Discuss Slingsby takes off again in The NAAFI Bar on The Army Rumour Service; a quick thought. should a bear (slingsby?) have a 'special occasions' uniform? If he gets invited to some significant event, should there be appropriate attire? I would think that it would only be required for ...
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Re: Slingsby takes off again
a quick thought. should a bear (slingsby?) have a 'special occasions' uniform? If he gets invited to some significant event, should there be appropriate attire? I would think that it would only be required for one bear, but it could perhaps add a certain quality his attendance at a significant event.
perhaps a 'rupert' bear (geddit?) would be suitable for this insted of slingsby?
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I was thinking that very thought today (it's a slow work day). Maybe a bear should have a Mess Dress for formal occasions? Complications of jacket design, buttons, cummerbund, medals, kilt? might make it complicated, but what does the team think?
Originally Posted by SkiCarver
Perhaps for Slingsby himself it would be worthwhile?And this you can see is the bolt. The purpose of this
Is to open the breech, as you see. We can slide it
Rapidly backwards and forwards: we call this
Easing the spring. And rapidly backwards and forwards
The early bees are assaulting and fumbling the flowers:
They call it easing the Spring.
They call it easing the Spring: it is perfectly easy
If you have any strength in your thumb: like the bolt,
And the breech, and the cocking-piece, and the point of balance,
Which in our case we have not got; and the almond-blossom
Silent in all of the gardens and the bees going backwards and forwards,
For today we have naming of parts.
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I have indeed had that thought, and wondered about trying to exert a little leverage on a certain military tailor at Deepcut. Alternatively, a talented needle-person could certainly have a go!
Just Slingsby, I think, for several reasons - and held in QM stores against "special events" rather than as "travelling kit".
Advice from AAC members would be needed as to whether -
a. Sgts have Dress Blues?
b. If Mess Kit would be appropriate?
The killer will be getting the buttons etc, in terms of both size and cost - and I'm trying to find an image on Google
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This?
And this you can see is the bolt. The purpose of this
Is to open the breech, as you see. We can slide it
Rapidly backwards and forwards: we call this
Easing the spring. And rapidly backwards and forwards
The early bees are assaulting and fumbling the flowers:
They call it easing the Spring.
They call it easing the Spring: it is perfectly easy
If you have any strength in your thumb: like the bolt,
And the breech, and the cocking-piece, and the point of balance,
Which in our case we have not got; and the almond-blossom
Silent in all of the gardens and the bees going backwards and forwards,
For today we have naming of parts.
Henry Reed
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Indeed ... why not?
Some detailed work and advice from someone no too much like MDN would be helpful. The Lord Flasheart springs to mind.
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That weskit will look odd in a bear's shape!
And this you can see is the bolt. The purpose of this
Is to open the breech, as you see. We can slide it
Rapidly backwards and forwards: we call this
Easing the spring. And rapidly backwards and forwards
The early bees are assaulting and fumbling the flowers:
They call it easing the Spring.
They call it easing the Spring: it is perfectly easy
If you have any strength in your thumb: like the bolt,
And the breech, and the cocking-piece, and the point of balance,
Which in our case we have not got; and the almond-blossom
Silent in all of the gardens and the bees going backwards and forwards,
For today we have naming of parts.
Henry Reed
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No worse than a fat WO2 or a Crab! Originally Posted by Grownup_Rafbrat
Still worth considering ... but on the back burner, IMO.
We have 6 busy Bears to support, and an idle Sapper sat here [weighing 600g, so likely to be too expensive to send abroad unless by hand].
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For a minute I was thinking we'd have to find Amy a change of underwear, she wasn't happy with this part of her 'Tour' today! she'll be fine in a day or two after a few Slivo's
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Gundolph! What are you doing to that bear???
QM's - do we have EOD kit in small bear size in stock
Actually, Amy is a tough cookie and probably didn't want Gundolph to feel bad about shaking in his boots :D ......hehehehe....."Each of us has the freedom to make of our own lives what we will, but... we also have the obligation to treat each other with dignity and respect." - Barack Obama
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I have full PPE, demining equipment and also an Ebex-420PB at hand but she was lost inside it all and the detector was far too heavy for her, so we opted just for a visit to the edge of the mined area, I think she was happy enough with that
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