RLC Regi Number

[BevisRory]

I'm doing a diary of an RLC AT in Desert Storm, It's mostly made up, but what is the format it goes in? Or just examples...

 

[MSI64]

Monday Count bullets
Tuesday Count Bullets
Wednesday Count Bullets
Thursday Day off
Friday Count bullets
Saturday Whinge about not being paid more than anyone else
Sunday Count Bullets

Cant really see this selling many copies!!!

 

[wedge35]

You know Rory, you really do start some strange threads...

 

[Command_doh]

What a boring subject to write about. Still, it could be 'a day in the life of a chunky', or 'the excitement of being a Pet Op'.

RLC all the way....

 

[BevisRory]

Monday Count bullets
Tuesday Count Bullets
Wednesday Count Bullets
Thursday Day off
Friday Count bullets
Saturday Whinge about not being paid more than anyone else
Sunday Count Bullets

Cant really see this selling many copies!!!

Thats basically the jist of things!

It's just a history project, write a diary from the perspective of a soldier from 1945. I chose Desert Storm, we did WW1 diaries earlier in the year too...

 

[fatsplasher]

What worries me is who is counting the bullets on thursdays????

 

[wedge35]

I didn't realise you were at school. All army numbers at the time were 8 digits long and started with 2. Though I hardly think your teacher is going to dock you marks for getting that wrong.

 

[MSI64]

What worries me is who is counting the bullets on thursdays????

Locally Employed Civilians of course

 

[Command_doh]

Fcuk me, I remember having to do sh1t like this at school. I paraphrased large sections of Charlie Sheens dialogue from Platoon and applied it to a 1914-1918 context, and the Teacher liked it. Creative writing served me better in that case than historical accuracy.

 

[BevisRory]

I didn't realise you were at school. All army numbers at the time were 8 digits long and started with 2. Though I hardly think your teacher is going to dock you marks for getting that wrong.

Say, if I was to write a story of said Soldier on TELIC/HERRICK, would they have had there number changed?

Thanks

 

[wedge35]

Not necessarily. Seriously mate, who at your school is even going to know (or care)?

 

[BevisRory]

I guess you could kinda say I'm a perfectionist, I want it all to be right - even though the story isn't.

 

[wedge35]

Would you say that you are a lonely boy?

 

[adouglasmhor]

Hint - it was the Americans who called it desert storm, not the UK. Operation Granby is the name.

 

[BevisRory]

Would you say that you are a lonely boy?

Lonely Child, Yes...

@adouglasmhor - Thanks for reminding me, fortunately, It's just a draft atm.

 

[Goku]

Would you say that you are a lonely boy?

Grooming children is still illegal

 

[chocolate_frog]

I didn't realise you were at school. All army numbers at the time were 8 digits long and started with 2. Though I hardly think your teacher is going to dock you marks for getting that wrong.

Say, if I was to write a story of said Soldier on TELIC/HERRICK, would they have had there number changed?

Thanks

No, your regi number is yours for life.

8 numbers starting with a 2. That is all you need.

How about 29999999?

 

[wedge35]

Would you say that you are a lonely boy?

Grooming children is still illegal

Don't even go there - 5.56mm is still the only one for me

 

[BevisRory]

I didn't realise you were at school. All army numbers at the time were 8 digits long and started with 2. Though I hardly think your teacher is going to dock you marks for getting that wrong.

Say, if I was to write a story of said Soldier on TELIC/HERRICK, would they have had there number changed?

Thanks

No, your regi number is yours for life.

8 numbers starting with a 2. That is all you need.

How about 29999999?

Cheers

Another question, if, say the AT was... 2465-8540, would say, a Clerk be, 2465-8541?

 

[jimmys_best_mate]

Another question, if, say the AT was... 2465-8540, would say, a Clerk be, 2465-8541?

Anyone could be the next number either side of you. I think they're just given out in batches to each region so the next number after yours will just be given to the next person in that region who joins (the number 'next to' mine went to a lad who joined up on the same day as me at the same recruitment office. I'm Signals, he went to Royal Tank Regt, I think).

By the by, there's no dash in the middle of the numbers. They're just 2508**** (or whatever).