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Discuss How do you know when you are an old sweat? at the NOW That's What I Call ARRSE 1 forum within the The Army Rumour Service website; Originally Posted by Fat_Cav
When your last CO is now a Maj Gen
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05-05-2009, 12:18 #381Senior Member
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Re: How do you know when you are an old sweat?
When the Adjutant who gave you extras is CGS!
Originally Posted by Fat_Cav
My friends, we are kings amongst men. We are protectors of the truth, warriors of freedom and bringers of violence to the enemies of the Queen. We are killers of all creeds and colours. We are the British infantry.
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05-05-2009, 12:21 #382Senior Member
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Re: How do you know when you are an old sweat?
Excellent response to the question posed, good on ya mate! Originally Posted by Rocketeer
A war hasn't been fought this badly since Olaf the Hairy, High Chief of all the Vikings, accidentally ordered 80,000 battle helmets with the horns on the inside.
Baldrick's plans: As cunning as a fox who's just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University.
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.
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05-05-2009, 12:23 #383Senior Member
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Re: How do you know when you are an old sweat?
You are an old sweat when your receive your discharge documentation 39.5 years after you left the recruiting office to enlist. Oh happy days!
A war hasn't been fought this badly since Olaf the Hairy, High Chief of all the Vikings, accidentally ordered 80,000 battle helmets with the horns on the inside.
Baldrick's plans: As cunning as a fox who's just been appointed Professor of Cunning at Oxford University.
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.
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05-05-2009, 12:32 #384Senior Member
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Re: How do you know when you are an old sweat?
.. When your first shooting qualification was the "Empire Test"!
I think we should bring that back! Sounds much better than the "APWT" IMHO..Charisma: The ability to convince without the use of Logic.
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05-05-2009, 13:03 #385Junior Member
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Re: How do you know when you are an old sweat?
When you discover your next 'boss' was born the day you commissioned...
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05-05-2009, 17:33 #386Senior Member
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Re: How do you know when you are an old sweat?
When the sight of a Centurian bridgelayer brings feelings of nostalgia. E41D wherefore art thou?
3; 2; 1; Firing NOW.........
3; 2; 1; Firing NOW ........
FFS Pass me the bloody matches.
Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes!
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05-05-2009, 18:36 #387
Re: How do you know when you are an old sweat?
:D during basic training you used the sten,and lee enfield .303
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06-05-2009, 14:32 #388Senior Member
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Re: How do you know when you are an old sweat?
I used a Short Lee Enfield in the cadets before I joined the army. Bloody hell that was (ahem) years ago (aghast smiley). Mainly cleaning the bloody thing, we didnt get much chance to fire them.
3; 2; 1; Firing NOW.........
3; 2; 1; Firing NOW ........
FFS Pass me the bloody matches.
Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes!
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12-05-2009, 22:04 #389Junior Member
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Re: How do you know when you are an old sweat?
Cloth covered water bottles were 37 pattern matey not 44.
The 44 was ally (alluminium) with an ally mug attached and the 58 bottle was black nylon with a black nylon mug.
Hilarious watching sprogs trying to make abrew on a hexi burner with a 58 mug like we used to in Borneo with the 44 pattern mugs and when Singapores armour defences were MK3 Cents with 20pdrs last used in Korea.
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Re: How do you know when you are an old sweat?
Usually forming the bottleneck on the divisional move.... Originally Posted by eodmatt
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