Discuss Royal Armoured Corps Jargon in RAC on The Army Rumour Service; Originally Posted by toryboy
'Non-Taskworthy' and 'Limited Role' are good ones as well. Fuck knows what 'Fully Fit' means...
Your RAPTC bloke will tell you....
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Your RAPTC bloke will tell you.
Originally Posted by toryboy 
- 22-04-2012, 18:48 #12
"Redundancy" and I don't mean spare tonks.
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AGAI 67, that's another good one.
- 22-04-2012, 20:38 #14
When you break down,(you will),don't forget to ask bluebell (REME/LAD) how long will it take to fix,they love that.Good luck.
cent05zr70 likes this.[SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Tanks are easily identified, easily engaged, much-feared targets which attract all the fire on the battlefield. When all is said and done, a tank is a small steel box crammed with inflammable or explosive substances which is easily converted into a mobile crematorium for its highly skilled crew."
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Pointy one - refers to KE ammunition natures
Blunt one half a bag - Indicates use of secondary natures.
Wallapeurs - cod frog, used to describe those that sacked the cleverer, four legged, part of the team only a few decades ago.
Scarletto will be along shortly to have a dribble.Few of lifes problems cannot be solved by the liberal application of High Explosive.
'ere, don't charge I Sarge, jus' bollock I, and fcuk I off.
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Long weight
Bag of ellipses
Tartan paint
Some of the items you will need to queue up for at the Tech QM's on behalf of the Tp Cpl
Nobby
P.S. if you p*ss off the Fitter Section you will be dead meat - lol"Slightly burnt out, but still SMOKING"!!!!!!
- 23-04-2012, 14:30 #17I thought it was "more still" "carry it on" Originally Posted by Kirkz
Rodney2qIn the career of glory one gains many things; the gout and medals, a pension and rheumatism....all of these fatigues experienced in your youth, you pay for when you grow old. Because one has suffered in years gone by, it is necessary to suffer more, which does not seem exactly fair.
Elzear Blaze - The Military Life
- 23-04-2012, 14:54 #18KirkzGuest
[QUOTE=Rodney2q;4358344]I thought it was "more still" "carry it on"
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I think both would work! Maybe Stiller was just for rickshaws. :)
- 23-04-2012, 15:11 #19Refer to people in black overalls as "The People's Cav" as they love the fact they are so meritocratic. Originally Posted by chocolate_frog To eat well in England one must have breakfast three times a day
Somerset Maugham
London: its "buzz" and "vibrancy"... can be codewords for drugs, late-night noise and multi-culturalism run (literally) riot.
- 23-04-2012, 15:28 #20
Long Rod Penetrator, as fired by the Tankies and enjoyed by the Cavalry.
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Dry books of tactics are beneath the notice of a man of genius, and it is a known fact that every British officer is inspired with a perfect knowledge of his duty, the moment he gets his commission; and if it were not, it would be sufficiently acquired in conversaziones at the main-guard or the grand sutler's.
Advice to Officer's of the British Army, published 1782
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