ARmy Rumour SErvice

**Glorious Groundie** · 12-03-2011, 20:43

Originally Posted by CC_TA

Not really; they seem to get on quite well, the obvious banter but on the whole a good bit of respect for eachother. Try and find a Para that doesn't want to see an AAC taxi/Apache when their in the shite.

I totally agree that they get on and most of it is banter, especially since Helmand 2006 where 3 Para and the AAC AH force did very well together.

However having met and worked with quite a few paras over the years i know what winds them up a treat!

things like;
1) Para use to be part of the AAC
2) The AAC are NOT crap hats, as we wear berets with all form of dress and that the GPR use to wear the maroon beret too
3) the true airbourne colours are Maroon red and cambridge blue
and finally number
4) (my favourite) there were NO paras at pegasus bridge but in fact the Oxs & Bucks LI (Glider troops who are now part of RIFLES), RE and GPR (who are now AAC) so there for the Paras stole the battle honour of P Bridge from Ox's & Bucks/RGJ/Rifles

**blobmeister** · 12-03-2011, 21:02

PARA have their own right to display Peggy Bridge, they were the first replacements after the coup de main.

They were awarded the battle honour, not stolen as suggested.

**Glorious Groundie** · 12-03-2011, 21:28

Originally Posted by blobmeister

PARA have their own right to display Peggy Bridge, they were the first replacements after the coup de main.

They were awarded the battle honour, not stolen as suggested.

the Paras were not the first reinforcements, the Somerset LI who were a parachute roled (but not badged unit) and Lovet Commandos were the first and second on the bridge and neither of them units have the battle honour.

The paras took all airbourne battle honours, even if units at the battles were other capbadged but were in a glider/para role

Same reason PWRR do not have the battle honour from Arnham (won by the Royal Sussex Regiment who even earned a VC!)

**mrrandom** · 12-03-2011, 21:45

thanks for that fellas

**waitout** · 12-03-2011, 21:51

7th (Light Infantry) Battalion

apparently became 3 Para which I never knew, everyday a school day

So as per the Rifles that battle honour will be carried onto the new battalion.

**Glorious Groundie** · 12-03-2011, 22:12

Originally Posted by waitout

7th (Light Infantry) Battalion

apparently became 3 Para which I never knew, everyday a school day

So as per the Rifles that battle honour will be carried onto the new battalion.

but as said before RIFLES (or any units b4) did not recieve the Battle Honour.

But thanks you for proving my point that it winds ppl up when you say they stole it!

**Glorious Groundie** · 12-03-2011, 22:16

sorry waitout, that last line wasnt aimed solely at you

**waitout** · 12-03-2011, 22:36

Don't worry I got it

**sirbhp** · 12-03-2011, 22:58

Originally Posted by Glorious Groundie

the Paras were not the first reinforcements, the Somerset LI who were a parachute roled (but not badged unit) and Lovet Commandos were the first and second on the bridge and neither of them units have the battle honour.

The paras took all airbourne battle honours, even if units at the battles were other capbadged but were in a glider/para role

Same reason PWRR do not have the battle honour from Arnham (won by the Royal Sussex Regiment who even earned a VC!)

actually if you read your history books they arrived to see two sappers having a crafty fag afor the action started .