ARmy Rumour SErvice

Originally Posted by 8256Mick

Shit the bed was one we adopted from our Coldstream counterparts.
On the bed messing front.....anyone familiar with 'the grand slam'?
Only saw it done once - Puked, Pissed and Shit the bed.

'Cake and Arse party' we used alot......often replied with, 'and theres not enough cake'...........

I had a driver with an extreme propensity for lagging, hence he acquired the nickname "Alabama Matress Slammer".

My particular fave expression of suprise for military sprogs of the 90's was the exclamation

"Well fuck my boots..."

Gonk...
Wob...
Scheme...

Blanket drill can't last much longer either...

''Im fucking threaders''

''why like''

''PT was a fucking lick out, that new pti is fucking nails''

''He's a fucking chegwin''

''Absolute chegwin''

''I smashed it though, piece of piss. It was redders though. My feet are in clip, those new boots are webbo''

''Gen up?''

''Yeah gen up, I was threaders. What a chegwin, I should have chinned it off.''

''sounds turbo wank, what a bunch of chegwins. I heard all ally kit is getting banned aswell by that new OC, what a massive chegwin.''

''Gen up''

''Aye''

'' 'brow it''

''Fuck off''

''you Chegwin''

''Standard''

etc

Gen was always RAF slang.

Clagg is cloud/mist, You are in the Clagg= you are in the shit, dropped in the Clagg.

Mars Bars and other scran for the hill known as Clagg bars.

RAF MR version of your Tabbing, or the Marines Yomping, was Bombing i.e really motoring on the hill, on a call out for example.or just to stretch any bods on trial (Beasting I think you call it), i.e bomb them into the deck.

Get your arse in gear= lets go

RAF police were snoops

Tree thumper= Bedford 3 tonner.

T.F Worms. Thunder flashes tied to a rock thrown into a suitable pool on a river.

Epic.

Dip stick= tosser

Chuffed= pleased

Chuffed to NAAFI breaks= highly chuffed

Dis-chuffed= not a happy troop.

Zobit=officer

Gonk= kip

kipper fleet= RAF coastal command. RIP, sniff sniff.

Box party= RAF funeral piss up

Shiny = clerks etc

sooty =Engine fitter

Rigger= airframe fitter

Plumber= Armourer

Jocky=pilot

tragic= Air Tragic= Air traffic.

shreddies=issue underpants

Expect lot of this is well out of date now, and suppose some of it is cross service.

Ace site Arrse..

Originally Posted by kilo42

Gen was always RAF slang.

Clagg is cloud/mist, You are in the Clagg= you are in the shit, dropped in the Clagg.

Mars Bars and other scran for the hill known as Clagg bars.

RAF MR version of your Tabbing, or the Marines Yomping, was Bombing i.e really motoring on the hill, on a call out for example.or just to stretch any bods on trial (Beasting I think you call it), i.e bomb them into the deck.

Get your arse in gear= lets go

RAF police were snoops

Tree thumper= Bedford 3 tonner.

T.F Worms. Thunder flashes tied to a rock thrown into a suitable pool on a river.

Epic.

Dip stick= tosser

Chuffed= pleased

Chuffed to NAAFI breaks= highly chuffed

Dis-chuffed= not a happy troop.

Zobit=officer

Gonk= kip

kipper fleet= RAF coastal command. RIP, sniff sniff.

Box party= RAF funeral piss up

Shiny = clerks etc

sooty =Engine fitter

Rigger= airframe fitter

Plumber= Armourer

Jocky=pilot

tragic= Air Tragic= Air traffic.

shreddies=issue underpants

Expect lot of this is well out of date now, and suppose some of it is cross service.

Ace site Arrse..

Good god it's like a conversation with Mr Nursey!

well, this is ''webbo''

Originally Posted by Nurse Ratched

Good god it's like a conversation with Mr Nursey!

Don't tell me you married a member of the master race ?