SPROCKET321
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Does anyone remember stopping and detaining?
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Does anyone remember stopping and detaining?
wheel
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You fool , Drugsy will stop shouting at pigeons and be here in a flash to tell us all the facts about the Stasi.
A signaller
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Still got mine, same number, and all the other top pocket bumf. Heli landing markers, Geneva convention, Exercise damage,rules of engagement, NBC instructions,standing orders for drivers,AD permit. NAAFI shopping permit. Why TF i still have all this shit after 40 years ........................Oh, and a F/IDENT/189, Temp ID card.
Endoscope
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Why?
RangdoOfArg
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All the kit in the loft, ready for when the balloon goes up?
A signaller
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Dunno, i squared it away with my Reserve call up papers, just in case, which i had to keep for 3 years, and forgot about them, this thread reminded me, so i dug them out, along with all that stuff, i found my red book, and a shit load of AFG 1033,s some going back to 1972,. and a shit loads of other stuff.
Bodenplatte
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Before we had the plastic credit-card type of ID card, the MoD90 was normal cardboard and was kept in a clear plastic envelope. It was about twice the size of the plastic thing which came later, and most people carried their SOXMIS card inside the envelope along with the Army Driving Permit and BFG driving license.
Bacongrills
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This was in 2015 so...
devexwarrior
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On my T1 course we had a ‘phantom instructor’ called Ted. We produced TedMis cards in the event of a sighting. He had a real sense of humour failure. Thankfully the CO had already heard about it and demanded that we...send him a card immediately!
retread2
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Wot, no BFG fuel coupons?
Unremarkable
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Was there a special card for reporting roving vegans...
The Sosmix card?
The Sosmix card?
I always wondered why a balloon goes up to signify the start of WW3. Was it a reference to the mushroom cloud?
4(T)
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IIRC a WW1 reference when quite literally enemy observation balloons going up meant an incoming bombardment and offensive.
XPara Mugg
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Sorry, but no.
It predates 'the bomb' by a good few years. There was even a 1942 comedy film called When the Balloon Goes Up.
It goes back to the first world war and references the artillery observation balloons which were hoisted near the front lines during attacks. These went up after the preparatory bombardment and marked the moment of handing control of guns to designated commanders. It was also the moment when various other measures were enacted, such as reserves moving up.
Because of limited, real time communication, and the possibility of even these being disrupted, it became a useful visual signal. A bit like a very obvious and (hopefully) persistent flare. It's easy to imagine a commander telling subordinates to carry out a particular action, "When the balloon goes up."
Bugger - beaten to it.
