The Army Rumour Service - RAC http://www.arrse.co.uk/ Style, Panache - red trousers? en Sun, 19 May 2013 21:14:22 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.arrse.co.uk/images/misc/rss.png The Army Rumour Service - RAC http://www.arrse.co.uk/ QDG nicknames, can any other Regiment do better? http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/198806-qdg-nicknames-can-any-other-regiment-do-better.html Tue, 14 May 2013 21:34:23 GMT Found this in 1985 Journal to good to waste on rest of the site: Found this in 1985 Journal to good to waste on rest of the site:
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]]> RAC bokkatankie http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/198806-qdg-nicknames-can-any-other-regiment-do-better.html Just a quick question http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/198716-just-quick-question.html Mon, 13 May 2013 10:18:37 GMT How long is qdg phase 2 training in Boverington? been trying look every where couldn't find anything.Cheers! ]]> RAC VeniVidiVici123 http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/198716-just-quick-question.html Armour and Armd Recce Trg: Your View http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/198651-armour-armd-recce-trg-your-view.html Sat, 11 May 2013 15:56:51 GMT Hey all, Just looking to poke a stick at the brains of the wise and experienced here who have sat in a turret on this topic. Having state of... Hey all,

Just looking to poke a stick at the brains of the wise and experienced here who have sat in a turret on this topic.

Having state of the art kit is excellent and must have for modern ops etc. But my question to you all is in relation to armd crew (heavy or recce)training.The series of nerve endings behind the effort to pull tilly bars, traverse turrets, scan/aquire/engage, navigating from A to B to Y closed down....whilst bouncing around banging head off sights, blacked out and listening out two nets...trying to get radio messages with correct format and VP to your boss...in an effort to avoiding hordes of abuse of sloppy VP for other C/S...and completing the mission.

What are in your experience the vitals when it comes down to Armd Crew training, esp for the Tp/Crew commanders/sgts/cpls? Interested to hear your opinions (pos/neg)on this...

Engage!


(ps not a gamer,journo etc etc ......I am a newbie here and I am quite aware this question has all the mess tin clanging indicators of said types....cheers!!!!) ]]> RAC recce_one http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/198651-armour-armd-recce-trg-your-view.html <![CDATA[Calling all ex Scorpion crew. What's missing in my turret?]]> http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/198580-calling-all-ex-scorpion-crew-whats-missing-my-turret.html Thu, 09 May 2013 20:56:27 GMT Can anyone tell me what I'm missing in my Scorpion turret?


There are some bolt holes on left of the commanders shoulder and several spaces on the upper turret wall on both sides.

Any help much appreciated!
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]]> RAC RichardInDorset http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/198580-calling-all-ex-scorpion-crew-whats-missing-my-turret.html Hullo http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/197852-hullo.html Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:28:10 GMT Hello chaps,

I wonder if you could sort something out for me, is the word "Hullo" still used to start a radio call?

thanks. ]]> RAC crustation http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/197852-hullo.html what you did over your career http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/197709-what-you-did-over-your-career.html Sat, 20 Apr 2013 10:13:28 GMT hi i am hoping to join the RAC and hoping to get into the KRH a big reason why i want to join the RAC is because i want to do a front line role... hi

i am hoping to join the RAC and hoping to get into the KRH a big reason why i want to join the RAC is because i want to do a front line role on a variety of vehicles like CR2 and mastiff and on foot the variety is what i really would like. i want to operate the big vehicles but i also wanna do the normal soldering role as well

what i would like to ask is for anyone in the RAC to post the roles they did throughout their career like cr2, then mastiff then dismounted and so on to see if you guys got the variety i am hoping to get or if you have been in the same role the entire time in the RAC.

any response will be very appreciated and thank you for your time. ]]> RAC ben1994 http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/197709-what-you-did-over-your-career.html Scots DG B Sqn http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/197234-scots-dg-b-sqn.html Tue, 09 Apr 2013 15:04:11 GMT Anyone on here in Scots DG's B Sqn?

Just finally got my posting information and have been told I am to be C/S 14B for B Sqn. ]]> RAC Terminator1421 http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/197234-scots-dg-b-sqn.html Alright lads... http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/197193-alright-lads.html Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:38:20 GMT I have recently sumbitted my application for the Royal Dragoon Guards and I am just wondering if there is anyone who can give me a 'heads up' on what life is like as a 'tankie'. Cheers.

Posted from the ARRSE Mobile app (iOS or Android) ]]> RAC JacobTodd http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/197193-alright-lads.html Us army (armor) leaves germany. http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/197080-us-army-armor-leaves-germany.html Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:03:14 GMT Last U.S. tanks are shipped out of Germany, just in time for Korea? Army tank presence in Germany. Alexander Burnett/U.S. Army Last U.S. tanks are shipped out of Germany, just in time for Korea?

Army tank presence in Germany.





Alexander Burnett/U.S. Army


ByJohn Vandiver



Stars and Stripes





Published: April 4, 2013




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For Baumholder’s 170th Brigade, a low-key goodbye
Army's 172nd sorting, clearing gear as inactivation begins


U.S. Army soldiers of Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion 66th Armor Regiment, Task Force 1-2, 172nd Infantry Brigade conduct a live fire training exercise using M1 Abrams tanks at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany in this Oct. 2010 photo.

Markus Rauchenberger/U.S. Army

U.S. Army soldiers of Alpha Company, 3rd Battalion 66th Armor Regiment, Task Force 1-2, 172nd Infantry Brigade conduct a live fire training exercise with M1 Abrams tanks at Grafenwoehr Training Area, Germany in this Oct. 2010 photo.

Markus Rauchenberger/U.S. Army

STUTTGART, Germany — The U.S. Army’s 69-year history of basing main battle tanks on German soil quietly ended last month when 22 Abrams tanks, a main feature of armored combat units throughout the Cold War, embarked for the U.S.

The departure of the last M-1 Abrams tanks coincides with the inactivation of two of the Army’s Germany-based heavy brigades. Last year, the 170th Infantry out of Baumholder disbanded. And the 172nd Separate Infantry Brigade at Grafenwöhr is in the process of doing the same.

On March 18, the remaining tanks were loaded up at the 21st Theater Sustainment Command’s railhead in Kaiserslautern where they then made the journey to the shipping port in Bremerhaven, Germany. There they boarded a ship bound for South Carolina.

The tanks belonged to the 172nd along with a mix that were leftover from other units, according to the 21st TSC.

“It is an honor to be one of the soldiers escorting the last battle tanks out of Germany,” said Sgt. Jeremy Jordan of the 529th Military Police Company, in an Army story about the journey. “As these tanks sail back to the U.S., we are closing a chapter in history.”

From World War II on through the Cold War, tanker units were a heavy presence in Germany. At its peak, Germany was home to 20 NATO armored divisions, or about 6,000 tanks, according to the 21st TSC.

“There is no [U.S.] tank on German soil. It’s a historic moment,” said Lt. Col. Wayne Marotto, 21st TSC spokesman. ]]> RAC revmodes http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/197080-us-army-armor-leaves-germany.html need advice on my decision http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/195980-need-advice-my-decision.html Wed, 13 Mar 2013 14:54:58 GMT hi before i say my question i have searched every forum and website about this but im am still in need of advice and was hoping someone here will... hi
before i say my question i have searched every forum and website about this but im am still in need of advice and was hoping someone here will be kind enough to help me.
ok basically i have chosen to join the kings royal hussars as they will stay an mbt regiment and i want to have a go in the chally 2's and they will be in the reaction forces in army 2020. now another big reason i was gona join this regiment was the fact that when they go on tour they seem to operate a variety of vehicles and go dismounted and will this no longer be they case in army 2020 and post Afghanistan if so should i consider joining another reg cos although i love the idea of operating the chally 2 but i dont want to spend my entire career in one vehicle i want to do dismounted and operate many other vehicles

sorry for the long post just want to make the right choice of regiment for me when i join up

sorry my question is are MBT regiments such as the KRH post Afghanistan and in army 2020 still going to do dismounted work and operate other vehicles ]]> RAC ben1994 http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/195980-need-advice-my-decision.html Have tanks had their day? http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/195785-have-tanks-had-their-day.html Sat, 09 Mar 2013 19:23:39 GMT Saw this in the Mail doesn't appear anywhere I could find it;

R.I.P. the tin can death trap: The glory and the horror of the Desert Rats tanks that are being made obsolete | Mail Online

Could this be the case? Unlikely in my view. Is this like the belief that manned fighters were finished due to guided missiles back in the 50s? ]]> RAC Chef http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/195785-have-tanks-had-their-day.html Traditional Recruitment Areas http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/195648-traditional-recruitment-areas.html Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:57:05 GMT Hello there,

I've just started the process of becoming an officer in the Army(I've got my AOSB Briefing in September). My choice of Corps is the RAC, and choice of regiment would be the QRH. Now I'm not from London or Ireland, and I was wondering whether regiments within the RAC still stick by there 'Traditional Recruitment Areas'? I chose QRH because I'm fascinated by there history and what there doing now. I just hope my location, North-West of England, won't hinder my chances?

Any help is greatly appreciated,

Champ95 ]]> RAC Champ95 http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/195648-traditional-recruitment-areas.html Cromwells circa 1943-44 in the UK http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/195447-cromwells-circa-1943-44-uk.html Sun, 03 Mar 2013 12:53:56 GMT Good Afternoon After a bit of Wikipedia research I am still somewhat stumped as to the identity/type/mark of the RH Cromwell in the pictures below... Good Afternoon

After a bit of Wikipedia research I am still somewhat stumped as to the identity/type/mark of the RH Cromwell in the pictures below - it might even be a Centaur for all I know. I am trying to find out the history for a neighbour - his dad appears in the tank which has the number T335522.

Unfortunately his dad passed away in the early eighties and his service history is sketchy - it is thought he was badged RTR and spent a lot of time as an instructor at Bovington in the run up to the Normandy landings. Any information as to the exact variant of of tank he is in would be most welcome - I am guessing if has the 75mm gun which replaced the 6 pounder and if pushed further might also suggest the photo of both Cromwells was taken at Lulworth (it might be Arishmell Gap in the background.

Cheers 02
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]]> RAC 02FD11 http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/195447-cromwells-circa-1943-44-uk.html Chieftain publication. http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/194962-chieftain-publication.html Thu, 21 Feb 2013 14:47:56 GMT Came across this on another website, well worth a read and the youngsters in the family now have an appreciation of my mispent yoof!07 - Chieftain Main Battle Tank Development And Active Service From Prototype To Mk.11 - Sklep internetowy ]]> RAC revmodes http://www.arrse.co.uk/rac/194962-chieftain-publication.html