oppo of mine told me of a bloke in his J/Mne Troop called "Donny" Osmond who went a bit hairbrained on a speed march. The bloke was suffering from heat stroke or something like that and was having real problems.
Anyway "Donny" all of a sudden started to go Brrrm Brrrm! Then legged it in front of the rest of the troop making noises like a Motorbike, ran on a few more yards and then "Crashed" into a ditch going brrrrrm brrrrm eark! Putt! Putt! Crash!
He never passed out of training and ended up in Netley totally out of his trolly! As it was Spud me Oppo werent playing with a full pack either so we reckoned!
In my Troop we had "Sunmans" elder brother and when we passed out of training Sunman had the same training team as us. Yorkie got a tad confused over that so he told me years later as they both whilst not being Twins looked just the same. A right pair of "Butt Ugly" buggers! Yorkies words not mine I hasten to add.
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An Oppo of mine told me of a bloke in his J/Mne Troop called "Donny" Osmond who went a bit hairbrained on a speed march. The bloke was suffering from heat stroke or something like that and was having real problems.
Anyway "Donny" all of a sudden started to go Brrrm Brrrm! Then legged it in front of the rest of the troop making noises like a Motorbike, ran on a few more yards and then "Crashed" into a ditch going brrrrrm brrrrm eark! Putt! Putt! Crash!
He never passed out of training and ended up in Netley totally out of his trolly! As it was Spud me Oppo werent playing with a full pack either so we reckoned!
In my Troop we had "Sunmans" elder brother and when we passed out of training Sunman had the same training team as us. Yorkie got a tad confused over that so he told me years later as they both whilst not being Twins looked just the same. A right pair of "Butt Ugly" buggers! Yorkies words not mine I hasten to add.
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Had a mate of mine who went SB but would pay me a visit now and again as I was the only medic he trusted (no we didnt hold hands on the beach or anything!)
He was a phys monster, fitness bloke I ever knew, but he had flu once and kept training anf the virus attacked his heart muscles due to the increase in stress he was placing on it. He went down with an inflamation of the heart muscle which although didnt give him a heart attack, made him very ill and nearly ended his career.
I remember the news of a nod dying of a heart attack getting to the units back in '94 I think it was, fit lad, had the flu and kept going. Died still strapped to his bergen apparantly. Nowt the training team could have done, pisses me off that lads just crack on its not big and its not brave. We cant tell whats going on in our bodies, but sometimes in tries to tell you so why ignore it? Shame but a lesson to be learnt by you lads "cracking" on when you ill or injured! One thing to do it at the sharp end, but stupid when all your doing is fighting the clock at CTC.
Sorry but its my biggest drip, and Ive seen to many bad outcomes from trivial injuries that could have been sorted in a quarter of the time with less hassle and time out of training. No-one would crack on with a dodgy weapon so why crack on with a dodgy body???? Madness!
Anyway I'll get off my soap box now, Im getting dizzy
He was a phys monster, fitness bloke I ever knew, but he had flu once and kept training anf the virus attacked his heart muscles due to the increase in stress he was placing on it. He went down with an inflamation of the heart muscle which although didnt give him a heart attack, made him very ill and nearly ended his career.
I remember the news of a nod dying of a heart attack getting to the units back in '94 I think it was, fit lad, had the flu and kept going. Died still strapped to his bergen apparantly. Nowt the training team could have done, pisses me off that lads just crack on its not big and its not brave. We cant tell whats going on in our bodies, but sometimes in tries to tell you so why ignore it? Shame but a lesson to be learnt by you lads "cracking" on when you ill or injured! One thing to do it at the sharp end, but stupid when all your doing is fighting the clock at CTC.
Sorry but its my biggest drip, and Ive seen to many bad outcomes from trivial injuries that could have been sorted in a quarter of the time with less hassle and time out of training. No-one would crack on with a dodgy weapon so why crack on with a dodgy body???? Madness!
Anyway I'll get off my soap box now, Im getting dizzy
