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12-17-2006, 01:24 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: London
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|  Hi all I was in the Armed forces, it's becoming a long time ago though. I joined the Royal Green Jackets as soon as I turned 16, on reaching 17.5 I was transferred from the Juniors unit to the 2nd Battalion (formerly Kings Royal Rifle Corps) where I stayed till age 21 and left after 5 years service. I wanted to join the Merchant Marine and saw the World doing that. |
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12-17-2006, 02:11 PM
| #482 |
| Senior Member  Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 777
| Can't have been that long ago, or you'd have DMS boots and puttees!
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12-17-2006, 05:11 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Jacksonville, NC
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12-17-2006, 06:49 PM
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| Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: London
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That photo is of me at age 17 in 1975. I understand what you mean, however, note the white collar of the UN shirt, uniquely encouraged in the Royal Green Jackets of the 60's and 70's , the boots are actually DMS, we would be allowed to take to the cobblers and have extensions put on, so Puttees and KF shirts only came out, if you had any class, to be counted at Kit checks! It was a rather individualist unit. | |
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12-19-2006, 07:01 PM
| #485 |
| Senior Member  Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Auburn,Alabama; USA
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 | Nice Seawitch. Are the Royal Green Jackets like our American Green Berets?
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12-20-2006, 05:09 AM
| #486 |
| Senior Member  Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Kiwi Land
Posts: 850
| Oh My giddy bloody aunt. On that note I give up on life for an hour or two for BEER. P38, before inserting foot A in mouth B..... TRY GOOGLE YA IDJIT.
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12-20-2006, 11:19 AM
| #487 |
| Member Join Date: Dec 2006
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| I spent four years in the Irish army reserve and they wear green berets.Does that mean I was elite all that time and I didn't realise it !!!!!!!!!!! I was special but not in a good way ( sigh ) . |
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12-20-2006, 12:00 PM
| #488 |
| Der Crewchief   Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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| P-38 everyone in the British Army for the most part wheres some form of a beret. Not all of them, but most of them.
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12-20-2006, 12:33 PM
| #489 |
| aka Dickcheese  Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State
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| Wasn't a stupid question P-38. Don't let them beat you down. 
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12-20-2006, 12:45 PM
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| Senior Member  Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia
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| Nope, it wasn't a dumb question at all. The green beret in the British Army has the exact opposite meaning to the US Army, '38. In the US it's reserved for the elite troops, but in the UK it's worn by the basic level troops. It's the same in Canada. |
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12-20-2006, 12:59 PM
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| Der Crewchief Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ansbach, Germany
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12-20-2006, 01:14 PM
| #492 |
| aka Dickcheese Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State
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| I know. Was referring to K9kiwi's post. Just looking out for P-38.
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12-20-2006, 08:39 PM
| #493 |
| Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Auburn,Alabama; USA
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| What I meant was are they like our Special Forces... Oh and K9kiwi Idiot isnt spelled with a J!
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12-20-2006, 08:42 PM
| #494 |
| Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Auburn,Alabama; USA
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| Oh and thanks Matt for the reinforcement.
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12-21-2006, 12:54 AM
| #495 |
| aka Dickcheese Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Washington State
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| Yep. There is a time for retort. And there is a time to remain silent. Wisdom will determine your action.
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