20 years ago

**GordonBrown** · 30-01-2008, 08:32

Ivan and Paddy were the only enemy we worried about.

The only kit I bought for myself was a kfs.

**Berlin_104s** · 30-01-2008, 08:57

Is it the red PT vest or the white one today? Mmm ... the agony of choice!

Berlin

**woody** · 30-01-2008, 09:12

[quote="putteesinmyhands"]

Originally Posted by WhiteHorse

Anyone remember wiping the wagons down with a Kero/OMD75 solution to make the matt paint look shiny?

Last month actually still works well :D pity the vechicle was vor .

**EX_STAB** · 30-01-2008, 09:13

When armour was something you read about in a recognition manual as opposed to something you manpacked round the ulu.

Hmmm...

When anywhere with things growing on it was the "ulu" :D

**hairyhandbag** · 30-01-2008, 09:16

Practical jokes in the block were tolerated and Rheindahlen was a hoofing night out.
The 3rd Shock Army were coming to get you on exercise

**msr** · 30-01-2008, 09:19

TOETs

**Cutaway** · 30-01-2008, 09:28

L4's !

**B_AND_T** · 30-01-2008, 09:31

TA! On operations! Mwahahaha

**GordonBrown** · 30-01-2008, 09:31

SMG's

No Horses Hooves....................well, not so you would notice.

**Boxy** · 30-01-2008, 09:43

Sleeping bags that didnt fit and weren't warm.

G10 blankets issued along with a rum ration when it was -20 on Soltau!

" what does H&S stand for?"

**EX_STAB** · 30-01-2008, 09:45

Chinese fighting suits.

Headovers that didn't.

**EX_STAB** · 30-01-2008, 09:46

Crown Immunity :D

**762baynet** · 30-01-2008, 09:46

20 yrs ago if you were at Dering Lines you would not have had an un-completed phase of an exercise canned in order to get back to camp before the drivers, cooks and armourers overtime kicks in!

**762baynet** · 30-01-2008, 09:48

"Sixty SIIIIIXXXXXX"

**WhiteHorse** · 30-01-2008, 09:58

Originally Posted by B_AND_T

How the fcuk am I going to get all that in a large pack?

And then wrap it all in a bin-liner and throw it over your head

Originally Posted by hairyhandbag

Practical jokes in the block were tolerated and Rheindahlen was a hoofing night out.
The 3rd Shock Army were coming to get you on exercise

The 3rd Shock Army were coming to get everyone on every exercise, Spetsnaz(sp) would be dropping in to ruin our KPs and the Russian air force would sweep all before it "you'll be lucky to last 40 minutes, WHEN (not if) it kicks off...