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bob9739
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Just thought these might bring back a few memories. 


   
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I,d like to to smash  some o their crusts on a stone Bob n cover it in claret cos ha can,t cause any brain damage to twats that aint got one!


   
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Great to see that being saved, too much history has been consigned to the scrapheap over the years for the sake of a few quid needed to preserve it!


   
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bob9739
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Just good to see Jack that after years of service they are actually preserving it. Certainly brings back a few memories to most of us old git's!


   
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Boom lob wuz Brill! 😍 


   
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like dropping into an armchair Dave! 😀 


   
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Managed to be one step ahead, only met the SUS while doing guard duties 

 

 


   
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Not a single entry on the Naughty Lads Board, put the whole lot on a 252 Sergeant Major! 🙄 


   
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'Section 69' conduct unbecoming will soon fill the board as a catch all!


   
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  Pissing on General Gordon of Khartooms tree wuz my claim ta fame! 😝 


   
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Prejudicial to good order and military discipline. Makes you sound like the worst character in the British Army.. poor old Tosh Burn,who did a bit of boxing was on the receiving end of that, when he missed his train from Scotland and failed to make his bout in a boxing competition. So the OC got a bastard on,and poor old Tosh got Nick.


   
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Understanding and sympathy not in the military vocabulary! 🤬 


   
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Section 69'd many times over my illustrious career but never did more than a few hours jail time, bumpering floors with small pack of sand on the back or charging round the red square with a 60lb Wombat shell etc. It wasn't till I left that I understood that the sentencing word "Admonished" didn't mean "found innocent" but was a posh word for "bollocked" 😏 


   
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Sometimes Justice has a strange twist, On detachment to the weapons wing at Southwood Camp, I was Guard Commander one night, The Junior guard Commander was out doing a fire drill and the Prisoners meals had arrived and the phone rang with one of these blocks on blocks of messages. So I grabbed a couple of lads on guard to supervise the prisoners meals. Just then in walked the Duty Officer, a Belgian Count by Title, who asked my why there was not a Junior NCO  supervising the prisoners meals. So having explained the situation to him, he shrugged and walked out. Next day I was called to see the RSM, who asked me what happened, He then said well you should have waited until the fire piquet guy returned. I said to him, if I had done that The meals would have been cold and I would been in the shit! he said listen Geordie the count doesn't have any time for Para's, you will receive two extras that's the best I can do lad.

Now Justice is served, The counts party were on the range, and I was point officer. at the 300 yard point, they were on watch and shoot when unbelievably the Count walks onto the point taps a bloke on the shoulder and takes his place on the point! I shout STOP! and approach the Count and tell him I'm in charge and he was in breach of safety regulation and he was to immediately unload and declare the weapon safe, which he did, I informed him that I was reporting this breach to the SQMS Small Arms School Corp. He replied that he was reporting me for insubordination!

Returning to camp, I was again to report to the RSM, who said, The Count has made a complaint against you. But don't worry The SQMS/SASC backs you to the hilt and rightly so. And the Count is to appear before the CO, for a major bollocking. So you can Fukk Off, and Revell in your victory!


   
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got your own back there Bob


   
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