Things Noticeable this week

[palo5]

Originally Posted by scoundrel

Palo is far too gentlemanly to have served with those frightful rotters at the KGB. I have always seen him as strictly military intelligence. For example he knows an awful lot about the armour and equipment of our Guards regiments...

Hehehe! "Gentlemanly"... thanks!

I try to be polite, it's true, but you probably still removed a number of my posts for whatever reason. I understand that. Also, the KGB had around 500,000 members, most were border troops, and almost none of them were the "frightful rotters" you are constantly propagandized about. And I don't know whether to be flattered or offended that you think I worked for military intelligence. Most of what I know about your "regiments", which are nearly always battalions, is private not professional knowledge

Btw, if you trash this post, I'll understand. But I'm still trying to be polite this week. Considering how awful everyone thinks we are, this must be news

[rupertramjet]

Originally Posted by palo5

Hehehe! "Gentlemanly"... thanks!

Most of what I know about your "regiments", which are nearly always battalions, is private not professional knowledge

Btw, if you trash this post, I'll understand. But I'm still trying to be polite this week. Considering how awful everyone thinks we are, this must be news

Historically our Regiments consisted of more than one Battalion, each Regiment would have a first battalion, with at least a second, which would act as a depot and reserve battalion, with the amalgamation of many of these old county and local Regiments, for example the Duke of Cornwall's Own Light Infantry, amalgamated with the Somerset Light Infantry, which again amalgamated and ended up as first battalion Light Infantry, which had two further battalions, and were later again amalgamated into The Rifles, all these historic regiments had long histories, battle honours and tradition, many exist now as only Regimental Museums, very sad.

My own Regiment has three battalions, and in the old tradition id more like a Regiment than most, but the demise of so many and their history and tradition is very sad, which is why so many Battalions still carry Regiment titles and also have badged reserve units, although very very few remain.

The Devon and Dorsets, had one of the smallest Regimental strengths, but proportionally produced more star ranks, Brigadier and above, than any other Regiment, it still got cut!

[otokonomidori]

Originally Posted by Greenman

Strange he made his living singing with his arse, most politicians make their living talking out of theirs (just men ostensibly but a few women can do too)

They can make some amazing noises with their twats too but you probably knew that.

[Dr Pepper]

Originally Posted by rupertramjet

Historically our Regiments consisted of more than one Battalion, each Regiment would have a first battalion, with at least a second, which would act as a depot and reserve battalion, with the amalgamation of many of these old county and local Regiments, for example the Duke of Cornwall's Own Light Infantry, amalgamated with the Somerset Light Infantry, which again amalgamated and ended up as first battalion Light Infantry, which had two further battalions, and were later again amalgamated into The Rifles, all these historic regiments had long histories, battle honours and tradition, many exist now as only Regimental Museums, very sad.

My own Regiment has three battalions, and in the old tradition id more like a Regiment than most, but the demise of so many and their history and tradition is very sad, which is why so many Battalions still carry Regiment titles and also have badged reserve units, although very very few remain.

The Devon and Dorsets, had one of the smallest Regimental strengths, but proportionally produced more star ranks, Brigadier and above, than any other Regiment, it still got cut!

...proving once again that old adage "the gratitude of kings and potentates has very poor keeping qualities"

[Mal Hombre]

Originally Posted by otokonomidori

They can make some amazing noises with their twats too but you probably knew that.

There's any number of Twats Who make a living out of amazing noises..

[vannax]

Historic England is racist:

"If you're interested in gaining skills and experience for a career in heritage and identify as having Black, Asian or other Minority Ethnic Heritage or mixed heritage (jump to Background to find out why), please see how to apply below."

...against historic Brits.

https://www.historicengland.org.uk/s.../#Section2Text

[Rogerbh]

What the hell is wrong with people?

https://www.yahoo.com/news/police-mo...003115083.html

[haroldeye]

The Devon and Dorsets, had one of the smallest Regimental strengths, but proportionally produced more star ranks, Brigadier and above, than any other Regiment, it still got cut!

Remind me again, which small Northern Regiment has had 2CDS(would have been 3 if one adn't of been blocked by the politicians) and 2CGS in the last 20 years. Same one that in the early 90's was a full coy overstrength when the Southern Bn's were badly lacking recruits.

[otokonomidori]

Got a blood test done a few weeks ago - my prostate is normal!!!! Must be all that exercise!

[rupertramjet]

Originally Posted by haroldeye

The Devon and Dorsets, had one of the smallest Regimental strengths, but proportionally produced more star ranks, Brigadier and above, than any other Regiment, it still got cut!

Remind me again, which small Northern Regiment has had 2CDS(would have been 3 if one adn't of been blocked by the politicians) and 2CGS in the last 20 years. Same one that in the early 90's was a full coy overstrength when the Southern Bn's were badly lacking recruits.

Err that might have been the Green Howard's.

The Regiment, as you say was always up to strength, my own Regiment at several points actually had full Companies of Gurkhas to maintain Battalion strength during this time.

To me the Green Howards are representative of the obscene waste of the histories and traditions, The Green Howards was formed in 1688, their colours were laid up in 2006, in the mean time they had served with distinction, in many wars, and under different guises, including The Princess of Wales Own (Yorkshire Regiment), it was the beginning of the end of many fine Regiments, it was to continue until the present day, and though there are few Regiments left to destroy, a lot of the responsibility must fall on General Sir Michael Jackson, my former mentor, a link which was not helpful to my career for a while, he believed that all infantrymen should be interchangeable, in the way, we as Paratroopers are, I see his point, but disagree, the traditions are what give Regiment the Espirit de Corps, which turns them into what they are, ours is the 'Maroon Machine'. The attitude that we are an elite, we have fought hard for the right to wear the wings and beret of the Parachute Regiment, theirs was the hundreds of years of tradition, and the example of those who had worn the badge before.

The replacement for many of these historic Regiments is the Rifles, five regular and three reserve Battalions, founded and active since 1st February 2007, they have adopted the Battle Honours of many of the Regiments amalgamated to make them exist, but to me as a soldier, albiet one who was in a Regiment with only a short history, 1940, the loss of that is a disgrace.