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Discuss What does SSS stand for (cdo map symbol)? at the Staff College and Staff Officers forum within the The Army Rumour Service website; Originally Posted by irlsgt
Except NATO is now on APP-6A
My guide says APP-6(B) on ...
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17-02-2011, 23:21 #11Senior Member
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My guide says APP-6(B) on the cover
Originally Posted by irlsgt
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18-02-2011, 01:41 #12Senior Member
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I know I just didn't add the A. Besides it hardly matters which version it is, it's still the same symbol. Anyway why do you care? Just trying to look clever? Originally Posted by irlsgt
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26-08-2011, 15:47 #13Junior Member
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My vague memory of reading a book on the Royal Marines once said that it stood for Special Sea Service (SSS).
You may laugh but in WW2 they wanted to be called Special Service units but obviously 'SS' title wouldn't have gone down to well. Hence they changed to SSS. The title did not stick for anything other than the map symbol.
Why they don't change it I don't know!
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26-08-2011, 16:08 #14Senior Member
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I wont sleep tonight until someone posts the definitive answer.
3; 2; 1; Firing NOW.........
3; 2; 1; Firing NOW ........
FFS Pass me the bloody matches.
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26-08-2011, 16:12 #15Senior Member
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Lord Lovat commanded the 1st SS Brigade during the war. I think we had a 2, 3 and 4 SS Brigades too. Originally Posted by xenophon2012
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26-08-2011, 16:17 #16Senior Member
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Super Secret Symbol?
Sounds like Another Meaningless Defence Acronym (AMDA) to me...
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26-08-2011, 16:19 #17Senior Member
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Some Soldiers Swimming?
Krazy_Ivan likes this.Bravo Bravo sets himself a depressingly low standard which he consistently fails to achieve.
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11-01-2012, 03:41 #18Senior Member
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Ref the link place Mortars to the right and left of Missile ..... Ok I'm off ... Taxi .
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11-01-2012, 07:36 #19
Easy: Sailors Sucking off Soldiers except where it appears on Southsea common where it means Sailor's wives Sucking off Soldiers!
Krazy_Ivan and bitterandtwisted like this.Chavs, hoodies and celts.......
......proof at last of a genetic link!
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11-01-2012, 09:03 #20Senior Member
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not to sure,,but looking in google and wiki seems to be "deep water " at that point..
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