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12-17-2006, 11:24 AM
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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, 12:11 PM
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12-17-2006, 03:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Seawitch 
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. | Cool pic!
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12-17-2006, 04:49 PM
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Originally Posted by ndicki Can't have been that long ago, or you'd have DMS boots and puttees! | Hi ndicki
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, 05:01 PM
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12-20-2006, 03:09 AM
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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, 09:19 AM
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Country:  | 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, 10:00 AM
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#488 | | Der Crewchief
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Country:  | 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, 10:33 AM
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#489 | | aka Dickcheese
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12-20-2006, 10:45 AM
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#490 | | He who does not skim
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Country:  | 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, 10:59 AM
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#491 | | Der Crewchief
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Originally Posted by Matt308 Wasn't a stupid question P-38. Don't let them beat you down. | ....I was not beating him down, just explaining something...
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12-20-2006, 11:14 AM
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12-20-2006, 06:39 PM
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Country: | 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, 06:42 PM
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12-20-2006, 10:54 PM
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