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Cold war retreads - slag us off here.

Jesus I'm sure you think you're being Very Clever but do you have any idea how stupid you actually look?

I'm surprised Reni has the energy to have a pop at such easy targets; even he must be getting fed up with it. I admire his persistance.
 
EX_STAB said:
scarletto said:
EX_STAB said:
reni_77 said:
But you werent a Cold War Warrior were you Ex-Stab ?
Correct me if I am wrong, but the guys in BAOR, those in the, amongst others, gun and missile batterys, the regiment upon regiment of armour and infantry pickled silly morn till night, the mustachioed Royals hanging round the Northern Flank annually, the hordes of logistical support elements stationed mere hours away from the 3rd shock....they were the Cold War Warriors, I think in terms of possible deployment, you slotted somewhere between Romiley Sea Cadets and Lord Baden Powells long since retired gardener

British Army Order of Battle 1989

1/51st Highland Volunteers (From 51st (Highland) Infantry Brigade) <<That was me, there. I think 4th Armoured Division was considered quite important at the time.... :D

Not really, all those above your unit in 4th Div,did the job full time, not between painting and decorating or deciding when was payday, before or after coronation street.

Surprising they gave us all those rifles and vehicles then - wonder what they were for? All those mortars, MILAN, the training......


Did you kill many Russians while we were keeping the economy going on weekdays?

No you part time cnut, did you go to Ireland with me in the 70s? or were you still pretending to be a 'real' soldier
 
[No you part time cnut, did you go to Ireland with me in the 70s? or were you still pretending to be a 'real' soldier[/quote]









Say what you mean Scarletto!!
 
Bravo_Bravo said:
Jesus I'm sure you think you're being Very Clever but do you have any idea how stupid you actually look?

I'm surprised Reni has the energy to have a pop at such easy targets; even he must be getting fed up with it. I admire his persistance.

Frankly I'm surprised at the amount of venom that's directed at the TA in general let alone the utter slagging that some are getting for daring to have rejoined twenty years after their first service. Strangely, such animosity isn't evident in the TAC. Anyway, I just thought this thread might give you all an opportunity to gob off with your boring rants rather than taking over threads where people might have been trying to get the answer to a question.

So crack on, tire yourselves out. Your opinions aren't of a great deal of interest to me to be honest. If you come out with something interesting I'll start listening.
 
scarletto said:
EX_STAB said:
scarletto said:
EX_STAB said:
reni_77 said:
But you werent a Cold War Warrior were you Ex-Stab ?
Correct me if I am wrong, but the guys in BAOR, those in the, amongst others, gun and missile batterys, the regiment upon regiment of armour and infantry pickled silly morn till night, the mustachioed Royals hanging round the Northern Flank annually, the hordes of logistical support elements stationed mere hours away from the 3rd shock....they were the Cold War Warriors, I think in terms of possible deployment, you slotted somewhere between Romiley Sea Cadets and Lord Baden Powells long since retired gardener

British Army Order of Battle 1989

1/51st Highland Volunteers (From 51st (Highland) Infantry Brigade) <<That was me, there. I think 4th Armoured Division was considered quite important at the time.... :D

Not really, all those above your unit in 4th Div,did the job full time, not between painting and decorating or deciding when was payday, before or after coronation street.

Surprising they gave us all those rifles and vehicles then - wonder what they were for? All those mortars, MILAN, the training......


Did you kill many Russians while we were keeping the economy going on weekdays?

No you part time cnut, did you go to Ireland with me in the 70s? or were you still pretending to be a 'real' soldier
No I was at primary school in the 1970's
 
Ahh primary school to TA, bet you aint noticed much difference, always looking up at the bigger lads, never quite getting there.
 
SOOOOOOOOOOOOO, how does this compare to serving regulars and then follow on to TA?
I can only speak for 10 para in the shot having joined 75 to 83.
I would say that 90% were ex para Reg / 16 para brigade and those who were not were some of the best soldiers I’ve come across.
Including most that were fitter than those in the regular. (Fact).
Bearing in mind 10 para MMG and A/T were the only part of the TA on stand by for down south.
Well I guess the only one’s who run down the TA have never been in the same.
So until you have had the experience………….get a F*cking grip.
 
EX_STAB said:
reni_77 said:
But you werent a Cold War Warrior were you Ex-Stab ?
Correct me if I am wrong, but the guys in BAOR, those in the, amongst others, gun and missile batterys, the regiment upon regiment of armour and infantry pickled silly morn till night, the mustachioed Royals hanging round the Northern Flank annually, the hordes of logistical support elements stationed mere hours away from the 3rd shock....they were the Cold War Warriors, I think in terms of possible deployment, you slotted somewhere between Romiley Sea Cadets and Lord Baden Powells long since retired gardener

British Army Order of Battle 1989



The following order of battle is extracted from regiments.org (specifically the location data extracted from the national archive), and a question in Parliamentary Hansard about the role of TA units.



The British Army had 2 Forward Edge of Battle Divisions, the 1st and 4th. These would be the “front line” of the BAOR. The 3rd Division was the tactical reserve, without any major TA reinforcements, it was lighter, but much more mobile than the 1st and 4th. The 2nd Division was the deep reserve, almost entirely TA, and totally airmobile, they would counter any major penetration.



The Strategic Reserve at home comprised 3 Brigades ready for deployment to world trouble spots. The 3rd Commando Brigade was largely formed of Royal Marines and the 5th Airborne Brigade was comprised of Paratroopers. The 1st Infantry Brigade was the a home based Armour-Mechanised formation, and included the highest priority TA Battalion in the army, 1 Wessex, which had priority above the vast majority of regular units for equipment and training.



The regional forces were a general reserve. Of note is 54 Brigade, which on mobilisation of 2nd Infantry Division assumed control of the 15 and 49 Brigade areas, and the remaining units.



In addition to the forces listed in Northern Ireland, there were also roulemont units pulled from other formations, usually 4 major units, including armoured and artillery units in the infantry role.



British Army of the Rhine (1st British Army)



Corps Troops



4th Battalion, Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters (From 49th (Eastern) Infantry Brigade)

9th/12th Royal Lancers (Recce)



Berlin Brigade

1st Battalion, King’s Regiment

1st Battalion, Light Infantry

1st Battalion, Royal Highland Fusiliers

1st Battalion, Black Watch



Artillery Division

Various artillery regiments

8th Battalion, Queen’s Fusiliers (From 56th (London) Infantry Brigade)



1st Armoured Division



1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards (Recce)

4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment

10th Battalion, Parachute Regiment

15th Battalion, Parachute Regiment



7th Armoured Brigade (Fallingbostal, FRG)

Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

2nd Royal Tank Regiment

1st Battalion, Staffordshire Regiment

4th Battalion, Royal Green Jackets (From 56th (London) Infantry Brigade)



12th Armoured Brigade (Osnabruck, FRG)

5th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards

4th Royal Tank Regiment

1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment

1st Battalion, Royal Green Jackets



22nd Armoured Brigade (Hohne, FRG)

Queen’s Own Hussars

1st Battalion, Scots Guards

2nd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment (Celle)



4th Armoured Division



16th/5th Queen’s Royal Lancers (Recce)



11th Armoured Brigade (Minden, FRG)

3rd Royal Tank Regiment (Hemer)

2nd Battalion, Queen’s Regiment

3rd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment

1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

1/51st Highland Volunteers (From 51st (Highland) Infantry Brigade) <<That was me, there. I think 4th Armoured Division was considered quite important at the time.... :D

2/51st Highland Volunteers (From 51st (Highland) Infantry Brigade)

1/52nd Lowland Volunteers (From 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Brigade)

But, what actually were you ? What were you, really, expected to do ? You personally ? A crybaby no mark with a propensity for weeping about a lack of respect for your previous service ?
 
EX_STAB said:
Could we keep the slagging of those older re-joiners in one place so that other threads can stay on topic?

Now, just to get you going - can I still wear a my own steel helmet? :)

Still haven't got the stones to post this in the naafi
 
True2Blue said:
SOOOOOOOOOOOOO, how does this compare to serving regulars and then follow on to TA?
I can only speak for 10 para in the shot having joined 75 to 83.
I would say that 90% were ex para Reg / 16 para brigade and those who were not were some of the best soldiers I’ve come across.
Including most that were fitter than those in the regular. (Fact).
Bearing in mind 10 para MMG and A/T were the only part of the TA on stand by for down south.
Well I guess the only one’s who run down the TA have never been in the same.
So until you have had the experience………….get a F*cking grip.

Ive had the experience, you drippy old c*nt, I, unlike you have had the pleasure of serving currently, alongside our reserve forces, on operations, where it matters, and my respect is unmeasurable, your experience of dropping a full time career for a part time one doesnt solicit the reaction you require, suck my balls you has been x
 
JonnoJonno said:
EX_STAB said:
Could we keep the slagging of those older re-joiners in one place so that other threads can stay on topic?

Now, just to get you going - can I still wear a my own steel helmet? :)

Still haven't got the stones to post this in the naafi

It doesn't seem to matter any more these days, all forums are treated like the naafi, there's next to no moderation.

If anyone wants to move it it's fine by me.
 
reni_77 said:
EX_STAB said:
reni_77 said:
But you werent a Cold War Warrior were you Ex-Stab ?
Correct me if I am wrong, but the guys in BAOR, those in the, amongst others, gun and missile batterys, the regiment upon regiment of armour and infantry pickled silly morn till night, the mustachioed Royals hanging round the Northern Flank annually, the hordes of logistical support elements stationed mere hours away from the 3rd shock....they were the Cold War Warriors, I think in terms of possible deployment, you slotted somewhere between Romiley Sea Cadets and Lord Baden Powells long since retired gardener

British Army Order of Battle 1989



The following order of battle is extracted from regiments.org (specifically the location data extracted from the national archive), and a question in Parliamentary Hansard about the role of TA units.



The British Army had 2 Forward Edge of Battle Divisions, the 1st and 4th. These would be the “front line” of the BAOR. The 3rd Division was the tactical reserve, without any major TA reinforcements, it was lighter, but much more mobile than the 1st and 4th. The 2nd Division was the deep reserve, almost entirely TA, and totally airmobile, they would counter any major penetration.



The Strategic Reserve at home comprised 3 Brigades ready for deployment to world trouble spots. The 3rd Commando Brigade was largely formed of Royal Marines and the 5th Airborne Brigade was comprised of Paratroopers. The 1st Infantry Brigade was the a home based Armour-Mechanised formation, and included the highest priority TA Battalion in the army, 1 Wessex, which had priority above the vast majority of regular units for equipment and training.



The regional forces were a general reserve. Of note is 54 Brigade, which on mobilisation of 2nd Infantry Division assumed control of the 15 and 49 Brigade areas, and the remaining units.



In addition to the forces listed in Northern Ireland, there were also roulemont units pulled from other formations, usually 4 major units, including armoured and artillery units in the infantry role.



British Army of the Rhine (1st British Army)



Corps Troops



4th Battalion, Worcestershire and Sherwood Foresters (From 49th (Eastern) Infantry Brigade)

9th/12th Royal Lancers (Recce)



Berlin Brigade

1st Battalion, King’s Regiment

1st Battalion, Light Infantry

1st Battalion, Royal Highland Fusiliers

1st Battalion, Black Watch



Artillery Division

Various artillery regiments

8th Battalion, Queen’s Fusiliers (From 56th (London) Infantry Brigade)



1st Armoured Division



1st Queen’s Dragoon Guards (Recce)

4th Battalion, Parachute Regiment

10th Battalion, Parachute Regiment

15th Battalion, Parachute Regiment



7th Armoured Brigade (Fallingbostal, FRG)

Royal Scots Dragoon Guards

2nd Royal Tank Regiment

1st Battalion, Staffordshire Regiment

4th Battalion, Royal Green Jackets (From 56th (London) Infantry Brigade)



12th Armoured Brigade (Osnabruck, FRG)

5th Royal Irish Dragoon Guards

4th Royal Tank Regiment

1st Battalion, Royal Irish Regiment

1st Battalion, Royal Green Jackets



22nd Armoured Brigade (Hohne, FRG)

Queen’s Own Hussars

1st Battalion, Scots Guards

2nd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment (Celle)



4th Armoured Division



16th/5th Queen’s Royal Lancers (Recce)



11th Armoured Brigade (Minden, FRG)

3rd Royal Tank Regiment (Hemer)

2nd Battalion, Queen’s Regiment

3rd Battalion, Royal Anglian Regiment

1st Battalion, Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders

1/51st Highland Volunteers (From 51st (Highland) Infantry Brigade) <<That was me, there. I think 4th Armoured Division was considered quite important at the time.... :D

2/51st Highland Volunteers (From 51st (Highland) Infantry Brigade)

1/52nd Lowland Volunteers (From 52nd (Lowland) Infantry Brigade)

But, what actually were you ? What were you, really, expected to do ? You personally ? A crybaby no mark with a propensity for weeping about a lack of respect for your previous service ?

I was expected to turn up with a MILAN and shoot Soviet AFVs with it.....at least that's what I always assumed to be the reason we were trained for that role and included in the Division for....
 
F*ck me, thats like asking Alan Titsmarch to save the rainforest with a plantpot and a bottle of baby bio, f*ck off back to lala land, when you were 'waiting to be called forward with your trusty Milan', I was posing more of a threat to the Communist hordes learning mechanical tricks from the A Team off of the tele ..
 
reni_77 said:
True2Blue said:
SOOOOOOOOOOOOO, how does this compare to serving regulars and then follow on to TA?
I can only speak for 10 para in the shot having joined 75 to 83.
I would say that 90% were ex para Reg / 16 para brigade and those who were not were some of the best soldiers I’ve come across.
Including most that were fitter than those in the regular. (Fact).
Bearing in mind 10 para MMG and A/T were the only part of the TA on stand by for down south.
Well I guess the only one’s who run down the TA have never been in the same.
So until you have had the experience………….get a F*cking grip.

Ive had the experience, you drippy old c*nt, I, unlike you have had the pleasure of serving currently, alongside our reserve forces, on operations, where it matters, and my respect is unmeasurable, your experience of dropping a full time career for a part time one doesnt solicit the reaction you require, suck my balls you has been x

Like always on this forum you talk a load of bollox, because your a jumped up twat, go **** yourself because you have no respect and have no idea of the real world.
Your statement has just proven that.
 
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